The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force (Sarandoi), and

       tribal militias remain intact but are factionalized among the various

       mujahedin and former regime leaders

       Manpower availability:

       males age 15–49 4,188,036; fit for military service 2,245,196; reach

       military age (22) annually 158,335 (1994 est.)

       Defense expenditures:

       the new government has not yet adopted a defense budget

      @Albania, Geography

      Location:

       Balkan State, Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula between

       Serbia and Montenegro and Greece

       Map references:

       Africa, Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe, Standard Time Zones

       of the World

       Area:

       total area:

       28,750 sq km

       land area:

       27,400 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly larger than Maryland

       Land boundaries:

       total 720 km, Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

       151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with

       Montenegro)

       Coastline:

       362 km

       Maritime claims:

       continental shelf:

       not specified

       territorial sea:

       12 nm

       International disputes:

       Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbia and

       Montenegro, and the Albanian Government supports the Kosovo position

       politically

       Climate:

       mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers;

       interior is cooler and wetter

       Terrain:

       mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast

       Natural resources:

       petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel

       Land use:

       arable land:

       21%

       permanent crops:

       4%

       meadows and pastures:

       15%

       forest and woodland:

       38%

       other:

       22%

       Irrigated land:

       4,230 sq km (1989)

       Environment:

       current issues:

       deforestation

       natural hazards:

       subject to destructive earthquakes; tsunami occur along southwestern

       coast

       international agreements:

       party to - Biodiversity

       Note:

       strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to

       Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)

      @Albania, People

      Population:

       3,374,085 (July 1994 est.)

       note:

       IMF, working with Albanian government figures estimates the population

       at 3,120,000 in 1993 and that the population has fallen since 1990

       Population growth rate:

       1.19% (1994 est.)

       Birth rate:

       22.46 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Death rate:

       5.32 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Net migration rate:

       −5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       30 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       total population:

       73.4 years

       male:

       70.42 years

       female:

       76.61 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       2.78 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       Albanian(s)

       adjective:

       Albanian

       Ethnic divisions:

       Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2% (Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and

       Bulgarians) (1989 est.)

       Religions:

       Muslim 70%, Greek Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%

       note:

       all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances

       prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious

       practice

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