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Thursday, 24 February 2011

kosovo

Kosovo
Kosovo physical map
Capital
(and largest city)
Pristina (Prishtina or Priština)
42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E / 42.667; 21.167
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)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Europe[4]
Location of Kosovo on the European continent
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 / 42.667; 21.167
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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