Claim: The term Albanian diaspora refers to ethnic Albanians living outside southeastern Europe.
Evidence: Another population , who became the Arbëreshë settled in southern Italy and form the oldest continuous Albanian diaspora producing influential and many prominent figures.
The Albanian diaspora encompasses Albanians outside of Albania , Kosovo , Republic of Macedonia , Montenegro , and Serbia.
There are also growing communities in Argentina , Austria , Canada , France , Romania , Belgium , Russia , Scandinavia , Ukraine , UK , and the USA.