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| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Tirane |
251,000 |
1991 |
| Durres |
86,900 |
1990 |
| Shkoder |
83,700 |
1990 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Eastern Europe |
| Population: |
3,364,571 July 1999 |
| Area Total: |
28,750 km2 |
| Area Land: |
27,400 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
362 km km |
| Capital: |
Tirana |
| Climate: |
Temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry
summers; interior is cooler and wetter. |
| Languages: |
Albanian
Greek |
| Currency: |
1 lek (L) = 100 qintars |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 28 November (1912) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Tirana |
| January: |
6.8°C / 44°F |
| July: |
-23.9°C / 75°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
1371.6mm / 54'' |
Boundaries |
| Yugoslavia: |
287km |
|
Greece: |
282km |
|
Macedonia: |
151km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Albanian |
95% |
| Greek |
3% |
| Other |
2% |
Religions |
| Muslim |
70% |
| Albanian Orthodox |
20% |
| Roman Catholic |
10% |
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