Facts & Statistics

Population
Kosovo 2,180,686 (2010 estimate)
Pristina  197,000 (2009 estimate)
Ethnic groups: Albanian 92%, Serb 5,3%, other 2,7%.

Geography
Kosovo is located in southeastern Europe in the central Balkan Peninsula.  Entirely surrounded by high mountains its terrain is varied, ranging from high plains some 500 metres above sea level to hills and mountains. The country covers 10,908km2, while Pristina covers 572km2 and can be found between 535 and 580 metres above sea level. Kosovo is bordered by four countries, namely Montenegro (border length 78.6km) to the northwest, Serbia (border 351.6km) to the north and northeast, Macedonia (border 158.7km) to the south and Albania (border 111.8km) to the west and southwest. The longest river in Kosovo is the Drini i Bardhë (122km) that flows through Albania and out into the Adriatic. The highest mountain is Gjeravica (2,656m), located in the Peja region in the west of the country.

Local time
Kosovo is in the Central European Time zone (CET), GMT+1 hour. When it’s 12:00 in Pristina it’s 06:00 in New York, 11:00 in London and 19:00 in Tokyo. Central European Summer Time (GMT+2 hours) runs from the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October.