Kosovo
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                                             Kosovo
                                    Location of Kosovo in Europe
                   Capital                       Pristina
                                                  42°40′N 21°10′E  42.667, 21.167 
                                                 92% Albanians
                   Ethnic groups (2007)            5.3% Serbs
                                                   2.7% others[1]
                                               Area
                     -  Total                     10,908     km²  
                                                 4,212  sq     mi  
                     -  Water (%)                n/a
                                            Population
                                                            [2]
                     -  2007 estimate            2,100,000  
                                                            1
                     -  1991 census              1,956,196  
                     -  Density                  220/km² 
                                                 500/sq mi
                   GDP (PPP)                     2007 estimate
                                                           [3]
                     -  Total                    $4 billion  (n/a)
                                                          [3]
                      -  Per capita                $1,800  (151st)
                    GDP (nominal)                  2007 estimate
                                                                  [3]
                      -  Total                     $3.237 billion  (n/a)
                                                          [3]
                      -  Per capita                $1,500  (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
                                                             [4]
                                         Anthem:  Europe   
                              CIA Factbook map of the Republic of Kosovo
                    Capital                        Pristina
                    (and largest city)
                        Official languages         Albanian, Serbian
                    Recognised                     Turkish, Gorani, Romani, 
                     regional     languages        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 of Kosovo,
                    UN administration       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)
                  First Bulgarian Empire (839 to 1241)
                  Medieval Serbia