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Republic of Kosovo

  • Republika e Kosovës  (Albanian)
  • Република Косово  (Serbian)
Anthem: "Europe"[1]
Location in Europe
Location in Europe
StatusDisputed
Capital
and largest city
Pristinaa
42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E / 42.667; 21.167
Official languages
Regional languages
Demonym(s)
  • Kosovar, Kosovan
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
Vjosa Osmani[2]
(acting)
Avdullah Hoti
(acting)
Vjosa Osmani
LegislatureKuvendi
Establishment
1877
31 January 1946
2 July 1990
9 June 1999
10 June 1999
17 February 2008
10 September 2012
19 April 2013
Area
• Total
10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) (171st)
• Water (%)
1.0[3]
Population
• 2020 estimate
1,873,160[4] (152nd)
• Density
159/km2 (411.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $23.524 billion[5]
• Per capita
Increase $13,017[5]
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $8.402 billion[5]
• Per capita
Increase $4,649[5]
Gini (2017)Negative increase 29.0[6]
low · 121
HDI (2016)Increase 0.742[7]
high
CurrencyEuro (€)b (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+383
ISO 3166 codeXK
Internet TLD.xk (proposed)
  1. Pristina is the official capital.[8] Prizren is the historic capital of Kosovo.[8]
  2. Adopted unilaterally; Kosovo is not a formal member of the eurozone.
  3. XK is a "user assigned" ISO 3166 code not designated by the standard, but used by the European Commission, Switzerland, the Deutsche Bundesbank and other organisations. However, ISO 3166-2:RS-KM remains in use.

Kosovo

Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially-recognised state and disputed territory in Southeastern Europe. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. It has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 98 UN member states.

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