Currency: Lek
Capital: Tirana
Alcohol: Rakia
Special Facts:
- The country of the craziest drivers in the world
- The Mercedes is worshiped as a deity. Nobody drives another car
- Skanderbeg is also worshiped as a god. The only national hero is present everywhere
- Very cheap country
- Extremely hospitable country (2nd place after Iran)
- The streets are completely broken
- Everywhere there is cheap and extremely delicious espresso
- The country is littered with bunkers
- The country has noticeable influence from the Balkans, Italy, Greece and Turkey
Language
You can go a long way with Italian. But we learn a few terms with Google in Albanian that should bring us some sympathy points:
- Good afternoon – mirëdita
- Hello – përshëndetje
- Thank you – falëmenderint
- How are you? – si jeni
- Excuse me – justifikim
- Goodbye – mirupafshim
- Cheers – gesua
Currency
There are also many exchange shops across the country. The official currency is the lek with a rate of about 132:1 to the euro (as of August 2017). However, the euro itself is often accepted as a means of payment. The other currency can always be obtained in the exchange offices and the euro is not as affected by inflation as the lek.
