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Serbia and Montenegro

Country Profile

Capital Cities: Belgrade
Podgorica The Capital of Montenegro.

Other Cities: Pristina, Pancevo, Novi Pazar, Uzice, Novi Sad, Subotica, Bor, Nis, Tivat, Kotor

Local Time: UTC +1h

Geography:
Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area: Montenegro (13 938 sq. km),
Serbia (88 412 sq. km.)
Terrain: Varied; in the north, rich fertile plains; in the east, limestone ranges and basins; in the southeast, mountains and hills; in the southwest, high shoreline with no islands off the coast
Border countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania

Climate: In the north, continental climate (cold winter and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); central portion, continental and Mediterranean climate; to the south, Adriatic climate along the coast, hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall inland.

Government:
Type: Republic.
Constitution: February 4, 2003 the Yugoslav parliament adopted the Constitutional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Independence: April 11, 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).

People:
Nationality: Noun--Montenegrin(s) and Serb(s);
adjective--Montenegrin and Serbian
Population: (2001 est.) 8,000,000, (Montenegro 650,000); Serbia (not including Kosovo) 7,478,820--2002 Republic Census)
Ethnic groups: Serbian 62.6%, Albanian 16.5%, Montenegrin 5%, Hungarian 3.3%, other 12.6%
Religions: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
Languages: Serbo-Croatian 95%, Albanian 5%, the alphabet in official use is Cyrillic, as well as Latin Literacy: total population: 93%

Business

Currency: New Yugoslavian Dinar (YUM); Note: in Montenegro the euro is legal tender; in Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal (2002)

Internet Links

Official Sites of Serbia and Montenegro

Royal House of Serbia and Yugoslavia

Serbia and Montenegro

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro

Embassy of the FR of Yugoslavia

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Serbia
Vlada Republike Srbije - Zvanicna prezentacija

Serbia Ministry of Information

Montenegro
Drzava Crna Gora

Predsjednik Republike Crne Gore

Vlada Republike Crne Gore

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Montenegro

Federal Statistical Office

Maps
Maps of Serbia and Montenegro

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News
BETA Novinska Agencija

Free Serbia Net

I*Net

MMNews

Novosti

Politika

Yugoslavia Survey

Business & Economy
National Bank of Yugoslavia

Belgrade Stock Exchange

Yugoslav Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Internet Promotion of Yugoslav Economy