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Area: 27,748 sq km (10,822 sq miles)
Population: (est) 3.5m
Capital city: Tirana (pop: 400,000)
People: Albanian 95%, Greeks 3% and others 2% (Vlachs, Roma, Egyptians, Montenegrins, Macedonians and Bulgarians (1989 est). Estimates of the minority populations vary widely between different interlocutors and there is a general absence of reliable statistics.
Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect) Greek, others.
Religion: Sunni Muslim (70%), Albanian Orthodox (20%), Roman Catholic (10%) (est)
Currency: Lek
Major political parties: Socialist Party, Democratic Party, New Democrat Party, Social Democratic Party, Republican Party, Socialist Movement for Integration.
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State: Bamir Topi
Prime Minister: Dr Sali Berisha (Democratic Party)
Foreign Minister: Lulzim Basha
Membership of international organisations: United Nations, South East Europe Cooperation Process, Organisation for Co-operation and Security in Europe (OSCE), Council of Europe (COE), World Trade Organisation (WTO)

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