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branch:

       Supreme Court (chairman is elected by the People's Assembly for a

       four-year term)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Agrarian Party of Albania or PASH [Lufter XHUVELI]; Christian

       Democratic Party or PDK [Zef BUSHATI]; Communist Party of Albania or

       PKSH [Hysni MILLOSHI]; Democratic Alliance or PAD [Nerltan CEKA];

       Democratic Party or PD [Sali BERISHA]; Legality Movement Party or

       PLL [Guri DUROLLARI]; National Front Party (Balli Kombetar) or PBK

       [Abaz ERMENJI]; Party of National Unity or PUK [Idajet BEQUIRI];

       Republican Party or PR [Fatmir MEDIU]; Social Democracy or DS

       [Paskal MILO]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Skender GJINUSHI];

       Socialist Party or PS (formerly the Albanian Party of Labor) [Fatos

       NANO]; Union for Human Rights Party or PBDNJ [Vasil MELO]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Omonia [Vangjel DULES]

      International organization participation:

       ACCT, BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt,

       ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,

       IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOMIG, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,

       WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Fatos TARIFA FAX: [1] (202) 628–7342 telephone: [1] (202) 223–4942 chancery: 2100 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador James F. JEFFREY embassy: Rruga Elbasanit, Labinoti #103, Tirana mailing address: U. S. Department of State, 9510 Tirana Place, Washington, DC 20521–9510 telephone: [355] (4) 247285 FAX: [355] (4) 232222

      Flag description: red with a black two-headed eagle in the center

      Economy Albania

      Economy - overview:

       Poor and backward by European standards, Albania is making the

       difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy. The

       government has taken measures to curb violent crime and to spur

       economic activity and trade. The economy is bolstered by remittances

       from abroad of $400-$600 million annually, mostly from Greece and

       Italy; this helps offset the sizable trade deficit. Agriculture,

       which accounts for half of GDP, is held back because of frequent

       drought and the need to modernize equipment and consolidate small

       plots of land. Severe energy shortages are forcing small firms out

       of business, increasing unemployment, scaring off foreign investors,

       and spurring inflation. The government plans to boost energy imports

       to relieve the shortages. In addition, the government is moving to

       improve the poor national road network, a long-standing barrier to

       sustained economic growth.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $15.69 billion (2002 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       7.3% (2002 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $4,400 (2002 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 49% industry: 27% services: 24% (2002 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

       30% (2001 est.)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA%

       highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       6% (2002 est.)

      Labor force:

       1.283 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000

       domestically unemployed) (2000 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       agriculture 50%, industry and services 50%

      Unemployment rate:

       17% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $697 million

       expenditures: $1.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $368

       million (2002 est.)

      Industries:

       food processing, textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement,

       chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower

      Industrial production growth rate:

       9% (2000 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       5.289 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 2.9% hydro: 97.1% other: 0% (2001) nuclear: 0%

      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 (37257)

      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 (37257)

      Agriculture - products:

       wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes;

       meat, dairy products

      Exports:

       $340 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

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

       oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco

      Exports - partners:

       Italy 76.6%, Germany 5.6%, Greece 2.7% (2002)

      Imports:

       $1.5 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals

      Imports - partners:

       Italy 39.4%, Greece 24.5%, Turkey 6%, Germany 5% (2002)

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