Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Косово и Метохиja, romanized: Kosovo i Metohija; Albanian: Kosova dhe Metohia), commonly known as Kosovo and abbreviated to Kosmet or KiM, is an autonomous province defined by the Constitution of Serbia that occupies the southernmost part of Serbia. The territory is the subject of an ongoing political and territorial dispute between Republic of Serbia and the partially recognised Republic of Kosovo. Its claimed administrative capital and largest city is Pristina.
Kosovo and Metohija
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| Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохиja (Serbian) Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija (Serbian) Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë (Albanian) | |
Location of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′N 21°10′E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Treaty of London | 30 May 1913 |
| Autonomous Province | 31 January 1946 |
| Constitutional status 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 |
| • Director | Petar Petković |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,910 km2 (4,210 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 1,660,971 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-KM |
The territory of the province, as recognized by Serbian laws, lies in the southern part of Serbia and covers the regions of Kosovo and Metohija. The capital of the province is Pristina. 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, which is internationally recognized by 104 UN members and De facto independent, since it’s not controlled by Serbia, Serbia still regards it as its province.