Outline of Kosovo

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kosovo, a country in the Southeastern Europe.

An enlargeable topographic map of Kosovo

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English name: Kosovo
• Official English names:

Republic of Kosovo (proclaimed republic's claim; de facto)

Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbia's claim)

See International recognition of Kosovo and Brussels Agreement (2013)

• Common endonym(s): Kosova (Albanian and Turkish); Kosovo (Serbian and Bosnian)
• Official endonym(s):

Republika e Kosovës (Albanian)

Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija (Serbian)

• Adjectival: Kosovar or Kosovan
• Demonym: Kosovar/Kosovan
• Etymology: Name of Kosovo
• International rankings of Kosovo

Geography of Kosovo

Geography of Kosovo

• Kosovo is: a landlocked territory
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Kosovo
    • High: Velika Rudoka 2,658 m (8,720 ft)
    • Low: White Drin 297 m (974 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 702 km

Serbia proper, 352 km

North Macedonia 159 km

Albania 112 km

Montenegro 79 km

• Coastline: none

• Area of Kosovo: 10,908 km²
• Atlas of Kosovo

Environment of Kosovo

• Climate of Kosovo
• Renewable energy in Kosovo
• Geology of Kosovo
• Protected areas of Kosovo
  • Biosphere reserves in Kosovo
• Wildlife of Kosovo
  • Fauna of Kosovo
    • Birds of Kosovo
    • Mammals of Kosovo

Natural geographic features of Kosovo

• Forests of Kosovo
• Lakes of Kosovo
• Mountains of Kosovo

Regions of Kosovo

Regions of Kosovo

Ecoregions of Kosovo

List of ecoregions in Kosovo

Administrative divisions of Kosovo

Administrative divisions of Kosovo

• Subdivisions of Kosovo
  • Municipalities of Kosovo

Subdivisions of Kosovo

Subdivisions of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo

• Capital of Kosovo: Pristina
• Cities of Kosovo

Demography of Kosovo

Demographics of Kosovo

Government and politics of Kosovo

Main articles: Government of Kosovo, Politics of Kosovo, and Political status of Kosovo

• Form of government:
• Capital of Kosovo: Pristina
• Elections in Kosovo
• Kosovan elections
• 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
  • 1990 Kosovo declaration of independence
  • International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence
  • Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
• Political parties in Kosovo
• Supreme Court of Kosovo

Branches of the government of Kosovo

Government of Kosovo

Executive branch of the government of Kosovo

• Head of state: President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani (acting)
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti (acting)
• Cabinet of Kosovo
• United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

Legislative branch of the government of Kosovo

• Assembly of Kosovo (unicameral)

Foreign relations of Kosovo

Foreign relations of Kosovo

• Diplomatic missions in Kosovo
• Diplomatic missions of Kosovo
• International recognition of Kosovo
• Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

International organization membership

International organization membership of Kosovo

Organisation	Application date	Admission date
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)1	6 April 2006	26 July 2007[1]
Energy Community South East Europe Treaty (ECSEE)1		1 July 2006
European Common Aviation Area (ECAA)1		30 November 2006
Free Trade Agreement with Albania1		2003[2]
International Monetary Fund	10 July 2008[3]	29 June 2009[4]
World Bank	10 July 2008[5]	29 June 2009[6]
International Road and Transport Union		May 2009[7]

¹ Kosovo (UNMIK) membership

• Membership of Kosovo in international sports federations

Law and order in Kosovo

• Constitution of Kosovo
• Crime in Kosovo
• Human rights in Kosovo
  • LGBT rights in Kosovo
  • Sexual trafficking in Kosovo
  • Freedom of religion in Kosovo
• Law enforcement in Kosovo
  • European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
  • 2004 unrest in Kosovo
  • 2008 unrest in Kosovo

Military of Kosovo

Military of Kosovo

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Kosovo
• Kosovo Security Forces
  • NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR)
  • Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC)
• Military history of Kosovo
• Military ranks of Kosovo

Local government in Kosovo

Subdivisions of Kosovo

Districts of Kosovo

History of Kosovo

History of Kosovo

• Military history of Kosovo

Culture of Kosovo

Culture of Kosovo

• Architecture of Kosovo
• Cuisine of Kosovo
• Festivals in Kosovo
• Languages of Kosovo
• Literature of Kosovo
• Media in Kosovo
• Symbols of Kosovo
  • Coat of arms of Kosovo
  • Anthem of the Republic of Kosovo
  • Flag of Kosovo
• People of Kosovo
• Prostitution in Kosovo
• Public holidays in Kosovo
• Records of Kosovo
• Religion in Kosovo
  • Christianity in Kosovo
  • Hinduism in Kosovo
  • Islam in Kosovo
  • Judaism in Kosovo
  • Sikhism in Kosovo

Art in Kosovo

• Art in Kosovo
• Cinema of Kosovo
• Literature of Kosovo
• Music of Kosovo
• Radio in Kosovo
• Television in Kosovo
• Theatre in Kosovo

Sports in Kosovo

• Football in Kosovo
• Kosovo at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Kosovo

Economy of Kosovo

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2024): Between 143rd according to the IMF figures
• Communications in Kosovo
• Companies of Kosovo
• Currency of Kosovo: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Tourism in Kosovo
• Transport in Kosovo
  • Airports in Kosovo
  • Rail transport in Kosovo

See also

• Europe portal

• List of international rankings
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography