STUDY IN ALBANIA

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Albania Statistics 

Geography-Population 

Capital : Tirana 

Area : 28, 748 km ² 

Climate : lowlands have Mediterranean climate ; the highlands have a very continental climate ; average precipitation is heavy 

Total Population : 3, 162, 083 (est. 2012) 

Languages : Albanian 

Government-Economy 

Government Type : Parliamentary republicNational Holiday : November 28 

GDP : $23. 6 billion (est. 2010) 

GDP – for each capita (PPP) : $ 7, 380 (est. 2010) 

Information for Foreign Students in Albania

Getting There

Tirana's 'Mother Teresa' International Airport is located only quarter-hour away due to town. It is served by varied European flag carriers including British Airways, Alitalia, Lufthansa, Austrian, as well as the low cost carriers Germanwings and Belle Air. A new, larger and modernday terminal was opened in 2007. 

Obtaining a Visa

There is not a visa charge for virtually any foreigners coming into Albania. According in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, nationals of listed here countries can enter Albania while not a visa : Andorra, Argentina, Australia *, Austria *, Belgium *, Brazil, Bulgaria*, Canada *, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus *, Czech Republic*, Denmark*, Estonia *, Finland *, France*, Germany *, Greece *, Holy See, Hungary *, Ireland *, Iceland *, Israel, Italy *, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia *, Liechtenstein, Lithuania *, Luxemburg *, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta *, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands *, New Zealand *, Norway *, Poland *, Portugal *, Romania *, Russia, San Marino *, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia*, Slovenia *, South Korea, Spain *, Sweden *, Switzerland *, Turkey, United Kingdom *, USA *, Ukraine. (Those countries along with an asterisk can enter along with only an ID card). 

Accommodation

Inside the cities, hotels are abundant and costs for each night begin as low as €15. Hotels are sometimes clean and the staff, a minimum of in significant cities, usually speak English and/or Italian. Outside the large cities, hotels are less prevalent, however in places such as Gjirokastra you will find places of glorious worth (e. g. : 1000 lek). If, for virtually any purpose, you select nowhere to rest, the Albanian folks have constantly been identified for the hospitality, and may deal with you prefer royalty when you keep around with them. 

Telephone

You can invest in a native sim card for 600 Lek (Vodafone). You need to provide ID (passport) and provides an address in Albania. 

Money

Currency utilized in Albania is that the lek (ALL). Hundreds of cutting edge ATMs have already been installed practically in most significant cities. Use the MasterCard ATM Locator or Visa ATM Locator to look for these people. The ATMs settle for most international VISA and Mastercard Credit/Debit cards. Many rural convenience shops won't settle for some other technique of payment some other than cash (presently in Albanian lek). However supermarkets, the much better bookstores as well as the much better boutique shops can settle for Credit or Debit Cards. The most widely accepted cards are VISA, Mastercard, and Diner's Club. 

Health

It's better to drink bottled water, however tap water is typically drinkable way far much too. The food in Albania is mostly healthy anywhere you go inside the country. 

Safety

Take the usual precautions. Foreigners are usually not targeted through the native crime scene, even if pickpocketings carry do occur.

Transportation

Most folks in Albania vacation by public bus or private minibuses (known as 'furgons'), which depart quite frequently to destinations all all over Albania. Furgons haven't timetable (they depart when they're full) and besides huge cities provide admission to a few smaller towns where by busses do not frequently operate. Furgon stations are not constantly in apparent places, thus you can request all all over to look for these people, or preserve an eye out for teams of white or red minivans gathered along. Destination place names are usually displayed upon the dashboard, costs are never posted. Furgons are loosely regulated, and supply an actual 'Albanian' expertise. 

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University : Universiteti I Tiranës Faculty Of Economics 

Rank by Palmes league : 1 

Dean’s recommendation rate 2013 : 91%