Industry
Agriculture in Albania
A large share of employment on very small holdings — the legacy of the 1991 land redistribution.
Every county, coast and century
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You already know the basics. Straight to the substance, with the simple explanations hidden. This is the default.
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Population, GDP, inflation, wages, tourism, trade and energy — each with its observation period, its producer and a link to the source.
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This section has numbers about Albania: how many people live there, how much the country earns, how many visitors come. Every number says when it was measured and who measured it.
This section has numbers about Albania: how many people live there, how much the country earns, how many visitors come. Every number says when it was measured and who measured it.
Industry
A large share of employment on very small holdings — the legacy of the 1991 land redistribution.
Industry
Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.
Industry
The fastest-growing part of the economy, concentrated on the southern coast and in a short summer season.
Subject
An upper-middle-income economy of roughly $30 billion, led by services and tourism, with remittances and construction close…
Industry
Italy is by a wide margin the largest partner; exports are led by textiles, minerals, oil and agri-food.
Industry
Money sent home by Albanians abroad — a large and stabilising share of national income.
Guide
Among the lowest cost bases in Europe — with Tirana and the summer coast as the two big exceptions.
Explainer
Candidate since 2014, negotiating since July 2022 — where the process actually stands and what the remaining steps are.
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