Tags: Ethnic Group.
Albanians are the largest ethnic minority in the Republic of Macedonia. Of the 2022547 citizens of Macedonia 509083 or 25.2% are Albanian according to the latest national census in 2002. The Albanian minority lives mostly in the north-western part of the country. The largest Albanian communities are in the municipalities of Tetovo (70.3% of the total population) Gostivar (66.7%) Debar (58.1%) Struga (56.8%) Kičevo (54.5%) Kumanovo (25.8%) and Skopje (20.5%).
