Kosovo | ||
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Kosovo physical map | ||
Capital (and largest city) | Pristina (Prishtina or Priština) 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E | |
Ethnic groups (2009) | 88% Albanians 7% Serbs 5% others[1] | |
Government | disputed | |
- | UNSG Special Representative | Lamberto Zannier (UN) |
- | Serb assembly president | Radovan Ničić |
- | Republic of Kosovo president | Behgjet Pacolli |
Governing authority | disputed | |
- | UN administration | 10 June 1999 |
- | Serb community | February 2003 |
- | Republic of Kosovo | 17 February 2008 |
Area | ||
- | Total | 10,908 km2 4,212 sq mi |
- | Water (%) | n/a |
Population | ||
- | 2007 estimate | 1,804,838[2] |
- | 1991 census | 1,956,1961 |
- | Density | 220/km2 500/sq mi |
GDP (nominal) | 2009 estimate | |
- | Total | $5.352 billion[3] |
- | Per capita | $2,965 |
Currency | Euro (€); Serbian Dinar (EUR; RSD ) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
- | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Drives on the | right | |
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. |
Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës (Albanian) Република Косово (Serbian) Republika Kosovo (Serbian) | ||||||
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Anthem: Europe[4] | ||||||
Location of Kosovo on the European continent | ||||||
Capital (and largest city) | Pristina (Prishtina, Priština) 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E | |||||
Official language(s) | Albanian, Serbian | |||||
Recognised regional languages | Turkish, Gorani, Romani, Bosnian | |||||
Demonym | Kosovar, Kosovan | |||||
Government | Parliamentary republic under international supervision | |||||
- | President | Behgjet Pacolli | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi | ||||
- | International Civilian Representative | Pieter Feith (EU) | ||||
Independence1 | from Serbia, UNMIK | |||||
- | UNSCR 1244 | 10 June 1999 | ||||
- | Proposal for Status Settlement | 26 March 2007 | ||||
- | EULEX | 16 February 2008 | ||||
- | Declared | 17 February 2008 |
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