Kosovo at a Glance

GEOGRAPHY

Land area: 10,908 km² (slightly larger than Delaware)
Land Boundaries: 702 km, landlocked (Albania 112 km, Macedonia 159 km, Montenegro 79 km, Serbia 352 km)
Terrain: Low flood plains throughout central Kosovo, surrounded by mountains to the north, west and south.
Highest elevation: Gjeravica 2,856m
Land Use: 52% agriculture, 39% forests
Largest City: Pristina - est. pop. 600,000

POPULATION

Population Description: approx. 2.1 million people (July 2009 est.)
Population in Diaspora: 400,000 - 500,000 people living abroad.
Religion: Predominately Muslim. Also Serbian Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
Ethnicity: Kosovo Albanian 88%, Kosovo Serb 8%, Other 4%
Languages: Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Turkish, Roma, English

ECONOMIC DESCRIPTION

Currency: EURO (as of Jan. 1, 2002)
GDP: €3.8 billion (2007 est.)
GDP Growth Rate: 5.1% (2007 est.)
GDP Per capita: €1786 (2008 est.)
Labor Force: 550,000 (2007 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 40% (2007 est.)
Extreme poverty: 12%

GOVERNMENT

Republic of Kosovo (independence declared February 17th, 2008)
President: Fatmir Sejdiu
Prime Minister: Hashim Thaçi
Speaker of the Assembly: Jakup Krasniqi
Local Government is currently represented by 33 municipalities