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- Removed $ {} β€”
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.note β€” note: assigned as a temporary code under UN Security Council resolution 1244/99
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .xk
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 89% (2018 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 7 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 383,763 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 35 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 593,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” wheat, corn, berries, potatoes, peppers, fruit; dairy, livestock; fish
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $2.547 billion (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $1.951 billion (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$818.351 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$983.283 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$785.09 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $785.739 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” small-but-growing European economy; non-EU member but unilateral euro user; very high unemployment, especially youth; vulnerable reliance on diaspora tourism services, curtailed by COVID-19 disruptions; unclear public l…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” euros (EUR) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 0.877 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 0.845 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 0.951 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 0.925 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 0.924 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.note β€” note: Kosovo, which is neither an EU member state nor a party to a formal EU monetary agreement, uses the euro as its de facto currency
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” mattress materials, iron alloys, metal piping, scrap iron, building plastics (2021)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” United States 16%, Albania 15%, North Macedonia 12%, Germany 8%, Italy 8% (2021)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $3.138 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $3.579 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $4.156 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $11.149 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 41.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 12.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 84.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -72.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 33.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 6.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 26.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 45.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021.text β€” 49.4 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 32.9% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 0.4% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, cars, iron rods, electricity, cigars, packaged medicines (2021)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Germany 13%, Turkey 13%, China 10%, Serbia 7%, Italy 6% (2021)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $6.128 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $6.661 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $7.362 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” mineral mining, construction materials, base metals, leather, machinery, appliances, foodstuffs and beverages, textiles
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 11.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 4.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 1.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 500,300 (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 17.6% (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 19.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $23.025 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $23.962 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $25.019 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 4.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $13,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $14,200 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $16,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 18% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 17.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 17.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $1.248 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $1.245 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $1.31 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 6.931 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 13,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 20,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.production.text β€” 6.924 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 1.564 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 87.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 6.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 6.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 6.571 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 2.442 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 3.449 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 1.555 million kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 789.167 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 52.085 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 16,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 5.005 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 2.439 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 7.444 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between Oct…
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” air pollution from power plants and lignite mines; water scarcity and pollution; land degradation
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 52.8% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 27.4% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 41.7% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 5.5% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 319,000 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” slightly larger than Delaware
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 10,887 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 10,887 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
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