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FACTS
Language: ALBANIAN (Greek, Italian, English)
Capital: Tirana
Religion : Muslim 70% Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
Population: 3,619,778
Area : 28,748 sq km
~ * ~ Occupied: Ottoman Empire ( 500 years )
~ * ~ Independence: 1912 (Ottoman Empire )
~ * ~ Conquered by Italy: 1939
~ * ~ Communist Partisans: 1944
~ * ~ End Communist Rule 1990
~ * ~ Democratic Country 18 years
HISTORY
Famous Albanians
Name : “Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu”
“By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.”