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Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova, Kosovë; Serbian: Косово и Метохија; Kosovo i Metohija) is a landlocked country in the Balkans. The landlocked country was a part of the lands of Thraco-Illyrian tribes, then of the Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ottoman empires. In the 20th century it was part of the Kingdom of Serbia and its successor state Yugoslavia. Following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War, the territory came under the interim administration of the United Nations (UNMIK).

In February 2008, the Assembly of Kosovo declared Kosovo's independence as the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës). As of August 2008 (2008-08), its independence is recognised by 45 countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, and opposed by others, including the People's Republic of China, India, Russia and Serbia, which continues to claim sovereignty over Kosovo (as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохија, Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija).

Kosovo borders Albania to the west, Central Serbia to the north and east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south, and Montenegro to the northwest. The largest city and the capital of Kosovo is Pristina (also Prishtina, Priština), while other cities include Peć (Peja), Prizren, and Mitrovica.

So far, the name "Kosovo" was found associated to the beercans importers from Slovenia and Serbia. Now the brewery "Birra Peja" is producing its own brand.