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INTRODUCTION

The region currently known as "Kosovo" became an

administrative region in 1946, as the Autonomous Province of
Kosovo and Metohija.

In 1974, the compositional "Kosovo and Metohija" was

reduced to simple "Kosovo" in the name of the Socialist
Autonomous Province of Kosovo, but in 1990 was renamed
back to Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Since Kosovo declared independence, it is now also referred

to as "The Republic of Kosovo" in English, though
"Kosovo" is still the most common name used.
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KOSOVO is a disputed state in the BALKANS.

Its majority is governed by the partially recognised Republic

of Kosovo, a self declared independent state which has de
facto control over the territory; the exceptions are some Sern
Enclaves.

Serbia does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and

considers it a United Nations -governed entity within its
sovereign territory.
 DEMOGRAPHICS
AREA – 10,902 sq km. (4212 sq mi)

CAPITAL – PRISHTINA

POPULATION – 21,00,000

ETHNIC GROUPS –
• Albanians (92 %)
• Serbs (5.3 %)
• Others (2.7 %)
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RELIGION – ISLAM

LANGUAGES – ALBANIAN, SERBIAN

BOREDERING –
» Macedonia to the south,
» Albania to the west, the region of Central Serbia
to the north and east, and
» Montenegro to the Northwest
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Government Type – Republic

President – Fatmir Sejdiu (Since 10th

Feb. 2006).

Prime Minister – Hashim Taci (Since

9th Jan. 2008)
 ECONOMY & FINANCE
GDP – Total : €3.804 billion
Per Capita : €1.759

Inflation Rate – 1.3%

Currency– EURO

Growth Rate – 3%
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Major Indusrties – Agriculture, Mining,

Metal, Winemaking.

Trade and Investment –

 Kosovo received $3,2 billion of foreign aid
 International donor conference is to be held in
Switzerland in June or July 2008
 EU pledged €2 billion, $350 mil by USA
 Serbia also pledged €120 million to Serb's
enclaves in Kosovo.
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A 50% tax reduction implemented in 2008 which

has helped double investment in the country.

Kosovo joined the International Monetary Fund

and the World Bank on 26 June 2009 as the 186th
country to join the two institutions.

An expected growth of "around 4.0

percent to 5.0 percent" in 2010.
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Health:
Infant mortality rate-- 23.7/1,000.
Total fertility rate, births per woman -- 2.9.
Life expectancy – 75 years.

Education:
Adult literacy rates – 91.9% (men 96.6%,
women 87.5%).
Enrollment --96% of children, ages 7-15
enrolled in primary school.
 Income and employment :
ECONOMY & FINANCE

45% of the Kosovo labor force is

unemployed;
35% of Kosovo's citizens live below the
poverty line, and
15% live in extreme poverty.

Industry: Mineral mining, energy,

telecommunications, forestry, agriculture, metal
processing, construction materials, base metals,
leather, machinery, appliances.