"Republic of Kosovo" redirects here. For the former entity, see Republic of Kosova.

For
other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation).
Kosovo
Location of Kosovo
Location of Kosovo in Europe
Capital Pristina
[show location on an interactive map] 42°40?N 21°10?E? / ?42.667, 21.167
Ethnic groups (2007) 92% Albanians
5.3% Serbs
2.7% others[1]
Area
- Total 10,908 km²
4,212 sq mi
- Water (%) n/a
Population
- 2007 estimate 2,100,000[2]
- 1991 census 1,956,1961
- Density 220/km²
500/sq mi
Religion
- 88 % Muslim
- 5.1 % Orthodox and Catholic
- 2.2 % Atheist
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
- Total $4 billion[3] (n/a)
- Per capita $1,800[3] (151st)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
- Total €3.343 billion[4] (n/a)
- Per capita €1,573[4] (n/a)
Currency Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD None assigned
Calling code +3812
1 The census is a reconstruction; most of the ethnic Albanian majority boycotted.
2 Officially +381; some mobile phone providers use +377 (Monaco) or +386
(Slovenia) instead.
Republika e Kosovës
????????? ?????? / Republika Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
Flag of Kosovo Coat of arms of Kosovo
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Europe[5]
Location of Kosovo
CIA Factbook map of the Republic of Kosovo
Capital
(and largest city) Pristina
Official languages Albanian, Serbian
Recognised regional languages Turkish, Gorani, Romani, Bosnian
Government Parliamentary republic
- President Fatmir Sejdiu (LDK)
- Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi (PDK)
Independence1 from Serbia
- Declared 17 February 2008
1 Independence has only been partially recognised internationally.
Kosovo, UN administration
Flag of Kosovo
Flag
Location of Kosovo
Kosovo within Serbia
Capital Pristina
Government
- Special Representative Lamberto Zannier (UN)
- President Fatmir Sejdiu (LDK)
- Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi (PDK)
- Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanovic' (DS)
UN administration UN administration of Kosovo, an autonomous province of Serbia
- UNSCR 1244 10 June 1999
- EULEX 16 February 2008
History of Kosovo
Early history (before 850)
Prehistoric Balkans
Roman Empire (100 BC to 395 AD)
Byzantine Empire (395 to 839)
Middle Ages (850 to 1455)
Bulgarian Empire (839 to 1241)
Medieval Serbia
Battle of Kosovo
Ottoman Kosovo (1455 to 1912)
Eyalet of Rumelia
Vilayet of Kosovo
Albanian nationalism
20th century
First Balkan War
Kosovo in the Kingdoms of Serbia and SHS/Yugoslavia
AP Kosovo and Metohija (1946 to 1974)
SAP Kosovo (1974 to 1990)
Kosovo War (1996 to 1999)
UN administration (1999 to 2008)
Republic of Kosovo (since 2008)
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Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë; Serbian: ?????? ? ????????; Kosovo i Metohija) is a
de facto independent partially recognised country in the Balkans, which Serbia considers
as a part of its sovereign territory as an autonomous province. The landlocked region was
a part of the lands of Thraco-Illyrian tribes, then of the Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian,
Serbian, and Ottoman empires. In the 20th century it was part of the Kingdom of Serbia
and its successor state Yugoslavia. Following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
during the Kosovo War, the territory came under the interim administration of the United
Nations (UNMIK).

In February 2008, the Assembly of Kosovo declared Kosovo's independence as the

Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës). As of September 2008, its
independence is recognised by 47 countries and not recognized by others, including
Serbia, which continues to claim sovereignty over Kosovo (as the Autonomous Province
of Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian: ????????? ????????? ?????? ? ????????, Autonomna
Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija).

Kosovo borders Albania to the west, Central Serbia to the north and east, the Republic of
Macedonia to the south, and Montenegro to the northwest. The largest city and the capital
of Kosovo is Pristina (also Prishtina, Priština), while other cities include Pec' (Peja),
Prizren, and Mitrovica.