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The mountainous areas of the Accursed Mountains in the west, Šar Mountains on the south and Kopaonik in the north experiences alpine climate, with high precipitation (900 to 1,300 mm (35 to 51 in) per year), short and fresh summers, and cold winters. [215] The average annual temperature of Kosovo is 9.5 °C (49.1 °F).
The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbo-Croatian: Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохија / Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë) was the name used from 1963 to 1968, when the term "Metohija" was dropped, [3] and the prefix "Socialist" was added. [4]
On 17 February 2008 Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence, [1] and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Republic of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008. [146] Some Kosovo Serbs opposed to secession boycotted the move by refusing to follow orders from the central government in Pristina and attempted to seize infrastructure ...
The Government of Kosovo (Albanian: Qeveria e Kosovës, Serbian: Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova) exercises executive authority in the Republic of Kosovo. It is composed of government ministers, and is led by the prime minister. The prime minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Ministers are nominated by the prime ...
The 2011 census recorded Kosovo (excluding North Kosovo) as having 1,739,825 inhabitants. [15] 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. [16]
After early results on the morning of the 18th indicating opposition leader Hashim Thaçi was on course to gain 35 per cent of the vote, he claimed victory for PDK, the Albanian Democratic Party, and stated his intention to declare independence. President Fatmir Sejdiu's Democratic League was in second place with 22 percent of the vote. The ...
per km 2 Municipalities Settlements District of Ferizaj (Rajoni i Ferizajit/Uroševački okrug) 1,030 180,897 175,6 Ferizaj; Hani i Elezit; Kaçanik; Shtime; Štrpce; 126 [4] District of Gjakova (Rajoni i Gjakovës/Đakovički okrug) 1,129 152,311 134,9 Deçan; Gjakova; Junik; Rahovec; 170 [5] District of Gjilan (Rajoni i Gjilanit/Gnjilanski ...
The Vilayet of Kosovo (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت قوصوه, Vilâyet-i Kosova; [4] Turkish: Kosova Vilayeti; Albanian: Vilajeti i Kosovës; Serbian: Косовски вилајет, Kosovski vilajet); Косовски вилает was a first-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Peninsula [5] which included the modern-day territory of Kosovo and the north ...