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Kosovo

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Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, and North Macedonia to the southeast. It covers an area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 1.6 million, of whom the vast majority are ethnic Albanians. Kosovo has a varied terrain, with high plains along with rolling hills and mountains, some of which have an altitude over 2,500 m (8,200 ft). Its climate is mainly continental with some Mediterranean and Alpine influences. Kosovo's capital and most populous city is Pristina; other major cities and urban areas include Prizren, Ferizaj, Gjilan, and Peja.

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People are called
Kosovar
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+383
Capital
Pristina
Population
1,586,659
Area
10,909 km2
Climate
Continental
Government
Parliamentary republic
Currency
Euro
Languages
Albanian 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian 1.6%
Sells
mattress materials, iron alloys, metal piping, scrap iron
Sells to
United States 16%, Albania 15%, North Macedonia 12%
Land borders
4: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+383
Founded
2008
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Kosovar

These are English demonyms for people from Kosovo. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Kosovo yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

Kosovo in the study desk

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Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Albanianofficial
94.5%
1.7%
Serbianofficial
1.6%
1.1%

Largest cities

Pristina  capital 550,000
Prizren 171,464
Mitrovicë 107,045
Gjakovë 94,158
Suva Reka 72,229

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Parliamentary republic.

Money, belief and alliances

Climate and geography

influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December

Climate zone

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova First president Ibrahim Rugova was a Kosovo-Albanian politician, scholar, and writer, who served as the President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and as President of Kosovo from 2002 until his death in 2006.
Adem Jashari
Adem Jashari Founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army Adem Shaban Jashari was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), a Kosovo Albanian separatist militia which fought for the secession of Kosovo from Yugoslavia during the 1990s.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: currencies, landmarks.