What do you know about... Kosovo?

[u/MarktpLatz]

This is the thirty-second part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

Kosovo

Kosovo is a partially recognized state in the balkan. It belonged to the Ottoman empire from the 15th until the beginning of the 20th century. After being part of Yugoslavia for most of the 20th century, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008. It has been recognized as a country by 111 nations, but Serbia refuses to recognize it as a souverign state. Notable european countries refusing to recognize Kosovo include Spain (because of separatist movements in Spain), Greece and Russia (there are several more, you can check the list linked).

So, what do you know about Kosovo?

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Major thanks to /u/our_best_friend, who took care of these threads during my absence.

[u/scheenermann → u/[deleted]]

Are you responding to this:

After being part of Yugoslavia for most of the 20th century

If so, there's nothing incorrect there, and the distinction you are trying to make really isn't the point of the clause.

[u/scheenermann → u/[deleted]]

The OP literally just stated that Kosovo was a part of Yugoslavia for much of the 20th century. I mean, that's just a basic fact of history.

I'm puzzled as to why you think a brief historical overview, which summarizes about 500 years of history into two sentences, should grapple with the internal subdivisions of Yugoslav administration, but it's even more puzzling since your clarification doesn't even apply to pre-WW2 Yugoslavia.