Saturday, January 26, 2013

Albania - CIA World Factbook

The CIA World Factbook is a great source of, well, facts, haha.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/al.html

Official Name:
Republic of Albania

Religions:
70% are Muslim, 20% are Albanian Orthodox, 10% are Roman Catholicism
(Estimates)

Capital:
Tirana

Constitution:
approved by parliament 21 October 1998; adopted by popular referendum 22 November 1998; promulgated 28 November 1998

National Holiday:
Independence Day, 28 November (1912) also known as Flag Day
 
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
 
Executive Branch:
elections: president elected by three-fifths the Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); four election rounds held between 30 May and 11 June 2012 (next election to be held in 2017); prime minister appointed by the president on the proposal of the party or coalition of parties that has the majority of seats in the Assembly
 
Legislative Branch:
unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi
elections: last held on 28 June 2009 (next to be held on 23 June 2013)
 
Judicial Branch:
Constitutional Court consists of 9 members appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly who serve 9-year terms (chairman is elected by the People's Assembly for a four-year term); the High Court members appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly for a 9-year term; note - there are also courts of appeal and courts of first instance
 
Political Parties:
Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
Party for Justice and Integration
Republican Party
Social Democracy Party
and some more...
 
 

1 comment:

  1. I would be interested to know the division of the Muslim population into different sects. Great post!

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