Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija information

Kosovo and Metohija

Косово и Метохиja (Serbian)
*Kosova dhe Metohia* (Albanian)
Kosovo and Metohija Косово и Метохиja (Serbian); Kosova dhe Metohia (Albanian);
Autonomous province
	Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija; Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохиja (Serbian); Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija (Serbian); Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë (Albanian)
	Location of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia
	Coordinates: 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E
Country	Serbia
Treaty of London	30 May 1913
Autonomous Province	31 January 1946
Constitutional status increased	21 February 1974
Autonomy decreased	28 March 1989
Kosovo War	28 February 1998 to; 11 June 1999
UN Administration	10 June 1999
Brussels Agreement	19 April 2013
Administrative center	Pristina
Government
• Type	Autonomous province; (disputed) Claimed by Serbia as an autonomous province (under UN Security Council resolution 1244). A position supported by 102 out of 193 member states of the United Nations.;
• Body	Office for Kosovo and Metohija
• Director	Petar Petković
Area
• Total	10,910 km2 (4,210 sq mi)
Population (2023 estimate)
• Total	1,660,971
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Languages
• Official languages	Albanian; Serbian;
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	RS-KM

The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Косово и Метохиja, romanized: Kosovo i Metohija; Albanian: Kosova dhe Metohia), commonly known as Kosovo and abbreviated to Kosmet or KiM, is an autonomous province defined by the Constitution of Serbia that occupies the southernmost part of Serbia. The territory is the subject of an ongoing political and territorial dispute between Republic of Serbia and the partially recognised Republic of Kosovo. Its claimed administrative capital and largest city is Pristina.

The territory of the province, as recognized by Serbian laws, lies in the southern part of Serbia and covers the regions of Kosovo and Metohija. The capital of the province is Pristina. The territory was previously an autonomous province of Serbia during Socialist Yugoslavia (1946–1990), and acquired its current status in 1990. The province was governed as part of Serbia until the Kosovo War (1998–99), when it became a United Nations (UN) protectorate in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, but still internationally recognized as part of Serbia. The control was then transferred to the UN administration of UNMIK. On 17 February 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo (Albanian: Udhëheqësit e popullit tonë, të zgjedhur në mënyrë demokratike) unilaterally and extra-institutionally declared Kosovo's independence,^[2] which is internationally recognized by 104 UN members and de facto independent, since it’s not controlled by Serbia, Serbia still regards it as its province.^[3]

^ "Региони у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 16 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Republic of Palau suspends recognition of Kosovo". The Government of the Republic of Serbia (Vlada Republike Srbije). 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[regions2019-1] "Региони у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 16 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Republic of Palau suspends recognition of Kosovo". The Government of the Republic of Serbia (Vlada Republike Srbije). 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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