COUNTRY FACTS

 

Population:

3,544,841 (2002) 

Location: 

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian 
Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro

Area: 
28,748 sq km

Language: 
Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek 

Literacy:
 93% (by definition, total population age 9 or older) 

Compulsory Education: 
Completion of education through grade 8 is compulsory and 
there is mandatory attendance for all children aged 6 - 14. 

Currency: 
Lek (ALL) 

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Revised: 05/06/2004
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