Kosovo Valley

Republic of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës (Albanian) Република Косово Republika Kosovo (Serbian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Europe"
Location and extent of Kosovo in Europe.
Status	Disputed Recognized by 111 member states of the United Nations Claimed by Serbia as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (under UN Security Council resolution 1244)
Capital and largest city	Pristina 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E / 42.667; 21.167
Official languages	Albanian Serbian
Recognised regional languages	Bosnian Turkish Gorani Romani
Demonym	Kosovar, Kosovan
Government	Unitary Parliamentary republic
• President	Hashim Thaçi
• Prime Minister	Ramush Haradinaj
Legislature	Assembly of Kosovo
Establishment
• Kosovo Vilayet	1877
• Autonomous Province	31 January 1946
• Republic of Kosova	2 July 1990
• UNSCR 1244	10 June 1999
• UN Administration	June 1999
• Declaration of independence	17 February 2008
• End of Steering Group supervision	10 September 2012
• Brussels Agreement	19 April 2013
Area
• Total	10,908 km2 (4,212 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.0
Population
• 2016 estimate	1,907,592
• Density	159/km2 (411.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$18.840 billion
• Per capita	$10,134
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$8.315 billion
• Per capita	$4,472
Gini (FY2005/2006)	30.0 medium · 121
HDI (2013)	0.786 high
Currency	Euro (€)c (EUR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+383d
ISO 3166 code	XK
2014 estimate. A new estimate has been added in order to give a more correct GDP per capita. Preliminary results of 2011 census, which excluded four northern Serb-majority municipalities where it could not be carried out. Adopted unilaterally; Kosovo is not a formal member of the eurozone. Assigned 15 December 2016 to Kosovo by ITU.+381 was previously used for fixed lines. Kosovo-licensed mobile-phone providers used +377 (Monaco) or +386 (Slovenia) instead. XK is a "user assigned" ISO 3166 code not designated by the standard, but used by the European Commission, Switzerland, the Deutsche Bundesbank and other organisations.

Largest municipalities of Kosovo KAS Population of Kosovo 2015 [1]
Pristina Prizren	Rank	Municipality	Population	Rank	Municipality	Population	Ferizaj Gjakova
	1	Pristina	204,721	11	Suva Reka	59,681
	2	Prizren	186,986	12	Orahovac	58,908
	3	Ferizaj	101,174	13	Mališevo	57,301
	4	Peć	97,890	14	Lipljan	56,643
	5	Gjakova	94,543	15	Skenderaj	51,746
	6	Podujevo	83,425	16	Vitina	46,742
	7	Mitrovica	80,623	17	Deçan	41,173
	8	Gjilan	80,525	18	Istok	39,604
	9	Vučitrn	64,578	19	Klina	39,208
	10	Glogovac	60,175	20	Kosovo Polje	37,048

Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E / 42.583; 21.000

Disputed

Kosovo (/ˈkɒsəvoʊ, ˈkoʊ-/;Albanian: Kosova, [kɔsɔva] or Kosovë; 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).