Quick Facts - Albania
Capital: Tirana
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 13 July 1995
Population: 2 831 741 (2011)
Population density: 99 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Albanian
Non-nationals of total population: 1.9 % (2011)
Population density: 99 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Albanian
Non-nationals of total population: 1.9 % (2011)
Funding (2007)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 1.00 %Government expenditure on culture: 18 502 691 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 5.87 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 100.00 %
Employment
Share of cultural workers in total employment: N/AShare of self-empoyed in cultural employment: N/A
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: N/A
Markets (2010)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 49 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 4 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 205 USD (20 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: N/AInternet penetration rate: 44.8 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 25/6/1992European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Acceded on 17/11/2006
European Programmes
European Capital of Culture: Not eligible