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22% is the figure that showed on the census in 94. The census was
properly monitored by all international organisations and approved
as correct and fair. Of course, I do not want to say that the
results from the census are indisputable, but it is the best that
we have taking in account the political situation in Republic of
Macedonia and the whole region where it is situated.

Any other figures are pure speculations and
not supported by any measurable documents.


Sasha

Michael Seraphinoff writes:
 > I would say that it is a question that no one can answer with any degree
 > of certainty. The 22% are those people who were born in ROM or established
 > themselves legally there in the past. Particularly the troubled recent
 > times, certainly since 1989, has brought many undocumented Albanians from
 > Kosovo or Albania proper to the relatively friendlier  territory of
 > Macedonia. Depending on who is saying it and their particular bias,
 > figures range anywhere from 25-40% of the population, legal and illegal in
 > ROM is Albanian. I'm sure that we would have as difficult a time
 > determining with any degree of certainty what the Spanish-speaking
 > population of the Southwestern US is, counting legal and illegal
 > residents.                          Michael Seraphinoff
 >
 > On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Wallace Sagendorph wrote:
 >
 > > Zdravo!
 > >
 > > I am preparing a short article on Kosovo for the local newspaper,
 > > and I want to include some information about the ROM Albanians. The
 > > CIA World Factbook reports that of a total population of 1.94
 > > million, ROM's offical figures state 22% are Albanian. The CIA
 > > cautions, however, that the estimate may be low. I have heard from
 > > other sources that the percentage of Albanians in ROM may be as high
 > > as 30%. Any of you have more educated estimates? Is the total
 > > population figure (I believe this was from '94) accurate? Thanks in
 > > advance for any assistance you can provide.
 > >
 > > Wallace Sagendorph
 > > walls@GTE.net
 > >
 >