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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Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E
Kosovo (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/;Albanian: Kosova [kɔsɔva]; Serbian Cyrillic: Косово) is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeast Europe that declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës; Serbian: Република Косово / Republika Kosovo). Kosovo is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pristina. It is bordered by the Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the south, Montenegro to the west, and the uncontested territory of Serbia to the north and east. While Serbia recognises administration of the territory by Kosovo's elected government, it still continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.