Population: 3,208,033 (July 1989), growth rate 1.9% (1989)

Birth rate: 25 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 59 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 77 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.0 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Albanian(s); adjective--Albanian

Ethnic divisions: 96% Albanian; remaining 4% are Greeks, Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians

Religion: Albania claims to be the world's first atheist state; all churches and mosques were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; pre-1967 estimates of religious affiliation--70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic

Language: Albanian (Tosk is official dialect), Greek

Literacy: 75%

Labor force: 1,500,000 (1987); about 60% agriculture, 40% industry and commerce (1986)

Organized labor: Central Council of Albanian Trade Unions, 610,000 members

NOTE: The information regarding Albania on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Albania People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Albania People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.