Albania People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 3,020,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.0%

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; prewar est.—70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic; observances prohibited

Language: Albanian (Tosk is official dialect), Greek

Infant mortality rate: 86.8/1,000» 1971)

Life expectancy: 69

Literacy: 75%

Labor force: 584,000 (1978); about 22% agriculture, 40% industry and commerce, 38% other (1978)

NOTE: The information regarding Albania on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Albania 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Albania 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.