Albania

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Official Name
Republic of Albania
Population Full

2,866,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
Tosk Albanian
Literacy Rate
98% (2018 World Bank)
International Conventions
CDE (1963), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2006), FCPNM (1999), ICCPR (1991), UNCRPD (2013), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Vidoeski 1983, Messing 1980, Newmark et al 1982
Deaf Population
204,570 (1998)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Albania is 10. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 6 are developing, and 1 is in trouble. Also listed is 1 unestablished language and 1 macrolanguage.