The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

- production:

       5.289 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       5.898 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       221 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       1.2 billion kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       5,952 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       22,400 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - proved reserves:

       185.5 million bbl (1 January 2002)

      Natural gas - production:

       30 million cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       30 million cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       3.316 billion cu m (1 January 2002)

      Current account balance:

       $-407 million (2003)

      Exports:

       $425 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude

       oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco

      Exports - partners:

       Italy 74.9%, Greece 12.8%, Germany 3.4% (2003)

      Imports:

       $1.76 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals

      Imports - partners:

       Italy 33.6%, Greece 20.2%, Turkey 6.6%, Germany 5.7% (2003)

      Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:

       $1.038 billion (2003)

      Debt - external:

       $1.41 billion (2003)

      Economic aid - recipient:

       ODA: $315 million (top donors were Italy, EU, Germany) (2000 est.)

      Currency:

       lek (ALL)

      Currency code:

       ALL

      Exchange rates:

       leke per US dollar - 121.863 (2003), 140.155 (2002), 143.485

       (2001), 143.709 (2000), 137.691 (1999)

      Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      Communications Albania

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       255,000 (2003)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       1.1 million (2003)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: Despite new investment in fixed lines, the

       density of main lines remains the lowest in Europe with roughly 8

       lines per 100 people. However, cellular telephone use is widespread

       and generally effective.

       domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile

       phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003 two companies

       were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of

       Albania's Balkan neighbors

       international: country code - 355; inadequate fixed main lines;

       adequate cellular connections; international traffic carried by

       microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece

       (2003)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 13, FM 4, shortwave 2 (2001)

      Radios:

       1 million (2001)

      Television broadcast stations:

       3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001)

      Televisions:

       700,000 (2001)

      Internet country code:

       .al

      Internet hosts:

       455 (2004)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       10 (2001)

      Internet users:

       30,000 (2003)

      Transportation Albania

      Railways: total: 447 km standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)

      Highways: total: 18,000 km paved: 5,400 km unpaved: 12,600 km (2000)

      Waterways:

       43 km (2004)

      Pipelines:

       gas 339 km; oil 207 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore

      Merchant marine:

       total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 40,878 GRT/62,676 DWT

       registered in other countries: 7 (2004 est.)

       by type: bulk 1, cargo 19, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1

       foreign-owned: Denmark 1, Honduras 1, Netherlands 1

      Airports:

       11 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:

       total: 3

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 8

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

       under 914 m: 4 (2004 est.)

       914 to 1,523 m: 2

       over 3,047 m: 1

      Heliports:

       1 (2003 est.)

      Military Albania

      Military branches:

       General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval

       Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command,

       Logistics Support Command

      Military manpower - military age and obligation:

       19 years of age (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 956,107 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 775,422 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 36,584 (2004 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $56.5 million (FY02)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP: