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Identity
Regime
parliamentary system
Capital
Tirana
Population
2,363,314
Area
28,748 km²
Currency
ALL
Executive
Head of State
Bajram Begaj
2022
2022
Head of Government
Edi Rama
Cabinet (size)
2
Parliament
140 seats
1 chamber(s)
1 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.48
#90
#90
Freedom House
69/100
Partly Free
Partly Free
CPI corruption
39/100
#91
#91
Press RSF
56/100
#83
#83
Economy
GDP (B$)
31 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
12,998 $
2025
2025
Growth %
3.8 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
2.1 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
10.9 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
0.6 Md$
2.0 %PIB · #98
2.0 %PIB · #98
Nuclear posture
—
Listed military units
0
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
—
Alliances
UN · NATO · WTO · Council of Europe · OSCE · Francophonie (OIF) · OIC
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
83% · 13% · 24%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
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