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After the constitutional changes, the parliaments of all Yugoslavian republics and provinces, which until then had MPs only from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, were dissolved and multi-party elections were held for them. Kosovo Albanians refused to participate in the elections and held their own, unsanctioned elections instead. As election laws required (and still require) turnout higher than 50%, the parliament of Kosovo could not be established. Kosovo's international status is anomalous in that although it is a province of the Republic of Serbia, actual administration is presently conducted by the United Nations with no involvement on the part of the Serbian governments (under Security Council resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999; see Security Council Resolutions 1999). The government of the province is the responsibility of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Under the terms of the Kumanovo agreement and subsequent UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which ended the Kosovo War, security is provided by the Kosovo Force (KFOR), which is led by NATO and is answerable to UNMIK. |
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1. Dependency status: province of Serbia; administered by the United Nations as a protectorate 2. Government type: none 3. Location: Southeastern Europe 4. Border Countries: Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia 5. Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter6. Terrain: mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast 7. Area: 10,887 km2 8. Capital: Priątina (500,000 inhabitians) 9. Administrative divisions: iRrafshi i Dukagjinit, Kosovo, Kosovo Polie (Kosovo Field) 10. Population: 2.5 - 3.0 million inhabitians (2003) 11. Languages: Albanian, Serbian, and Turkish at local levels 12. Religions: United Church of Canada, Presbyterian, Anglican, and Baptist 13. Currency: Euro (EUR); Serbian dinar |
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