Capital: Tirana
Official language: Albanian an Indo-European language
Religious make-up: Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity
Currency: Leke
Romans 15:19 “Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum (Albanian) I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Famous Albanians include: Skanderbeg and Mother Theresa. Though they lived in different periods and worked in different ways, they both understood and lived out the calling and potential God has placed in the Albanian people.
Because of its geographic position, a gateway between east and west, the Albanian territory has been a battlefield for centuries to foreign empires.
Albanians are a very hospitable, friendly, and relationship-oriented people. Albania is a democratic and developing country with an upper-middle income economy. Albanians love to dance, and their traditional folk music is a prominent section in their national identity and plays a major role in their daily life.
ywamalbania.com is the official website of Youth With A Mission Albania, a ministry of YWAM International.
