Kosovo

Kosovois adisputed territoryandpartially recognisedstateinSoutheast Europethatdeclared independencefromSerbiain February 2008 as theRepublic of Kosovo. Itislandlockedin the centralBalkan Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pristina.Kosovo, though a secular republic, is largely Albanian-speaking and Muslim but there are also significant numbers of minorities living within its borders, especially Serbs. It's far north, along with two small regions elsewhere, have a Serb majority and are under local control.