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The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. [205] Its operations are gradually reducing until Kosovo's Security Force, established in 2009, becomes self-sufficient. [206] KFOR entered Kosovo on 12 June 1999, [207] one day after the United Nations Security Council adopted the UNSC Resolution 1244.
Kosovo is located between the Mediterranean Sea and mountainous regions of Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. This geographic location gives the country its large annual temperature range. Summer temperature highs can reach +30 °C (86 °F), winter's temperatures as low as −10 °C (14 °F). [22]
The history of Kosovo dates back to pre-historic times when the Starčevo culture, Vinča culture, Bubanj-Hum culture, and Baden culture were active in the region. Since then, many archaeological sites have been discovered due to the abundance of natural resources which gave way to the development of life. In antiquity the area was part of the ...
Demographics of Kosovo. 14.6 per 1,000 pop. [3] 7.7 per 1,000 pop. -3.72 per 1,000 pop. The Kosovo Agency of Statistics monitors various demographic features of the population of Kosovo, such as population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Geography of Kosovo. Kosovo is: a landlocked territory; Location: Eastern Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Europe Southern Europe. Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Kosovo High: Velika Rudoka 2,658 m (8,720 ft) Low: White Drin 297 m (974 ft)
The average temperature of Kosovo for a year is 9.5 °C (49.1 °F). The warmest month is July with 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), the coldest is January with −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F). The highest average temperature for a year is in Prizren (12 °C (54 °F)), the lowest temperature in Podujevë (9 °C (48 °F)). Except Prizren and Istog, all other ...
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 Priština. The territory was previously an autonomous province of Serbia during Socialist Yugoslavia (1946–1990), and acquired its current status in 1990.
According to Aram Andonyan and Zavren Biberyan, in 1908, the Kosovo Vilayet, which included modern Kosovo and the northwestern part of modern North Macedonia, had a total population of 908,115, of which the largest group were Albanians with 46,1%, followed by Bulgarians at 29.1%, Serbs at 12.4% and Turks at 9.8%.