Template:Kosovo (geopolitical region)
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Republika e Kosovës Република Косово / Republika Kosovo Republic of Kosovo
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location of Kosovo in Europe
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Capital (and largest city) |
Pristina |
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Official languages | Albanian, Serbian | |||||
Recognised regional languages | Turkish, Gorani, Romani, Bosnian | |||||
Ethnic groups (2007) | 92% Albanians 5.3% Serbs 2.7% others [1] |
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Demonym | Kosovar | |||||
Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
- | Special Representative of the Secretary-General | Joachim Rücker | ||||
- | President | Fatmir Sejdiu (LDK) | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi (PDK) | ||||
Independence1 | from Serbia | |||||
- | Declared | 17 February 2008 | ||||
- | Recognized | by 36 countries [2] | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 10,908 km² (166) 4,212 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | n/a | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2007 estimate | 1,900,000[3] (141) | ||||
- | 1991 census | 1,956,1962 | ||||
- | Density | 220/km² (55) 500/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $4 billion (CIA World factbook) (158) | ||||
- | Per capita | $1,800 $ | ||||
Currency | Euro (€)3 (EUR ) |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Internet TLD | None assigned | |||||
Calling code | +381 | |||||
1 | Independence has only been partially recognised internationally. | |||||
2 | The census is a reconstruction; most of the ethnic Albanian majority boycotted. | |||||
3 | Unilaterally adopted. Kosovo is not a member of the EMU. | |||||
4 | Officially; some mobile phone providers use +377 or +386 instead. |