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. | |||||
