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[[Image:Kosovo ref01.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kosovo]]
[[Image:Kosovo ref01.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kosovo]]
'''Kosovo''' is a region in the south of [[Serbia]]. The area has been under [[United Nations]] administration since 1999 because of conflict stemming from the desire for independence. Kosovo's population is mostly ethnic-Albanian, a stark contrast to the rest of the population of Serbia.
'''Kosovo''' is a region in the south of [[Serbia]]. The area has been under [[United Nations]] administration since 1999 because of conflict stemming from the desire for independence. Kosovo's population is mostly ethnic-Albanian, a stark contrast to the rest of the population of Serbia.
Kosovo was once an almost totally [[Serbia]]n land. Under the long [[Ottoman]] rule, the land became more and more inhabited by Albanians migrants. The [[Turkey|Turkish]] dominators favored the arrival of Albanians which ended up turning a [[Christian]] region into a [[Muslim]]-majority one.
Like [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], and [[Bosnia]], Kosovo tried to break off from the former [[Yugoslavia]] in the 1990s. Serbian resistance led to the [[Kosovo War]], with both the United Nations and [[NATO]] intervening to stop violence.
Like [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], and [[Bosnia]], Kosovo tried to break off from the former [[Yugoslavia]] in the 1990s. Serbian resistance led to the [[Kosovo War]], with both the United Nations and [[NATO]] intervening to stop violence.