Population: 3,510,484 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek

Background: In 1990 Albania ended 44 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as corrupt governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, a dilapidated infrastructure, widespread...

Currency: lek (ALL, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.