What the records say
- When
- 2008
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Kosovo
- Coordinates
- 42.59° N, 20.86° E
- Process
- unknown
- Type
- Unknown process (often independences)
- Pop
- 1747383
- Area km2
- 10887
- Losing
- Yugoslavia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kosovo
Country in Southeastern Europe
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeastern 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. It covers an area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 1.6 million, of whom the vast majority are ethnic Albanians.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
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