Kosovo

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Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës  (Albanian) Република Косово  (Serbian)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: "Europe"[1]
Location in Europe
Status	Disputed Recognised by 98 out of 193 member states of the United Nations[2] Claimed by Serbia as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (under UN Security Council resolution 1244)
Capital and largest city	Pristinaa 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E / 42.667; 21.167
Official languages	Albanian Serbian[3]
Regional languages	Bosnian Turkish[4] Romani[3]
Ethnic groups (2005)[5]	92% Albanians 4% Serbs 2% Bosniaks 1% Turks 1% Romani
Religion (2011)[6]	97.4% Islam 1.6% Christianity 0.1% No religion 0.1% Others 0.6% Not stated
Demonym(s)	Kosovar, Kosovan
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	Vjosa Osmani
• Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
• Chairman of the Assembly	Glauk Konjufca
Legislature	Assembly
Establishment
• Kosovo Vilayet and Independence from Ottoman Empire	1877
• Autonomous Province	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 km2 (4,203 sq mi) (171st)
• Water (%)	1.0[7]
Population
• 2024 estimate	1,435,259[8] (152nd)
• Density	159/km2 (411.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$23.524 billion[9]
• Per capita	$13,017[9]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$8.402 billion[9]
• Per capita	$4,649[9]
Gini (2017)	29.0[10] low · 121
HDI (2016)	0.742[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	.xk (proposed)
Pristina is the official capital.[12] Prizren is the historic capital of Kosovo.[12] Adopted unilaterally; Kosovo is not a formal member of the eurozone. 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 (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/; Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë, pronounced [kɔˈsɔva] or [kɔˈsɔvə]; Serbian Cyrillic: Косово, pronounced [kôsoʋo]), officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially recognised country located in Southeastern Europe. Until 2008, Kosovo was a part of Serbia. On 17 February 2008, Kosovo officially declared that it was an independent country. It has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 95 UN member states.

1. ↑ "Assembly approves Kosovo anthem". B92. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ↑ "Israel's ties with Kosovo: What new opportunities await?". The Jerusalem Post. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Article 5 of the Constitution of Kosovo (in English)
4. ↑ "Municipal language compliance in Kosovo". OSCE Minsk Group. 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.
5. ↑ "Kosovo Population 2019". World Population Review. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
6. ↑ "Kosovo Population and Housing Census 2011 - Final Results: Quality Report". unstats.un.org. United Nations Statistics Division. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
7. ↑ "Water percentage in Kosovo (Facts about Kosovo; 2011 Agriculture Statistics)". Kosovo Agency of Statistics, KAS. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017.
8. ↑ "Kosovo". 16 February 2022.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
10. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)–Kosovo". World Bank. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
11. ↑ "Kosovo Human Development Report 2016". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "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.