Kosovo (capital Pristina) amid its neighbors
World Factbook: "Over the past few years Kosovo's economy has shown significant progress in transitioning to a market-based system and maintaining macroeconomic stability, but it is still highly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance."
Labor force in agriculture
2010: 23.6%
Unemployment rate
2009: 45%
Ethnicity
2008:
Albanians 92%, other (Serb, Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali, Egyptian) 8%
Religions
Muslim, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic
Southeastern Europe. Slightly larger than Delaware, 10,887 square kilometers.
Chief of state: president, elected for a five-year term by the Assembly. Head of government: prime minister, elected by the Asembly Legislature: the Assembly, 120 members -- 100 elected by popular vote for four-year terms, 10 members who are ethnic Serbs and 10 members who are of other ethnic minorities.
Capital: Pristina
On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared its independence from Serbia.
SOURCES:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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