What every visitor should know about Albania:

Money
The currency is the Albanian lek (ALL). 10 ALL is worth about US$0.10, or €0.07.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3 out of 5 (Average)

Areas of concern:

  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Carjacking
  • Car theft
Capital
Tirana (Tirane)
Tap water
Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.

Albania facts and figures:

People

Population
3,639,453
Language
Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Ethnicity
Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian)

Economy

GDP
US$6,400 (per capita)
Income equality
Very high
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