Population: 3,335,044 (July 1991), growth rate 1.8% (1991)

Birth rate: 24 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 50 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 79 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.9 children born/woman (1991)

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

Ethnic divisions: Albanian 90%, Greeks 8%, other 2% (Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians) (1989 est.)

Religion: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990 Albania began allowing private religious practice and was considering the repeal of the constitutional amendment banning religious activities; estimates of religious affiliation--Muslim 70%, Greek Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%

Language: Albanian (Tosk is official dialect), Greek

Literacy: 72% (male 80%, female 63%) age 9 and over can read and write (1955)

Labor force: 1,500,000 (1987); agriculture about 60%, industry and commerce 40% (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 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Albania People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Albania People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.