Kosovo is a land-locked country located in southeastern
Europe and was once considered an autonomous province
within Serbia which, at that time, was part of the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After years
of warfare, Kosovo declared
its independence in February, 2008.
Kosovo is bordered by Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro and is slightly larger than Delaware. The newly independent country has a republic form of government with the president being elected to a five-year term by the Kosovo Assembly.
The capital is Pristina and it is located slightly northeast of the center of the country. The currency is the Euro although the Serbian dinar is also used, especially in Serbian enclaves.
The July 2007 estimate of the population was 2,126,708. Because of the warfare over the last two decades there are no reliable statistics about population growth rate, longevity, or literacy.
Albanian and Serbian are the official languages of the country although Bosniak, Turkish, and Roma are also spoken. The major religions in the country are Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, and Roman Catholic.
Kosovo is plagued by high unemployment (40 percent), one of the poorest per capital annual incomes in all of Europe, and inefficient subsistence-level farming.
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