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Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo
  • Republika e Kosovës (Albanian)
  • Република Косово /
    Republika Kosovo
     (Serbian)
Flag of Kosovo
Coat of arms of Kosovo
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Europe"
Location and extent of Kosovo in 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
Recognised regional languages
Demonym
  • Kosovar, Kosovan
Government Parliamentary republic
• President
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
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) Increase 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
  1. 2014 estimate. A new estimate has been added in order to give a more correct GDP per capita.
  2. Preliminary results of 2011 census, which excluded four northern Serb-majority municipalities where it could not be carried out.
  3. Adopted unilaterally; Kosovo is not a formal member of the eurozone.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 (/ˈkɒsəv, ˈk-/;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.


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