Kosovo and Metohija
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| Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохиja (Serbian) Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë (Albanian) | |
 Location of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′N 21°10′E / 42.667°N 21.167°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Treaty of London | 30 May 1913 |
| Autonomous Province | 31 January 1946 |
| Autonomy increased | 21 February 1974 |
| Autonomy decreased | 28 March 1989 |
| Kosovo War | 28 February 1998 to 11 June 1999 |
| UN Administration | 10 June 1999 |
| Brussels Agreement | 19 April 2013 |
| Administrative center | Pristina |
| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous province (disputed)
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| • Body | Office for Kosovo and Metohija (Government of Serbia) |
| • Director | Petar Petković |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,586,659 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-KM |
The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Косово и Метохиja, romanized: Kosovo i Metohija; Albanian: Kosova dhe Metohia), commonly known as Kosovo (Serbian: Косово; Albanian: Kosova) and abbreviated to Kosmet (from Kosovo and Metohija; Serbian: Космет) or KiM (Serbian: КиМ), is an autonomous province that occupies the southernmost corner of Serbia, as defined by the country's constitution. The territory is the subject of an ongoing political and territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the partially recognised Republic of Kosovo, with the APKM being viewed as the de jure interpretation of the territory under Serbian law; however, the Serbian government currently does not control the territories because they are de facto administered by the Republic of Kosovo. Its claimed administrative capital and largest city is Pristina.
The territory of the province, as recognised by Serbian laws, lies in the southern part of Serbia and covers the regions of Kosovo and Metohija. The capital of the province is Priština. The territory was previously an autonomous province of Serbia during Socialist Yugoslavia (1946–1990), and acquired its current status in 1990. The province was governed as part of Serbia until the Kosovo War (1998–99), when it became a United Nations (UN) protectorate in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, but still internationally recognized as part of Serbia. The control was then transferred to the UN administration of UNMIK. On 17 February 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo (Albanian: Udhëheqësit e popullit tonë, të zgjedhur në mënyrë demokratike) unilaterally and extra-institutionally declared Kosovo's independence,[3] which is internationally recognized by 104 UN members. While it is de facto independent from Serbia, Serbia still regards it as its province.[4]
- ^ "Региони у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 16 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Regjistrimi i popullsisë, ekonomive familjare dhe banesave në Kosovë - Rezultatet paraprake korrik 2024" [The census of population, families, and dwellings in Kosovo - Preliminary results July 2024] (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Statistics Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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