Kosovo
Kosovo is a country that declared independence from Serbia in 2008; many UN members recognise it, Serbia does not, and it is not a UN member, in Southern Europe. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Prism, for 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
- Stamp finish
- Prismplaced by estimate
- Area
- 10,895 km² (4,207 sq mi)
- Population
- 1.8 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Districts
- 30in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Kosovo count as a country?
It depends on the list. Kosovo is a country that declared independence from Serbia in 2008; many UN members recognise it, Serbia does not, and it is not a UN member, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Kosovo”.
| List | Counts Kosovo? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Kosovo |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Kosovo stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Kosovo’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Kosovo, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Kosovo
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Kosovo when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Priština Adem Jashari International Airport, PRN), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Kosovo you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Kosovo.
Ski resorts 1
Brezovica Ski Resort. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 1
Bear Sanctuary Prishtina. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Pristina | 465,186 |
| Prizren | 171,464 |
| Pec | 105,163 |
Airports
Kosovo has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
30 districts to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Kosovo into 30 districts (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 30
Dečani · Dragaš · Gjakova · Glogovac · Gnjilane · Istok · Kačanik · Klina · Kosovo and Metohija · Kosovo Polje · Kosovo-Pomoravlje · Kosovska Mitrovica · Leposavić · Lipljan · Mališevo · Novo Brdo · Obiliq · Orahovac · Peja · Plužine · Podujevo/Podujeva · Skenderaj/Srbica · Štimlje · Štrpce · Suva Reka · Uroševac/ferizaj · Viti/Vitina · Vučitrn · Zubin Potok · Zvečan
Questions people ask
Is Kosovo a country?
It depends on the list. Kosovo is a country that declared independence from Serbia in 2008; many UN members recognise it, Serbia does not, and it is not a UN member, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Kosovo”.
How many tourists visit Kosovo?
UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Kosovo. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Prism: 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
How rare is a Kosovo stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Kosovo count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Kosovo”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Kosovo
Near Kosovo
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.