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/[deleted]]

What is your policy regarding partially recognized countries? I can see that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not on the map despite being recognized by a major world power.

[u/YuYuHunter → u/[deleted]]

That most countries recognize it perhaps? Most countries recognize Kosovo, in the EU almost all countries.

The post-Soviet frozen conflict states are recognized by less countries than a regular hand has fingers.

[u/angryteabag → u/[deleted]]

literally only 4 countries recognize South Ossetia, Abkhazia...... Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru. So its Russia (which created those ''countries'' through a war) and some Russian friendly places in South America that probably did it just to make Russians like them more. Kosovo is recongised by most of Europe, while nobudy in Europe recognises those South Ossetia and Abkhazia

[u/Person_of_Earth → u/[deleted]]

111>4

[u/A3xMlp → u/Person_of_Earth]

Doesn´t matter. If either in the UN? No, meaning neither is a fully recognized country. De facto they are both ˝independent˝, but de jure they aren´t. They have the same footing.

[u/A3xMlp → u/[deleted]]

Yes and no. De facto you can. But legally you aren´t one. Though my point stands. Both aren´t legally countries.