Kosmet
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Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохиja
Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë |
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Map of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia
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| Capital |
Pristina 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E |
| Official languages | |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Autonomy | |
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• Formation of Serbia and Montenegro
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1992 |
| 1999 | |
| 2008 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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10,908 km2 (4,212 sq mi) |
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• Water (%)
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n/a |
| Population | |
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• 2007 estimate
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1,804,838 |
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• 2011 census
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1,780,021 |
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• Density
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220/km2 (569.8/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2009 estimate |
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• Total
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$5.352 billion |
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• Per capita
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$2,965 |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +383 |
Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija (КиМ / KiM), Albanian: Kosova dhe Dukagjini), officially the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохиja / Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë), known as short Kosovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Косово, Albanian: Kosova) or simply Kosmet (from Kosovo and Metohija; Serbian Cyrillic: Космет), refers to the region of Kosovo as defined in the Constitution of Serbia. The territory of the province is disputed between Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, the latter of which has de facto control. It was in de facto (and de jure) control of Serbia until 1999.
The territory of the province, as recognized by Serbian laws, lies in the southern part of Serbia and covers the regions of Kosovo and Metohija. The capital of the province is Pristina. The territory was previously an autonomous province of Serbia during Socialist Yugoslavia (1946–1990), and acquired its current status in 1990. The province was governed as part of Serbia until the Kosovo War (1998–99), when it became United Nations (UN) protectorate, but still internationally recognized as part of Serbia. The control was then transferred to the UN administration of UNMIK. In 2008, Kosovo authorities unilaterally declared independence, which is recognized by 111 UN members, but not by Serbia which still regards it as its province.
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