Unification of Albania and Kosovo

Unification of Albania and Kosovo
Location of Albania (red) and Kosovo (orange) in Southeastern Europe
Location of Albania (red) and Kosovo (orange) in Southeastern Europe
Largest cityTirana
Area
• Total
39,635 km2 (15,303 sq mi) (132nd)
Population
• 2024 estimate
4,988,662
• Density
116/km2 (300.4/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
€30.9 billion[1]
• Per capita
€6,700
HDI (2021)0.779
high

The unification of Albania and Kosovo is a political idea, revived before and after Kosovo declared independence in 2008.[2] This idea has been connected to the irredentist concept of Greater Albania.[3][4][5] As of the 2021 estimate, approximately 97% of the population of Kosovo are ethnic Albanians.[6]

Subdivision Area km2 Population[7] GDP (nominal)[8]
 Albania 28,748 2,402,113[9] €21.255 billion[10]
 Kosovo 10,887 1,586,659[11] €9.653 billion[12]
Greater Albania 39,635 3,988,662 €30.908 billion
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  3. ^ Mabry, Tristan James; McGarry, John; Moore, Margaret; O’Leary, Brendan (2013). Mabry, Tristan James; McGarry, John; Moore, Margaret; O'Leary, Brendan (eds.). Divided Nations and European Integration. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 175. doi:10.9783/9780812208276. ISBN 978-0-8122-4497-7. JSTOR j.ctt3fj4hj.
  4. ^ Cohen, Lenard J.; Dragović-Soso, Jasna (2008). State Collapse in South-Eastern Europe: New Perspectives on Yugoslavia's Disintegration. Purdue University Press. p. 194. doi:10.2307/j.ctt6wq21x. ISBN 9781557534606. JSTOR j.ctt6wq21x.
  5. ^ Langley, Winston (2013). Langley, Winston (ed.). Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203058633. ISBN 9781579581664. OCLC 42137564.
  6. ^ "Kosovo", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2022-12-14, retrieved 2022-12-21
  7. ^ "Population on 1 January". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  9. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT).
  10. ^ "Albania GDP - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  11. ^ "Regjistrimi i popullsisë, ekonomive familjare dhe banesave në Kosovë - Rezultatet paraprake korrik 2024" [The census of population, families, and dwellings in Kosovo - Preliminary results July 2024] (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Statistics Agency. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ^ "World Bank Open Data". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2023-12-13.