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Kosovo, [a] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the Balkans, bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo sits on the plains ...
The flag is unusual among national flags in using a map as a design element; the flag of Cyprus is the only other to do so. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The ratio of the flag was announced during the contest as 2:3; [ 13 ] with the passage of a diplomatic protocol law in Kosovo in April 2009, the ratio was set as 1:1.4 (5:7 when put in whole numbers). [ 1 ]
Description. 1999–present. Flag of Albania used by Kosovo Albanians. A red field charged with a double-headed eagle. Dimensions: 2:3. 2010–present. Flag of Serbia used by Kosovo Serbs. A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white; charged with the lesser Coat of arms left of center. Dimensions: 2:3.
Flag of Kosovo See also: List of flags of Kosovo: The flag of Kosovo has a blue background, charged with a map of Kosovo in gold and six white stars. The stars symbolize Kosovo's six major ethnic groups: Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, Turks, Romani (often grouped with the Ashkali and Egyptians) and Gorani. 1984– Flag of Northern Cyprus [note 4]
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe. Regional affiliation ...
Politics of Kosovo. International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. [1] [2] The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, [3] although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have ...
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, "Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) is an OECD term for the group of countries comprising Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania." [11]