Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo | |
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 Location in Europe | |
| Status | Disputed
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| Capital and largest city | Pristinaa 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E |
| Official languages | |
| Regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2005)[4] | |
| Religion (2011)[5] |
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| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Vjosa Osmani | |
| Albin Kurti | |
| Glauk Konjufca | |
| Legislature | Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Kosovo Vilayet and
Independence from Ottoman Empire | 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[6] |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 1,935,259[7] (152nd) |
• Density | 159/km2 (411.8/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total |  $23.524 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $13,017[8] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $8.402 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $4,649[8] |
| Gini (2017) |  29.0[9]low · 121 |
| HDI (2016) | 0.742[10] 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 | .xk (proposed) |
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Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially recognised state in Southeastern Europe. It lies at the centre of the Balkans, occupying an area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi), with a population of c. 1.8 million; and is bordered by the uncontested territory of Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 96 member states of the United Nations. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Metohija and Kosovo. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city is Pristina.