Kosovo (region)

Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës (Albanian) Република Косово Republika Kosovo (Serbian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Europe"
Location and extent of Kosovo in Europe.
Capital and largest city	Pristina 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E / 42.667; 21.167
Official languages	Albanian Serbian
Recognised regional languages	Bosnian Turkish Gorani Romani
Demonym	Kosovar, Kosovan
Government	Parliamentary republic
• President	Hashim Thaçi
• Prime Minister	Isa Mustafa
Legislature	Assembly of Kosovo
Establishment
• Kosovo Vilayet	1877
• Autonomous Province	31 January 1946
• Republic of Kosova	2 July 1990
• UNSCR 1244	10 June 1999
• UN Administration	June 1999
• Declaration of independence	17 February 2008
• End of Steering Group supervision	10 September 2012
• Brussels Agreement	19 April 2013
Area
• Total	10,908 km2 (4,212 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.0
Population
• 2014 estimate	1,859,203a
• 2011 census	1,739,825b
• Density	159/km2 (411.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$18.840 billion
• Per capita	$10,134
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$8.315 billion
• Per capita	$4,472
Gini (FY2005/2006)	30.0 medium · 121
HDI (2013)	0.786 high
Currency	Euro (€)c (EUR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+383d
ISO 3166 code	XK
2014 estimate. A new estimate has been added in order to give a more correct GDP per capita. Preliminary results of 2011 census, which excluded four northern Serb-majority municipalities where it could not be carried out. Adopted unilaterally; Kosovo is not a formal member of the eurozone. Assigned 15 December 2016 to Kosovo by ITU.+381 was previously used for fixed lines. Kosovo-licensed mobile-phone providers used +377 (Monaco) or +386 (Slovenia) instead. XK is a "user assigned" ISO 3166 code not designated by the standard, but used by the European Commission, Switzerland, the Deutsche Bundesbank and other organisations.

Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E / 42.583; 21.000

Kosovo (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/;Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë [kɔsɔva]; 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).