Kosovo is a region in Southeastern Europe, covering 10,908 km², with a population of 2,100,000. The region has been settled since the Neolithic era, and has been part of the Roman empire, historical Serbia, the Ottoman empire, Yugoslavia (as part of Serbia) and since 1999 under UNMIK control. In 2008 it declared independence as the Republic of Kosovo (Serbian: Република Косово; Albanian: Republika e Kosovës). This declaration received varied reactions from the international community and is strongly opposed by Serbia.
It borders Central Serbia to the north and east, Montenegro to the northwest, Albania to the west and the Republic of Macedonia to the south. The capital is Pristina, and other cities in the region include Peć, Prizren and Mitrovica.