Albania

Telephones in use: 353,600 (2005)
Cellular Phones in use: 2.3 million (2007)
Telephone system:
General assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains low with roughly 10 lines per 100 people; cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density is approximately 75 telephones per 100 persons
Domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003, two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania’s neighbours; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005; Internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital
International: country code – 355;
Submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2007)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005)
Television broadcast stations: 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005)
Internet country code: .al
Internet hosts: 10,162 (2008)
Internet users: 471,200 (2006)
Airports: 11 (2007)
Airports (paved runways): total: 3. 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2007)
Airports (unpaved runways): total: 8, over 3,047 m: 1, 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2, 914 to 1,523 m: 1, under 914 m: 4 (2007)
Heliports: 1 (2007)
Pipelines: gas 339 km; oil 207 km (2007)
Railways: total: 447 km
standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Roadways: total: 18,000 km, paved: 7,020 km, unpaved: 10,980 km (2002)
Waterways: 43 km (2008)
Merchant marine: total: 24, by type: cargo 22, roll on/roll off 2, foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1), registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 2) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore
NATO member: April 2009, ALBANIA become NATO member
Military branches: Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007)
Military service age and obligation: 19 years of age (2004)
Manpower available for military service: Males age 16-49: 944,592
Females age 16-49: 908,527 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: Males age 16-49: 798,454
Females age 16-49: 767,143 (2008 est.)