Serbia and Montenegro
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Serbia and Montenegro is name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose commonwealth in Europe that is the descendant of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Serbia and Montenegro, the remaining federal states of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, came to an agreement only to cooperate in some political fields (e.g. a defence union). The states have their own economic policies and currencies. Serbia and Montenegro does not have a complete capital any more. Though most institutions are in Belgrade, some have been moved to Podgorica.
A new constitution was accepted on February 4, 2003, and in three years time each of the two states may seek full independence via a referendum (2006).
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| National motto: Samo sloga Srbina spasava (Only unity save the Serbs) (unofficial) | |||
| File:LocationSerbiaAndMontenegro.png | |||
| Official language | Serbian language written in Cyrillic alphabet | ||
| Capital | Belgrade; Constitutional Court is in Podgorica | ||
| President of the Council of Ministers1 | Svetozar Marović | ||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0.25% | ||
| Population
- Density | Ranked 70th
104/km² | ||
| Independence
- Recognised |
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| Currency | In Serbia, the Serbian dinar, in Montenegro the euro | ||
| Time zone | UTC +1 (CET) | ||
| National anthem | Hej Sloveni | ||
| Internet TLD | .yu | ||
| Airline carrier | Jat Airways | ||
| Calling Code | 381 | ||
| 1)Has the role of both president and prime minister | |||
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History
Main articles: History of Serbia and Montenegro, History of Yugoslavia
Upon forming in 1992, the United Nations, and many individual states (especially the United States) had refused to recognise the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro as the continuation of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, although they accepted it as constituting a state. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was finally admitted to the United Nations in 2000.
In 2002, Serbia and Montenegro came to a new agreement regarding continued co-operation, which, among other changes, promised the end of name Yugoslavia. On February 4th 2003, the federal parliament of Yugoslavia created a loose commonwealth of Serbia and Montenegro called Serbia and Montenegro.
Political divisions
Main article: Internal structure of Serbia and Montenegro
- Serbia
- Belgrade - the capital, and the capital of Serbia and Montenegro
- the Vojvodina region
- Novi Sad - the capital
- the Kosovo and Metohia region
- Priština - the capital
- Montenegro
- Podgorica - the capital, and the judicial capital of Serbia and Montenegro
Transportation
Main article: Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as "the crossroad between the East and the West", which is one of primary reasons for its turbulent history. The valley is by far the easiest way of land travel from continental Europe to Greece and Asia Minor.
Major international highways going through Serbia are E75 and E70. E763/E761 is the most important route connecting Serbia with Montenegro.
Danube, an important internationa waterway, flows through Serbia. The largest sea harbour is Montenegro's Bar.
Miscellaneous topics
Map of Serbia and Montenegro
- Military of Serbia and Montenegro
- Communications in Serbia and Montenegro
- Economy of Serbia and Montenegro
- Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro
- Government of Serbia and Montenegro
- Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
- Foreign relations of Serbia and Montenegro
- Beer in Serbia and Montenegro
- Music of Serbia and Montenegro
External link
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Serbia and Montenegro" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro December 14, 2003
