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Kosovo

🇽🇰 Southeast Europe · Republic of Kosovo

Population
10,908 km²
Land area
#160 of 195
GDP (nominal)
HDI

How Kosovo ranks globally

Land area10,908 km² #160 of 195

About Kosovo

Kosovo (officially Republic of Kosovo) is a country in Southeast Europe, with Pristina as its capital. The country covers 10,908 km² of land and shares land borders with 4 neighbouring countries. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main languages are Albanian, Serbian.

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Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, making it one of the world's youngest countries.

It is recognised as a sovereign state by around half of United Nations member states.

Kosovo uses the euro as its currency, even though it is not a member of the eurozone.

Pristina is Kosovo's capital and largest city.

By land area it is the 160th-largest country in the world, covering 10,908 km².

Kosovo shares land borders with 4 countries.

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Pristina
Capital
EUR
Currency
+383
Dialing code
.xk
Internet TLD

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