Kosovo History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

Archaeological research has shown that the earliest known settlements in the region of present-day Kosovo were linked to the Neolithic Starčevo culture and material culture groups that succeeded it. The Byzantine administration was wiped out by Slavic invasions beginning in the 6th – 7th centuries AD. In the centuries that followed, the region was controlled by alternating between the Byzantines and the first Bulgarian Empire. The Battle of Kosovo of 1389 is considered one of the defining moments of Serbian medieval history. The region was the origin of the Serbian medieval state, which has also been the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church since the 14th century, when its status was upgraded to patriarchy.

The collapse of the Serbian Empire at the end of the 14th century saw a quick succession of regional rulers until the 15th century, when it had become part of the Ottoman Empire by the early 20th century. At the end of the 19th century, it was the center of the Albanian national awakening. After their defeat in the Balkan Wars, the Ottomans ceded Kosovo to Serbia and Montenegro. The two countries joined Yugoslavia after World War I, and after a period of Yugoslav unitism in the Kingdom, the Yugoslav Constitution after World War II established the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Metohija within the Yugoslav constituent republic of Serbia.

During the stress of the 20th century between the Albanian and Serb communities in Kosovo and sometimes major violence has changed in 1998 and ended the Kosovo war of 1999, resulting in the Yugoslav army returned, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Was established And the 2008 Declaration of Independence.

• Kosovo, officially called the Republic of Kosovo, is a country located in the Balkan region of Europe Mahadeep.
• Kosovo is bordered on the north and east by Serbia, on the south by the Republic of Macedonia, on the west by Albania and on the northwest by Montgro.
• Kosovo was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from the mid-15th century to the 20th century.
• Kosovo gained independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008.
• The total area of ​​Kosovo is 17,818 sq km. (6,880 square miles).
• The official language of Kosovo is Albanian and Serbian.
• The currency of Kosovo is named Euro.
• According to the World Bank, the total population of Kosovo in 2016 was 18.2 million.
• Mount Gajeravica (Ðeravica), at 8,714 ft (2,656 m), is the highest point in the country and the lowest point is the White Drine, 974 ft (297 m).
• After Moldova, the people of Kosovo are the second poorest in Europe with a GDP per capita of only 8,325 euros. 30% of the population falls below the poverty line and most citizens live with a monthly income of less than 500 Euros.
• The six stars on Kosovo's flag represent the six major ethnic groups living in the country: Albanian, Serb, Turk, Gorani, Romani, and Bosnian.
• More than 70% of Kosovo's population is under 35 years of age, making it the youngest country in Europe. The average age of the people of Kosovo is only 29.1 years.
• Ode to Joy, the anthem of the European Union, is played at official announcement ceremonies of the Republic of Kosovo. The interim government of Kosovo had decided to do so as an honor to the European Union for its efforts to help it gain independence.
• Kosovo took part in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for the first time. A total of eight athletes were sent by the Olympic Committee.
• Kosovo does not confer citizenship by birth. The child gets citizenship of the country when at least one mother or father is a citizen of Kosovo.

• 15 June 1389 - Ottoman Turkish) Empire defeated Serbia in the Battle of Kosovo.
• 09 June 1999 - A peace treaty was signed by the federal republic of Yugoslavia and NATO during the Kosovo war. It was a war fought between the federal republics Yugoslavia and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) forces with the aerial support of NATO. The war lasted from 28 February 1998 to 11 June 1999.
• 12 June 1999 - After the bombing of Yugoslavia and Kosovover, the NATO -led Kosovo force (a portrait of the German army's armored vehicle) entered Kosovo with the mandate of the installation of a safe environment in the inn area.
• 24 May 1999 - Former Sarbia President Slobodan Milosivich Kosovo was convicted for war crime and crimes against humanity.
• 28 March 1999 - Serbian police and special forces killed at least 89 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica in the Drenica region of central Kosovo.
• 09 June 2007 - US President George W. Bush called for the United Nations action on Kosovo's independence despite Russian and Serbian opposition. Kosovo is a disputed region in southeast Europe that claims freedom from Serbia.
• 17 February 2008 - Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
• 17 February 2008 - Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.
• 26 February 2009 - During the Kosovo war, former Serbian President Milan Mulutinovic is acquitted of war crisis.
• 24 December 2012 - The government of Pakistan announced that it would recognize the Republic of Kosovo.