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Overview
- Capital:
- Tirana
- Area:
- 28,748 km²
- Population:
- 3,581,655 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek.
- Religion(s):
- Muslim - 70%, Albanian Orthodox - 20%, Roman Catholic - 10%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Albanian - 95%, Greek - 3%, other (including Vlach, Serb, Gypsy, and Bulgarian) - 2%.