The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

kWh (2008 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      2.475 billion kWh (2008 est.)

      Oil - production:

      5,400 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

      Oil - consumption:

      36,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 108

      Oil - exports:

      749 bbl/day (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

      Oil - imports:

      24,080 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

      Oil - proved reserves:

      199.1 million bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 58

      Natural gas - production:

      30 million cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

      Natural gas - consumption:

      30 million cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 109

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 205

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 71

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      849.5 million cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

      Current account balance:

      -$1.245 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 143 -$1.845 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports:

      $1.339 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 144 $1.048 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

      textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco

      Exports - partners:

      Italy 58.75%, Greece 9.69%, Austria 6.73%, China 5.68% (2009)

      Imports:

      $4.337 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 126 $4.264 billion (2009 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals

      Imports - partners:

      Italy 29.94%, Greece 14.05%, Turkey 7.1%, Germany 6.9%, China 5.39% (2009)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

      $1.992 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 $2.37 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Debt - external:

      $1.55 billion (2004) country comparison to the world: 143

      Exchange rates:

      leke (ALL) per US dollar - 106.5 (2010), 94.979 (2009), 79.546 (2008), 92.668 (2007), 98.384 (2006)

      Communications ::Albania

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      363,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 107

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      4.162 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 102

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines teledensity remains low with roughly 10 fixed lines per 100 people; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is now exceeds 100 per 100 persons

      domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003, two companies were providing mobile services at a greater teledensity than some of Albania's neighbors; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005; Internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital

      international: country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2009)

      Broadcast media:

      2 public television networks, one of which transmits by satellite to Albanian-language communities in neighboring countries; more than 60 private television stations operating; many viewers can pick up Italian and Greek TV broadcasts via terrestrial reception; cable TV service is available; 2 public radio networks and roughly 50 private radio stations; several international broadcasters are available (2008)

      Internet country code:

      .al

      Internet hosts:

      15,098 (2010) country comparison to the world: 117

      Internet users:

      1.3 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 90

      Transportation ::Albania

      Airports:

      5 (2010) country comparison to the world: 177

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 4

      2,438 to 3,047 m: 3

      1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2010)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

      total: 1

      914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

      Heliports:

      1 (2010)

      Pipelines:

      gas 339 km; oil 207 km (2009)

      Railways:

      total: 896 km country comparison to the world: 96 standard gauge: 896 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

      Roadways:

      total: 18,000 km country comparison to the world: 117 paved: 7,020 km

      unpaved: 10,980 km (2002)

      Waterways:

      43 km (on the Bojana River) (2010) country comparison to the world: 105

      Merchant marine:

      total: 25 country comparison to the world: 92 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 23, roll on/roll off 1

      foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1)

      registered in other countries: 4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 3) (2010)

      Ports and terminals:

      Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore

      Military ::Albania

      Military branches:

      Joint Force Command (includes Land, Naval, and Aviation Brigade

       Commands), Joint Support Command (includes Logistic Command),

       Training and Doctrine Command (2010)

      Military service age and obligation:

      19 years of age (2004)

      Manpower available for military service:

      males age 16–49: 947,446

      females age 16–49: 910,145 (2010 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

      males age 16–49: 802,097

      females