Republic of Kosovo |
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Location and extent of Kosovo in Europe.
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Capital and largest city |
Pristina 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E |
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Official languages | |||||
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Demonym |
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Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||
Hashim Thaçi | |||||
Isa Mustafa | |||||
Legislature | Assembly of Kosovo | ||||
Establishment | |||||
1877 | |||||
31 January 1946 | |||||
2 July 1990 | |||||
10 June 1999 | |||||
June 1999 | |||||
17 February 2008 | |||||
10 September 2012 | |||||
19 April 2013 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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10,908 km2 (4,212 sq mi) | ||||
• Water (%)
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1.0 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2014 estimate
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1,859,203a | ||||
• 2011 census
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1,739,825b | ||||
• Density
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159/km2 (411.8/sq mi) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$18.840 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$10,134 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$8.315 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$4,472 | ||||
Gini (FY2005/2006) | 30.0 medium · 121 |
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HDI (2013) |
0.786 high |
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Currency | Euro (€)c (EUR) | ||||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +383d | ||||
ISO 3166 code | XK | ||||
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of Kosovo KAS Population of Kosovo 2015 [1] |
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Pristina Prizren |
Rank | City | Population | Rank | City | Population |
Ferizaj Gjakova |
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1 | Pristina | 204,721 | 11 | Suva Reka | 59,681 | |||||
2 | Prizren | 186,986 | 12 | Orahovac | 58,908 | |||||
3 | Ferizaj | 101,174 | 13 | Mališevo | 57,301 | |||||
4 | Peć | 97,890 | 14 | Lipljan | 56,643 | |||||
5 | Gjakova | 94,543 | 15 | Skenderaj | 51,746 | |||||
6 | Podujevo | 83,425 | 16 | Vitina | 46,742 | |||||
7 | Mitrovica | 80,623 | 17 | Deçan | 41,173 | |||||
8 | Gjilan | 80,525 | 18 | Istok | 39,604 | |||||
9 | Vučitrn | 64,578 | 19 | Klina | 39,208 | |||||
10 | Glogovac | 60,175 | 20 | Kosovo Polje | 37,048 | |||||
Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E
Kosovo (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/;Albanian: Kosova, [kɔsɔva] or Kosovë; Serbian Cyrillic: Косово) is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës; Serbian: Република Косово/Republika Kosovo).