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The 30-second card
Emergency · tap to call
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Visa · United States passport
No visa needed · up to 90 daysSource: U.S. Department of State · Checked 25 Oct 2026 ↗SIM and eSIM
A local SIM from the main networks, Vala or Ipko, costs about €3; bring a passport to register it.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
Gjirafa: bus timetables and fares for regional and cross-border routes.Udhë: shared car rides, mostly on the Pristina–Prizren route.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 3 of 5: Cash and cards are used about equally.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Kosovo
Euro · € · EUR
Intercity buses are the cheap way around, about €4 from Pristina to Peja, with reductions for students.
The Pristina–Peja train costs only €3 and runs twice a day.
Bakery bread is a bargain: a good loaf costs less than €1.
Informal car parks in the cities charge about €1 to €2 for a whole day.
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Kosovo say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Exercise increased caution
Calm
Caution ●
Serious
Don’t go
Level 2 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 24 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 24 Aug 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 23 Sept 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 23 Sept 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Scams to know
Unofficial taxis touting for fares
Turn down drivers who approach you and book a registered taxi company instead.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Bank card skimming
Use ATMs inside banks, check street machines for tampering, keep your card in sight.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
CDC advises routine shots plus hepatitis A for the unvaccinated aged one or over. Altitude sickness in places.
Vaccinations
CDC advises the hepatitis A vaccine for anyone aged one or over who has not had it, on top of routine shots.
Altitude
Altitude sickness can affect visitors in some parts of the country.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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| GDP | ≈ $12.5 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Per person | ≈ $7,899Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | mattress materials, iron alloys, metal piping, scrap iron, building plastics (2021)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 1.6 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 32.3 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 73.1 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2011 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 10,887 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and DecemberSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | flat fluvial basin at an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 mSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | parliamentary republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +383Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
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From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 25 Oct 2026 ↗Umm al-Qura calendar (computed with ICU) · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 24 Oct 2026 ↗
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