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Albanians. The Arbëreshë ( pronounced [aɾbəˈɾɛʃ]; Albanian: Arbëreshët e Italisë; Italian: Albanesi d'Italia ), also known as Albanians of Italy or Italo-Albanians, are an Albanian ethnolinguistic group minority historically settled in Southern and Insular Italy (in the regions of Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Molise, mostly ...
The country is the 8th most populous country in the Balkans and ranks as the 137th most populous country in the world. The country's population rose steadily from 2.5 million in 1979 until 1989, when it peaked at 3.1 million. [292] Since then, the population has continually decreased every year. [293]
It is the tenth-largest country in Europe, covering an area of 301,340 km2(116,350 sq mi),[3]and third-most populous member state of the European Union, with a population of nearly 60 million.[16] Its capital and largest cityis Rome; other major urban areas include Milan, Naples, Turin, Florence, and Venice.
v. t. e. The Albanians in Italy ( Italian: Albanesi in Italia; Albanian: Shqiptarët në Itali) refers to the Albanian migrants in Italy and their descendants. They mostly trace their origins to Albania, Greece and since recently to a lesser extent to Kosovo, North Macedonia and other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkan Peninsula. As of ...
The Albanian diaspora ( Albanian: Mërgata Shqiptare or Diaspora Shqiptare) are the ethnic Albanians and their descendants living outside of Albania, Kosovo, southeastern Montenegro, western North Macedonia, southeastern Serbia, northwestern Greece and Southern Italy . The largest communities of the Albanian diaspora are particularly found in ...
Standard Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, and a co-official language in North Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as a recognized minority language of Italy, Croatia, Romania and Serbia. It is also spoken in Greece and by the Albanian diaspora, which is generally concentrated in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
Italy is the main export partner of Albania, with 45.33% of Albanian exports going to Italy in 2020, and also the main import partner, with 25.25% of all products imported by Albania coming from Italy. Italy is one of the biggest donors for Albania and also a big supporter of the Euro-Atlantic integration of the Republic of Albania.
Flag of the Kingdom of Albania (1939–1943) by a decree of King Victor Emanuel III, 28 September 1939. The Italian colonists in Albania ( Albanian: Kolonistët italianë në Shqipëri, Italian: Coloni italiani in Albania) were Italians who, between the two World Wars, moved to Albania to colonize the Balkan country for the Kingdom of Italy.