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Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

, a polity in the Balkans.

General reference

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* Official English names: :

Republic of Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europ ...

(proclaimed republic's claim; de facto) :

Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija ( sr, Косово и Метохиja, Kosovo i Metohija; sq, Kosova dhe Metohija), commonly known as Kosovo and abbreviated to Kosmet or KiM, is an autonomous province defined by the constitu ...

(Serbia's claim) :See

International recognition of Kosovo International recognition of Kosovo, since its declaration of independence from Serbia enacted on 17 February 2008, has been mixed, and international governments are divided on the issue. , out of () United Nations member states, 22 out ...

and

Brussels Agreement (2013) The Brussels Agreement ( sr, Бриселски споразум / ''Briselski sporazum'', al, Marrëveshja e Brukselit), formally the First Agreement of Principles Governing the Normalisation of Relations, is an agreement to normalize relations ...

* Common endonym(s): Kosova (Albanian and Turkish); Kosovo (Serbian and Bosnian) * Official endonym(s): : Republika e Kosovës (Albanian) : Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija (Serbian) * Adjectival: Kosovar or Kosovan * Demonym: Kosovar/Kosovan *

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: Name of Kosovo * International rankings of Kosovo

Geography of Kosovo

Geography of Kosovo Kosovo is a small and landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. The country is strategically positioned in the center of the Balkan Peninsula enclosed by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, a ...

* Kosovo is: a landlocked territory * Location: ** Eastern Hemisphere ** Northern Hemisphere ***

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Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

(also known as "Southeastern Europe") **

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) ** Extreme points of Kosovo *** High: Velika Rudoka *** Low:

White Drin The White Drin or White Drim ( sq, Drini i Bardhë,/ ''Beli Drim'') is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. -long headstream of the Drin. Course Kosovo The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-karst part of ...

** Land boundaries: 702 km ::Serbia proper, 352 km :: 159 km :: 112 km :: 79 km :* Coastline: ''none'' * Area of Kosovo: 10,908 km² * Atlas of Kosovo

Environment of Kosovo

* Climate of Kosovo * Renewable energy in Kosovo * Geology of Kosovo * Protected areas of Kosovo ** Biosphere reserves in Kosovo * Wildlife of Kosovo ** Fauna of Kosovo *** Birds of Kosovo *** Mammals of Kosovo

Natural geographic features of Kosovo

* Forests of Kosovo * Lakes of Kosovo * Mountains of Kosovo

Regions of Kosovo

Ecoregions of Kosovo

List of ecoregions in Kosovo

Administrative divisions of Kosovo

Administrative divisions of Kosovo Kosovo is administratively subdivided into districts ( sq, rajone, sr, окрузи / ''okruzi''). They are further subdivided into municipalities ( sq, komuna, sr, општина / ''opština''). The entities were created by UNMIK. See also ...

Subdivisions of Kosovo Kosovo is administratively subdivided into districts ( sq, rajone, sr, окрузи / ''okruzi''). They are further subdivided into municipalities ( sq, komuna, sr, општина / ''opština''). The entities were created by UNMIK. See also ...

Municipalities of Kosovo A municipality ( sq, komuna, sr, / ) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance. There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Serb and 1 ...

=Subdivisions of Kosovo

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* Capital of Kosovo:

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians an ...

Cities of Kosovo This is a list of cities and towns in the Kosovo in alphabetical order categorised by municipality or district, according to the criteria used by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). Kosovo's population is distributed in 1,467 settlements with ...

Demography of Kosovo

Demographics of Kosovo The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the ...

Government and politics of Kosovo

* Form of government: * Capital of Kosovo:

Elections in Kosovo Parliamentary elections to the Assembly of Kosovo ( sq, Kuvendi i Kosovës, Serbian Cyrillic: , transliterated ) have been held four times since 1999 with the latest in December 2010. The Assembly was an institution within the Provisional Instituti ...

* Kosovan elections * 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence ** 1990 Kosovo declaration of independence **

International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence ''Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo'' was a request in 2008 for an advisory opinion referred to the International Court of Justice by the United Nations General Assembly regarding ...

** Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence *

Political parties in Kosovo This article lists political parties in Kosovo. Kosovo has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments ...

* Supreme Court of Kosovo

Branches of the government of Kosovo

Government of Kosovo

Executive branch of the government of Kosovo

Head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

President of Kosovo The president of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës, ), is the head of state and chief representative of the de facto Republic of Kosovo in the country and abroad. The president is elected indirectly, by the Asse ...

Vjosa Osmani Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu (born 17 May 1982) is a Kosovar Albanian jurist and politician serving as the 5th and current President of Kosovo since 4 April 2021. Born in former Yugoslavia and raised in the city then known as Titova Mitrovica, today th ...

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Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

Prime Minister of Kosovo The prime minister of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës, sr, Премијер Републике Косова, Premijer Republike Kosova) is the head of government of Kosovo. The prime minister and the Gover ...

Avdullah Hoti Avdullah Hoti (born 4 February 1976) is a Kosovan politician, who served as the prime minister of Kosovo from 3 June 2020 until 22 March 2021. He previously served as the minister of Finance of Kosovo between 2014 and 2017 in the PDK/ LDK coali ...

(acting) * Cabinet of Kosovo *

United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the United Nations in Kosovo. The UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall ...

Legislative branch of the government of Kosovo

Assembly of Kosovo The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; sr, Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly electe ...

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Foreign relations of Kosovo

Foreign relations of Kosovo Foreign relations of Kosovo are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. Kosovo operates 33 embassies abroad and is host to 22 embassies in Pristina. Kosovo has membership in several international organisations. On ...

* Diplomatic missions in Kosovo * Diplomatic missions of Kosovo *

* Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

International organization membership

International organization membership of Kosovo

Kosovo (UNMIK) The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the United Nations in Kosovo. The UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall ...

membership

* Membership of Kosovo in international sports federations

Law and order in Kosovo

* Constitution of Kosovo * Crime in Kosovo * Human rights in Kosovo **

LGBT rights in Kosovo Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Kosovo have improved in recent years, most notably with the adoption of the new Constitution of Kosovo, Constitution, banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. Kosovo remains one of ...

** Sexual trafficking in Kosovo ** Freedom of religion in Kosovo * Law enforcement in Kosovo **

European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, known as EULEX Kosovo or simply as EULEX,About EULEX
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2004 unrest in Kosovo The 2004 unrest in Kosovo is the worst ethnic violence case in Kosovo since the end of the 1998–99 conflict. The violence erupted in the partitioned town of Kosovo Mitrovica, leaving hundreds wounded and at least 14 people dead. The unrest w ...

** 2008 unrest in Kosovo

Military of Kosovo

Military of Kosovo The Kosovo Security Force (KSF; sq, Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës, sr, Косовске безбедносне снаге, Kosovske bezbednosne snage) is a civilian emergency services organisation of Kosovo under the control and command of Koso ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Kosovo * Kosovo Security Forces **

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

's Kosovo Force (KFOR) **

Kosovo Protection Corps The Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC; sq, Trupat e Mbrojtjes së Kosovës (TMK)) was a civilian emergency services organisation in Kosovo active from 1999 to 2009. The KPC was created on September 21, 1999, through the promulgation of United Nation ...

(KPC) * Military history of Kosovo *

Military ranks of Kosovo The Military ranks of Kosovo are the military insignia used by the Kosovo Security Force. The current rank structure was created, in order to have ranks more similar to NATO standards. Ranks ;Officers ;Other ranks Historical ranks Ranks used be ...

Local government in Kosovo

History of Kosovo

History of Kosovo The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance ...

* Military history of Kosovo

Culture of Kosovo

Culture of Kosovo *

Architecture of Kosovo The architecture of Kosovo dates back to the Neolithic period and includes the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages, Antiquity and the Medieval period. It has been influenced by the presence of different civilizations and religions as evidenced by the stru ...

Cuisine of Kosovo The cuisine of Kosovo () is a representative of the cuisine of the Balkans and consists of traditional dishes by ethnic groups native to Kosovo. Due to ethnic connections with Albania, it has been significantly influenced by Albanian cuisine an ...

* Festivals in Kosovo *

Languages of Kosovo The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the ...

* Literature of Kosovo * Media in Kosovo * Symbols of Kosovo **

Coat of arms of Kosovo The coat of arms of the Republic of Kosovo was introduced following the unilateral declaration of independence on 17 February 2008. It shows six white stars in an arc above a solid golden shape of Kosovo as seen on a standard projection map, pla ...

** Anthem of the Republic of Kosovo **

Flag of Kosovo Flag of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Flamuri i Republikës së Kosovës, sr, Застава Републике Косово/Zastava Republike Kosovo) was adopted by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo immediately following the Unilateral de ...

* People of Kosovo * Prostitution in Kosovo * Public holidays in Kosovo * Records of Kosovo * Religion in Kosovo ** Christianity in Kosovo ** Hinduism in Kosovo **

Islam in Kosovo Islam in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating back to the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. Before the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the entire Balkan region had been Christianized by both the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. From 1389 until ...

** Judaism in Kosovo ** Sikhism in Kosovo

Art in Kosovo

* Art in Kosovo * Cinema of Kosovo * Literature of Kosovo * Music of Kosovo * Radio in Kosovo * Television in Kosovo * Theatre in Kosovo

Sports in Kosovo

Football in Kosovo Football in Kosovo is governed by the Football Federation of Kosovo, which was created in , as a branch of the Yugoslav Football Association. Prishtina, is the club from Kosovo with most participations in the Yugoslav First League. Football is th ...

* Kosovo at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Kosovo

Economy of Kosovo The economy of Kosovo is a transition economy. Kosovo was the poorest province of the former Yugoslavia with a modern economy established only after a series of federal development subsidies in the 1960s and the 1970s. During the 1990s, the abolit ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): Between 152nd and 153rd according to the CIA World Factbook figures *

Communications in Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europ ...

* Companies of Kosovo * Currency of Kosovo: Euro (see also: Euro topics) ** ISO 4217:

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* Kosovo Stock Exchange *

Tourism in Kosovo Kosovo is situated in south-eastern Europe. With its central position in the Balkans, it serves as a link in the connection between central and south Europe, the Adriatic Sea, and Black Sea. Tourism in Kosovo is characterized by archaeological he ...

Transport in Kosovo Transport in Kosovo consists of transport by land and air. Kosovo is complicated by political issues relating to international recognition. The country declared Independence in 2008 from Serbia. It currently has 101 diplomatic recognitions from ...

** Airports in Kosovo ** Rail transport in Kosovo

References

External links

United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo

The Government of Kosovo and Prime minister's office

Assembly of Kosovo

President of Kosovo

Serbian Government for Kosovo and Metohija

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