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Q76 (IAS/2003) Geography › World Human & Economic Geography › World ethnic groups Answer Verified

Consider the following statements: 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority 2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority Which of these statements is/are correct?

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Statement 1 is correct: North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) has a sizeable ethnic Albanian community but they are a minority, comprising about a quarter of the population (around 24% in recent estimates). Statement 2 is incorrect: Kosovo’s population is overwhelmingly ethnic Albanian; detailed demographic assessments and censuses place Albanians at roughly 80–90% of the population while ethnic Serbs constitute a much smaller share (around 6–10% in many estimates), so Serbs are a minority in Kosovo, not a majority [1]. Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.

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  1. [1] https://www.icty.org/x/file/About/OTP/War_Demographics/en/milosevic_kosovo_020814.pdf
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