Kosovo: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 769,294,618

Natural Increase: 2.5%

Density: 49 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 38.9%

Ethnic Origins: Kosovar Albanians represent about 93% of the population, ethnic Serbs 1.5% (mostly in the north of the country), and people of other ethnic backgrounds (Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali, Egyptian) about 5.5%. (Statistical Agency of Kosovo)

Official Language: Albanian and Serbian

Other Languages Spoken: Bosniak, Turkish, Roma

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6%

Literacy Rate: 94.0%

Area: 15,162,009 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary republic

Type of Economy: Variable income, mixed economy based on resources and services..
Kosovo's economy is growing moderately, supported by remittances from its emigrants and foreign direct investment, but unemployment remains a major problem.

Telephone Code:
To call from Kosovo, dial 99
To call Kosovo, dial +381 or +377 (subject to change rapidly)

Internet Suffix: .rs (subject to change rapidly)