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Kosovo

Kosovo is in Southeast Europe. It is not a member state of the United Nations. It is listed here because it has its own country code (XK is a temporary code in common use, not an official ISO code). Its official name is Republic of Kosovo. In the languages of the place it is called Kosova, Косово. The capital is Pristina.

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Key facts

Capital
Pristina
Region
Europe, Southeast Europe
Population
1,576,876
Area
10,908 km²
Currency
euro (EUR)
Languages
Albanian, Serbian
Calling code
+383
Internet domain
.xk
ISO codes
XK, UNK
Time zone
not listed
United Nations
Not a member
Postal code pattern
##### (# = digit, @ = letter)

Land and position

Kosovo covers about 10,908 square kilometres. By area it ranks 169th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Jamaica and a little larger than Lebanon. It shares a land border with 4 neighbours: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia. It is landlocked, which means it has no sea coast. Its centre lies at about 43° north, 21° east, in the northern hemisphere.

Neighbours

People

About 1.58 million people live in Kosovo (GeoNames figure, year not stated). That makes it the 154th most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 145 people to each square kilometre. Languages listed for it: Albanian, Serbian. A person from Kosovo is called Kosovar.

Money and economy

The currency is the euro (code EUR, symbol €). It is also the main currency of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland and 28 more.

Largest cities

CityPeople
Pristina550,000
Prizren171,464
Mitrovicë107,045
Gjakovë94,158
Suva Reka72,229
Ferizaj59,504

City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.

More in Southeast Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania. See the whole region.

Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.