Kosovo flag 10 x 15 cm

Kosovo is a disputed region in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës), which claims all the territory of Yugoslavia’s 1974–1990 Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo of SR Serbia. The modern Republic of Serbia does not recognise the secession of the province and considers Kosovo a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija re-created by the Serbian constitutional reforms of the Slobodan Miloševic government.

Landlocked Kosovo is bordered by Central Serbia to the north and east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south, Albania to the west, and Montenegro to the northwest. The largest city and the capital of Kosovo is Pristina (alternatively spelled Prishtina or Priština), while other cities include Pec (Peja), Prizren, and Mitrovica (Kosovska Mitrovica).

Kosovo 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 shared between Kingdom of Montenegro and Kingdom of Serbia, and their successor state, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After the Kosovo War and 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia 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. As of 16 January 2009, its independence is recognised by 54 UN member states and the Republic of China (Taiwan). On October 8, 2008, the majority of the UN states backed a Serbian judicial initiative on Kosovo aimed at determining whether the secession was legal.

reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo

The flag of the Republic of Kosovo was adopted by the Assembly of Kosovo immediately following the declaration of independence of the Republic of Kosovo from Serbia on 17 February 2008.

The flag is the result of an international design competition, organized by the United Nations-backed provisional government, which attracted almost one thousand entries. The now-used design is a variant of one proposal designed by Muhamer Ibrahimi. It shows six white stars in an arc above a golden map of Kosovo on a blue field. They symbolize Kosovo's six major ethnic groups.

The flag of Kosovo has a blue background, charged with a map of Kosovo and six stars. The stars are officially meant to symbolize Kosovo's six major ethnic groups: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma (often grouped with the Ashkali and Egyptians) and Bosniaks. The ratio of the flag is 2:3. The colors and construction of the Kosovo flag have not yet been defined; however, an official government document does give the colors of the flag using CMYK. The use of the Kosovo flag is regulated by the law: "Law on the Use of Kosovo State Symbols". However, the Serbian Government objects to the use of the Kosovo flag at international meetings and gatherings.

The flag of Kosovo resembles that of Bosnia and Herzegovina in terms of colours and shapes used (white stars and yellow shape of the country on a blue field). The flag is unusual among national flags in using a map as an emblem; the flag of Cyprus is the other.

reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kosovo