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Comparison of Albania and Guinea-Bissau [S]ave

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Albania
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Geography
Area (km²)36,12528,748
ContinentAfricaEurope
Land area (km²)28,12027,398
Water area (km²)8,0051,350
Land boundaries (km)762691
Border countries
  • Guinea
  • Senegal
  • Greece
  • Kosovo
  • Macedonia
  • Montenegro
Coastline (km)350362
Mean elevation (m)70708
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)3002,764
People
Population1,927,1043,074,579
Official languages
  • Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese
  • Albanian
ReligionMuslimMuslim
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Guinea-BissauRepublic of Albania
Short country nameGuinea-BissauAlbania
Long local nameRepublica da Guine-BissauRepublika e Shqiperise
Short local nameGuine-BissauShqiperia
Former name
  • Portuguese Guinea
  • People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Government typeSemi-presidential republicParliamentary republic
CapitalBissauTirana
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)3,171,000,00036,010,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)1,350,000,00013,070,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)5.93.8
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)1,90012,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)8.615.9
Labor force731,3001,198,000
Unemployment rate (%)-13.8
Population below poverty line (%)6714.3
Budget revenues (USD)246,200,0003,614,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)263,500,0003,874,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.641.26
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)18.227.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.3-2
Public debt (% of GDP)53.971.8
Inflation rate (%)1.12
Central bank discount rate (%)4.251.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.58.22
Stock of narrow money (USD)583,600,0004,155,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)583,600,0004,155,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)250,300,0008,122,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-27,000,000-908,000,000
1Exports (USD)328,100,000900,700,000
Imports (USD)283,500,0004,103,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)356,400,0003,590,000,000
External debt (USD)1,095,000,0009,505,000,000
National currencyCommunaute Financiere Africaine francsleke
National currency (code)XOFALL
National currency (symbol)-Lek
National currency rate to USD605.3121.9



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