Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo (Kosovo) or Kosovo Metohiya is located in the inland part of central Balkans. It is surrounded by Serbia in the northeast, Macedonia in the southeast, Albania in the southwest and Montenegro in the northwest. It was one of the autonomous states belonging to Serbia of Yugoslavia, but the Kosovo Parliament declared independence on February 17, 2008, and has claimed the Republic of Kosovo. As of mid December 2014, it is 110 countries out of 193 countries joining the United Nations including Japan, Taiwan and the Maltese Order. In countries that do not approve independence, it is regarded as part of the territory of Serbia (Kosovo Metohiya Autonomous province). ...