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Kosovo
General Information
Population: 1,8 Million
Capital: Pristina
Independence: 2008
Currency: Euro
GDP per capita: 3211 €
Unemployment: 28%
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General Information
Official Languages: Albanian, Serbian Ethnic groups: Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Roma 0.5% Religion: Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5% Median Age: 28,7
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Recognition
Officialy recognized by 111 countries
Not recognized by: (European level)
Belarus, Bosnia, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine
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Human Development Index
Summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development
Score: 0,786
Rank: 51 High Human Development
In Comparison: Czechia [28] Turkey [73]
Hungary [44] Bosnia [86]
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Gini Coefficent
Index to represent income or wealth distribution in a country and thereby measure inequality
Score: 26,7
Rank: 13
In Comparison: Slovenia [1] Turkey [86]
Slovakia [8] United States [104]
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Economic Freedom Index
Index to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations
Score: 67,9
Rank: 46 Moderately Free
In Comparison: Georgia [13] Slovakia [57]
Romania [39] France [72]
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EU-Negotiations
Current Status Potential Canditate Country February 2008 Council acknowledges Kosovo's declaration of independence, underlines EU conviction that Kosovo is a sui generis case February 2008 Start of European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) January 2012 Commission launches the visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo
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EU-Negotiations
May 2012 Commission launches the Structured Dialogue on the Rule of Law April 2013 Brussels Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina April 2016 The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Kosovo enters into force. Pre-accession funds 2014-2020 601.650.000 €
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Obsticles
Kosovarian level Relationship with Serbia Corruption Legal System, Economy, Competition at early stage
European level Lack of recognition Unamity of European council required General sceptics towards further enlargements
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Sources
CIA World Factbook (2017): Kosovo in: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html
European Commisson (2017): Kosovo in: https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/kosovo_en
Focus Economics (2016): GDP per capita in Kosovo in: https://www.focus-economics.com/country-indicator/kosovo/gdp-per-capita-EUR
The Heritage Foundation (2017): Kosovo in: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/kosovo
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