LOCATION:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro

CLIMATE:
Mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter

POPULATION:
3,581,655 (July 2006 est.)

CAPITAL CITY:
Tirana

GDP REAL GROWTH RATE:
5% (2006 est.)