GEOGRAPHY
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Area
Total
Water (%)
Land Boundaries
Terrain
Highest elevation
Land Use
Largest City
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10,908 km2
4,212 sq mi
n/a
702 km
Low flood plains throughout central Kosovo, surrounded by mountains to the north, west and south
Gjeravica 2,856 m
52 % agriculture
39 % forests
Pristina - est. pop. 600,000
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Capital
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Pristina
(Prishtina or Priština) 42°40?N 21°10?E
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POPULATION
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Population
1991 census
Density
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approx. 2.1 million (July 2009 est.)
220 / km2
500 / sq mi
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Ethnicity
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88 % Kosovo Albanians
8 % Kosovo Serbs
4 % Other
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Religion
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Predominately Muslim
Also Serbian Orthodox and Roman Catholic
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Languages
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Albanian
Serbian
Bosnian
Turkish
Roma
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ECONOMY
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GDP
GDP Growth Rate
GDP Per capita
Labor Force
Unemployment Rate
Extreme poverty
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3.8 € billion (2007 est.)
5.1% (2007 est.)
1786 € (2008 est.)
550,000 (2007 est.)
40 % (2007 est.)
12 %
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Currency
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Euro (€) (EUR) as of January 01, 2002
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Time zone
Summer (DST)
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CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
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Drives on the
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right
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Calling code
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+381
Officially +381;
some mobile phone providers use +377 (Monaco) VALA or +386 (Slovenia) IPKO instead. |
Kosovo is a full member of the following International Organizations
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The World Bank
Member since 29 June 2009
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International Monetary Fund
Member since 29 June 2009
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International Bar Association
Member since 28 May 2009
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International Road Transport Union
Member since 29 July 2008
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© IOM Mission in Kosovo • July 2010 •