Western Europe includes ethnic Albanians living outside of Albania and Kosovo.
The Albanian diaspora encompasses Albanians outside of Albania , Kosovo , Republic of Macedonia , Montenegro , and Serbia . Albanians . Ethnic Albanians speak the Albanian language and more than half of ethnic Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo . A large Albanian population lives in the Republic of Macedonia and Italy , with smaller Albanian populations located in Serbia and Montenegro . The Albanian diaspora also exists in a number of other countries .