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Albania Fact File

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Last European county to fall from communism.
One of the poorest countries in Europe.
Possibly the most corrupt country in all of Europe.
Population of 3.6 million.
Recognised religions: Islam, Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Evangelical Christianity since 2010.
One third of the population is under the age of 18.
Approx 28% of children aged 5 – 14 are in child labour.