SLAVS UNITE ! ACT NOW ! ( obtain Justice or politics )
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Slavs unite act now
"This will be the first in a serious of video clips I'm making against independence of Serbia's province of Kosovo and Metohija. Many would say it's futile, but I could not ever agree with that, because Kosovo to me, as a Serb means everything as my spiritual heartland!"
http://www.youtube.com/KiMisSerbia
"Republic of Kosovo" redirects here. For the former entity, see Republic of Kosova. For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation).
Kosovo
Location of Kosovo in Europe
Capital Pristina
42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667, 21.167
Ethnic groups (2007) 92% Albanians
5.3% Serbs
2.7% others[1]
Area
- Total 10,908 km²
4,212 sq mi
- Water (%) n/a
Population
- 2007 estimate 2,100,000[2]
- 1991 census 1,956,1961
- Density 220/km²
500/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
- Total $4 billion[3] (n/a)
- Per capita $1,800[3] (151st)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
- Total $3.237 billion[3] (n/a)
- Per capita $1,500[3] (119th)
Currency Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD None assigned
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.
Republika e Kosovës
Република Косово / Republika Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Europe[4]
CIA Factbook map of the Republic of Kosovo
Capital
(and largest city) Pristina
Official languages Albanian, Serbian
Recognised regional languages Turkish, Gorani, Romani, Bosnian
Government Parliamentary republic
- President Fatmir Sejdiu (LDK)
- Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi (PDK)
Independence1 from Serbia
- Declared 17 February 2008
1 Independence has only been partially recognised internationally.
Kosovo, UN administration
Flag
Kosovo within Serbia
Capital Pristina
Government
- Special Representative Lamberto Zannier (UN)
- President Fatmir Sejdiu (LDK)
- Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi (PDK)
- Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović (DS)
UN administration UN administration of Kosovo, an autonomous province of Serbia
- UNSCR 1244 10 June 1999
- EULEX 16 February 2008
History of Kosovo
Early history (before 850)
Prehistoric Balkans
Roman Empire (100 BC to 395 AD)
Byzantine Empire (395 to 839)
Middle Ages (850 to 1455)
Bulgarian Empire (839 to 1241)
Medieval Serbia
Battle of Kosovo
Ottoman Kosovo (1455 to 1912)
Eyalet of Rumelia
Vilayet of Kosovo
Albanian nationalism
20th century
First Balkan War
Kosovo in the Kingdoms of Serbia and SHS/Yugoslavia
AP Kosovo and Metohija (1946 to 1974)
SAP Kosovo (1974 to 1990)
Kosovo War (1996 to 1999)
UN administration (1999 to 2008)
Republic of Kosovo (since 2008)
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Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë; Serbian: Косово и Метохија; Kosovo i Metohija) is a de facto independent partially recognised country in the Balkans, which Serbia considers as a part of its sovereign territory as an autonomous province. The landlocked region was a part of the lands of Thraco-Illyrian tribes, then of the Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ottoman empires. In the 20th century it was part of the Kingdom of Serbia and its successor state Yugoslavia. Following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War, the territory came under the interim administration of the United Nations (UNMIK).
In February 2008, the Assembly of Kosovo declared Kosovo's independence as the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës). As of August 2008[update], its independence is recognised by 46 countries and not recognized by others, including Serbia, which continues to claim sovereignty over Kosovo (as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохија, Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija).
Kosovo borders Albania to the west, Central Serbia to the north and east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south, and Montenegro to the northwest. The largest city and the capital of Kosovo is Pristina (also Prishtina, Priština), while other cities include Peć (Peja), Prizren, and Mitrovica.
Kosovo is under de facto governance of the Republic of Kosovo except for North Kosovo, which remains under de facto governance of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo continues to operate with the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government elected in 2007, and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo which operates police, justice and civil administration
