Explore Kosovo in Europe - Germany Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Kosovo with its capital Pristina is located in Europe (Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia). It covers some 10,909 square kilometres (slightly larger than Delaware) with 1,804,838 citizens. Serbia, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro are bordering countries.

Pictures from Capital (Pristina)

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About Kosovo

The landscape features flat fluvial basin with an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m. The average density of population is about 165 per km². The climate in Kosovo can be described as influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns with Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation, maximum rainfall between October and December.

To reach someone in Kosovo dial +381 prior to a number. There are 106,300 installed telephones. And there are 562,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ks". The following list are the 30 regions/states in Kosovo we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total population grew at a rate of 0.57% (or by 10,382 citizens). With 12,796 deaths and 33,633 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.15%. -10,455 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Kosovo: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.