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Republic of Kosovo |
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Location and extent of Kosovo in Europe.
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| Capital and largest city |
Pristina 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E |
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| Demonym |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||
| Hashim Thaçi | |||||
| Isa Mustafa | |||||
| Legislature | Assembly of Kosovo | ||||
| Establishment | |||||
| 1877 | |||||
| 31 January 1946 | |||||
| 2 July 1990 | |||||
| 10 June 1999 | |||||
| June 1999 | |||||
| 17 February 2008 | |||||
| 10 September 2012 | |||||
| 19 April 2013 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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10,908 km2 (4,212 sq mi) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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1.0 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2014 estimate
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1,859,203a | ||||
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• 2011 census
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1,739,825b | ||||
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• Density
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159/km2 (411.8/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$18.840 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$10,134 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$8.315 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$4,472 | ||||
| Gini (FY2005/2006) | 30.0 medium · 121 |
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| HDI (2013) |
high |
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| Currency | Euro (€)c (EUR) | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +383d | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | XK | ||||
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Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E
Kosovo (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/;Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë [kɔsɔva]; Serbian Cyrillic: Косово) is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës; Serbian: Република Косово Republika Kosovo).