Aventures Bicyclétales ...

country overview, map and followed itinerary, the big thrill, the story with the best pictures, what I liked / didn't like, useful information.
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Country overview

• Capital city : Tirana.
• Area : 28,748 km2 (= 0.04 x France).
• Population : ~ 3.1 million inhabitants (= 0.05 x France).
• Density : 108 inhabitants / km2. 

• Language : Albanian.
• Religions : Islam (65%), Orthodox (20%) and Catholicism (10%).
• Human Development Index (HDI) : 0.784, the 73th country out of 177. What is HDI ?

• Government : Parliamentary Republic.
• President : Bamir Topi (since July 2007).
• Prime minister : Sali Berisha (since April 2007).

• Growth rate in 2006 : 5%.
• Currency : Lek (ALL), 1 Euro = ~ 124 Lek.
• Main imports : electric equipment, oil and vehicles.
• Main exports : garment, shoes and hosiery.

Country map and followed itinerary : under construction.


The big thrill : under construction (April 2009).



The story with the best pictures : under construction (April 2009).



What I liked / didn't like : under construction (April 2009).

I liked	I didn't like

Useful information : under construction (April 2009).