Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo · Southeast Europe
Kosovo is a territory in Southeast Europe, with Pristina as its capital, home to about 1,660,000 people. Kosovo shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Pristina |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +383 |
| ISO codes | XK / UNK ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇽🇰 |
| Population | 1,660,000 (2024) World Bank |
| Area | 10,908 km² |
| Languages | Albanian, Serbian |
| Internet domain | .xk |
| Demonym | Kosovar |
Bordering countries
About Kosovo
Kosovo, officially Republic of Kosovo, is a dependency or territory in Southeast Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Pristina. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
To call Kosovo from abroad, dial the country code +383. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes XK (alpha-2) and UNK (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2024, its population is around 1,660,000.
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How Kosovo compares
- Density: about 152 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Kosovo
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (orange, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Kosovo appears in these lists
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.