United Nations Administered Kosovo

Kosovo
1999–2008 (de facto)
Map of Kosovo
StatusEntity under interim international administration
CapitalPristina
Common languages
Special Representative 
• 1999–2001
Bernard Kouchner
• 2006–2008
Joachim Rücker
President 
• 2002–2006
Ibrahim Rugova
• 2006–2008
Fatmir Sejdiu
Prime Minister 
• 2002–2004
Bajram Rexhepi
• 2008
Hashim Thaçi
History 
10 June 1999
17 February 2008 (de facto)
Area
• Total
10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)
Population
• 
2,067,507
CurrencyDeutsche Mark (1999–2001)
Euro (2002–2008)
ISO 3166 codeUNK
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Republic of Kosova
Kosovo

United Nations Administered Kosovo refers to the period when the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo was directly responsible for the governance of Kosovo between 1999 and 2008. This period began on 10 June 1999 with the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and effectively ended on 17 February 2008 with the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo.