Kosovo
not fully recognized country in southeastern Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kosovo (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/; Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë, pronounced [kɔˈsɔva] or [kɔˈsɔvə]; Serbian Cyrillic: Косово, pronounced [kôsoʋo]), officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially recognised country located in Southeastern Europe. Until 2008, Kosovo was a part of Serbia. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo officially declared that it was an independent country. It has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 95 UN member states.
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Republic of Kosovo
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Anthem: "Europe"[1] | ||
Status | Disputed
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Capital and largest city | Pristinaa 42°40′N 21°10′E | |
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Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | |
Vjosa Osmani | ||
Albin Kurti | ||
• Chairman of the Assembly | Glauk Konjufca | |
Legislature | Assembly | |
Establishment | ||
1877 | ||
• Autonomous Province | 31 January 1946 | |
• Republic of Kosova | 2 July 1990 | |
• Kumanovo Agreement | 9 June 1999 | |
• UN Administration | 10 June 1999 | |
17 February 2008 | ||
• End of Steering Group supervision | 10 September 2012 | |
• Brussels Agreement | 19 April 2013 | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) (171st) | |
• Water (%) | 1.0[7] | |
Population | ||
• 2021 estimate | 1,935,259[8] (152nd) | |
• Density | 159/km2 (411.8/sq mi) | |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate | |
• Total | $23.524 billion[9] | |
• Per capita | $13,017[9] | |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate | |
• Total | $8.402 billion[9] | |
• Per capita | $4,649[9] | |
Gini (2017) | 29.0[10] low · 121 | |
HDI (2016) | 0.742[11] high | |
Currency | Euro (€)b (EUR) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy | |
Driving side | right | |
Calling code | +383 | |
ISO 3166 code | XK | |
Internet TLD | .xk (proposed) | |
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