Key facts:
Official Name: |
Republic of Kosovo |
Independence: |
Independence was declared by the Parliament ofKosovo on 17 February 2008 |
Population: |
2,180,686 (estimate in 2010; no census since 1991. Source: national Statistical Office) |
Capital: |
Pristina (about 500,000. source: OSCE Mission in Kosovo) |
Other important cities: |
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Area: |
10,908 km2 |
Main religions: |
Islam, Serb Orthodox, Catholicism |
Languages: |
Albanian, Serbian, Turkish, Romani |
Main ethnic groups (estimates) |
Albanians 92 percent, Serb 5,3 percent, others 2,7% (Turks, Bosniaks, Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, Gorani) |
Currency: |
Euro |
Another key fact: electricity problems make generators omnipresent in Kosovo
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