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Kosovo, [a] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [b] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east and North Macedonia to the southeast.
Kosovo is a landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. The country is strategically positioned in the center of the Balkan Peninsula enclosed by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, and Albania to the southwest. It has no direct access to the Mediterranean Sea but its rivers flow into three ...
International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. [1] [2] The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, [3] although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the ...
Geography of Kosovo. Kosovo is: a landlocked territory; Location: Eastern Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Europe Southern Europe. Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Kosovo High: Velika Rudoka 2,658 m (8,720 ft) Low: White Drin 297 m (974 ft)
On 6 February 2018, the European Commission published its expansion plan [6] to cover up to six Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The plan envisages that all six applicants could achieve accession as members of the European Union after 2025.
The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance of natural resources which gave way to the development of life. In antiquity the area was part of the ...
The final results of the 2011 census recorded Kosovo (excluding North Kosovo) as having 1,739,825 inhabitants. [16] The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) has called "for caution when referring to the 2011 census", due to the boycott by Serb-majority municipalities in North Kosovo and the large boycott by Serbs and Roma in southern Kosovo. [17]
Pristina is the center of sport in Kosovo, where activity is organized across amateur and professional levels, sport organizations and clubs, regulated by the Kosovo Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. [125] Sport is organized in units called Municipal Leagues.