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Republic of Kosovo
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| Anthem: Himni i Republikës së Kosovës "Anthem of the Republic of Kosovo" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Pristinaa 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E |
| Official languages | Albanian Serbian[2] |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
• President | Vjosa Osmani |
• Prime Minister | Albin Kurti |
• Chairman of the Assembly | Glauk Konjufca |
| Legislature | Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Kosovo Vilayet | 1877 |
• Treaty of London | 1913 |
• Autonomous Province within Yugoslavia | 31 January 1946 |
• Republic of Kosova | 2 July 1990 |
• Kumanovo Agreement | 9 June 1999 |
• UN Administration | 10 June 1999 |
• Declaration of independence | 17 February 2008 |
• End of Steering Group supervision | 10 September 2012 |
• Brussels Agreement | 19 April 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,887[6] km2 (4,203 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 1.0[7] |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate |  1,761,985[8] (151st) |
• Density | 162/km2 (419.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total |  $29.719 billion[9] (148th) |
• Per capita | $16,775[9] (100th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $11.318 billion[9] (155th) |
• Per capita | $6,389[9] (104th) |
| Gini (2017) |  29.0[10]low |
| HDI (2021) | 0.762[11] high |
| Currency | Euro (€)b (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +383 |
| ISO 3166 code | XK |
| Internet TLD | .xkc (proposed) |
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Kosovo,[a] officially the Republic of Kosovo,[b] is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the Balkans, bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo sits on the plains of Metohija and the Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Kosovo's capital and largest city is Pristina.
The Dardani tribe emerged in Kosovo and established the Kingdom of Dardania in the 4th century BC. It was later annexed by the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC. The territory remained in the Byzantine Empire, facing Slavic migrations from the 6th-7th century AD. Control shifted between the Byzantines and the First Bulgarian Empire. In the 13th century, Kosovo became integral to the Serbian medieval state and the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Ottoman expansion in the Balkans in the late 14th and 15th century led to the decline and fall of the Serbian Empire; the Battle of Kosovo of 1389 is considered to be one of the defining moments, where a Serbian-led Christian coalition that also included Albanians, fought against the Ottoman Empire. Various dynasties, mainly the Branković, would govern Kosovo for a significant portion of the period following the battle. The Ottoman Empire fully conquered Kosovo after the Second Battle of Kosovo, ruling for nearly five centuries until 1912. Kosovo was the center of the Albanian Renaissance and experienced the Albanian revolts of 1910 and 1912. After the Balkan Wars, it was ceded to Serbia and Montenegro and became an Autonomous Province within Yugoslavia. Tensions between Kosovo's Albanian and Serb communities simmered through the 20th century and occasionally erupted into major violence, culminating in the Kosovo War of 1998 and 1999, which resulted in the withdrawal of the Yugoslav army and the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008,[18] and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 104 member states of the United Nations. Although Serbia does not officially recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state and continues to claim it as its constituent Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, it accepts the governing authority of the Kosovo institutions as a part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement.[19]
Kosovo is a developing country, with an upper-middle-income economy. It has experienced solid economic growth over the last decade as measured by international financial institutions since the onset of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, EBRD, Venice Commission, the International Olympic Committee, and has applied for membership in the Council of Europe, UNESCO, Interpol, and for observer status in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. In December 2022, Kosovo filed a formal application to become a member of the European Union.[20]
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Turkish language is currently official in Prizren and Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša municipalities. In 2007 and 2008, the municipalities of Gjilan/Gnjilane, southern Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, Prishtinë/Priština and Vushtrri/Vučitrn also recognized Turkish as a language in official use.
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- ^ "Population, total - Kosovo". World Bank Open Data. 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2024 Edition. (Kosovo)". www.imf.org. International Monetary Fund. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo (PDF) (13). Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. 9 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Ligji Nr. 06/L-012 për Kryeqytetin e Republikës së Kosovës, Prishtinën" (in Albanian). Gazeta Zyrtare e Republikës së Kosovës. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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- ^ "Kosovo loses millions of euros from the use of the Serbian dinar". Kosova Press. 12 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Points of dispute between Kosovo and Serbia". France 24. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Filipovic, Branko; Sekularac, Ivana; Maclean, William (2 February 2023). "Kosovo Serbs carry on using dinars as government allows transitional phase". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo" (PDF). International Court of Justice (ICJ). 22 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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