Population and area of Kosovo

Kosovo has a population of about 2 million, covering an area of about 6.5438+0.0887 million square kilometers.

According to the census of 199 1 year, the total population of Kosovo is19.56 million, of which Albanians account for 82%, Serbs account for 10% and other nationalities account for 8%. According to the latest estimate of the Kosovo Statistical Office in May 2004, there are 6,543.8+900,000 residents in Kosovo, of whom 88% are Kosovo Albanians, 7% are Kosovo Serbs and 5% are other ethnic minorities in Kosovo.

In Kosovo, besides the main ethnic group Kosovo-Albania, there are many other ethnic minorities: Serbs, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians, Bosnian Croats, Slavic Muslims and Turks. The Statistical Office of Kosovo estimates that Serbs currently account for about 7% of Kosovo's total population, and other ethnic groups account for about 5%. Among them, 1.9% is Bosnian Croat, 1.7% is Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian, and 1% is Turkish.

Historical evolution of Kosovo:

Kosovo has a long history. According to the research of Croatian historian Aleksandr Sti Pacevic, more than 40 militant nomadic tribes lived in Kosovo at the earliest. They are the ancestors of Albanians and lived in Kosovo in the 4th-5th century. From the end of the 6th century to the beginning of the 7th century, a large number of Slavic immigrants crossed the Danube and settled in the Balkans. They built castles and churches, reclaimed wasteland, and drove Ili people who were engaged in grazing to hilly areas.

In the 9th century, Yugoslav Serbs established their own country. At that time, geopolitics believed that ruling Kosovo was ruling the Balkans, which showed the importance of Kosovo's geographical location.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kosovo