ALBANIAN
CATHOLIC
BULLETIN
ISSN 0272-7250
Vol. IV, No. 1&2
PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY BY THE ALBANIAN CATHOLIC INFORMATION CENTER
P.O. BOX 1217, SANTA CLARA, CA 95053, U.S.A.
1983
BULETINI
KATHOLIK
SHQIPTAR
Albania is nestled on the eastern shores of
the Adriatic and Ionian seas between
Yugoslavia and Greece. Her size is about
11,100 square miles. The climate and land
are like that of central California. The estimated number of Albanians is nearly six
million, but only half live within the physical
boundaries. They call themselves Shqiptare,
"sons of the eagle," and their land Shqiperi,
"eagle's country." In terms of religious distribution, Albania is 68% Muslim, 19% Albanian Orthodox and 13% Roman Catholic.
However the present government strictly
prohibits its citizens from exercising their
religion in public or private.