Back توحيد ألبانيا وكوسوفو Arabic Vereinigung von Albanien mit dem Kosovo German Unión de Albania y Kosovo Spanish Kosovon ja Albanian yhdistyminen Finnish Unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo French Ujedinjenje Albanije i Kosova Croatian Penyatuan Albania dan Kosovo ID Vereniging van Kosovo met Albanië Dutch Unificação do Kosovo com a Albânia Portuguese Bashkimi kombëtar Albanian
Unification of Albania and Kosovo | |
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 Location of Albania (red) and Kosovo (orange) in Southeastern Europe | |
| Largest city | Tirana |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,635 km2 (15,303 sq mi) (132nd) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 4,600,546 |
• 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 Kosovars are ethnic Albanians.[6]
| Subdivision | Area km2 | Population[7] | GDP (nominal)[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
28,748 | 2,829,525[9] | €21.255 billion[10] |
 Kosovo |
10,887 | 1,771,012[11] | €9.653 billion[12] |
| Greater Albania | 39,635 | 4,600,546 | €30.908 billion |
- ^ "Gross domestic product at market prices (Current prices and per capita)". Eurostat.
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Undoubtedly, Kosovo's independence has revived the idea of the national unification of Albanians
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- ^ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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