▸ Country Birthdate November 28, 1912 ▸ Population 3.07 million ▸ Capital Tirana ▸ Language Albanian ▸ Coordinates 41.1533° N, 20.1683° E ▸ Currency Albanian Lek ▸ Unemployment and Job Opportunities Unemployment Rate: 31.90% Job Opportunities: Press Here ▸ Government Leadership President: Ilir Meta Prime Minister: Edi Rama Government: Parliamentary Democracy ▸ Lifestyle and Cost of Living Average Salary in Capital: $430/mo Rent Cost in Capital: $675/mo (3bdrm) Rent Cost Outside Capital: $390/mo (3bdrm) Cost of Living in Capital: $1735 (Family of 4) Cup of Coffee: $1.25 ▸ Biblical References Romans 15:19 (Illyricum) Acts 17:1 (Apollonia) 2 Timothy 4:10 (Dalmatia) ▸ Religion Demographics Evangelical: 0.05% Muslim: 58% Orthodox: 7% Catholic: 10% Aetheist: 2.50% Unspecified: 16% Bektashi: 2% other: 6% ▸ Important Dates in History 1943: Communist German Forces Invade Albania 1967: All mosques and churches were closed as Albania was declared the first atheist country in the world. 1990: Communism collapses and Albania began allowing private religious practice
