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Kosovo

Region:Europe
Capital:
Population:2,100,000
Area (sq km):10,908
FIPS Country Code:KV
ISO Country Code:
GRN Office:

Kosova Facts

Kosova became part of Serbia before the First World War, which was incorporated into Yugoslavia just after the war. The Yugoslav Republic began to break up in the 1990's.

During that time over 10,000 people were murdered with over 1 million forced to flee the region. It has become increasingly calm and peaceful over the past two-and-a-half years. Independence was declared on July 2nd, 1990.

The Capital is Pristina.

Estimated population in 1993 was 2,100,000. The population consists of Albanians (90%), Serbs and Montenegrins (8%), and others (2% -Turks, Romani, etc).

The main languages of Kosova are Albanian and English. Religions are Islam, Catholic and Orthodox Christian.

Map of Kosovo

Map of Kosovo

Languages and dialects spoken in Kosovo

This list shows the primary names of the languages and dialects.

This list shows all known languages and dialects whether or not any materials are available. (An icon indicates those with recordings available.)

Found 2 language names

Albanian: Kosova Recorded language

Goran: Kosova Recorded language

News about Kosovo

A Burden is Born: "We wanted to distribute the Goran recordings on CD, along with more aid for the widows and orphans. We also wanted to do more recordings in the Goran language."

A Pastor's Story: One pastor from Kosova records the story of his remarkable escape.

Goran Outreach: In the south west corner of Kosova is an area around the towns of Dragash and Brod with around 28 villages, half in Kosova and half in Albania, which are home to approximately 30,000 Goran people.

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