About Serbia & Montenegro

Country name:
conventional long form: State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
conventional short form: Serbia and Montenegro

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Serbia and Montenegro is a State of pluralistic, parliamentary democracy committed to the rule of law, free market economy, freedom of public activities, social justice, human rights, equality and welfare of all citizens.

Location and Geography:
Serbia & Montenegro is located on the Balkan Peninsula of East Europe and is bound by the Adriatic Sea and Albania to the southwest, Bosnia-Herzegovina to the west, Croatia to the northwest, Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east and Macedonia to the southeast. The northern region of Serbia lies on the southern extremity of the Central Danubian Plain while the area south of the Sava River and east to west of the Danube River comprises the ranges and massifs of the Serbian Highlands and East Serbian Mountains. To the extreme southwest the extensive basins of the Kosovo Polje and Metohija Rivers are found which is also where the Serbian medieval state had its origins. Montenegro is divided into 3 distinct regions. 1.) The lowlands of the Adriatic, Lake Shkoder as well as the Zeta and lower Moraca Rivers in the southwest. 2.) The denuded mountain region to the west and 3.) the mountain pastures and woodlands of the north and east. Yugoslavia controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Middle East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast.

Major Cities:
Belgrade (Beograd), Podgorica, Novi Sad, Nis, Kragujevac, Subotica.

Surface Area: 102,173 sq.km
Population: 10,393,177
Capital: Beograd (Belgrade)
Border Length: 2,585 km
Coast Length: 294 km

Climate:
in the north, continental climate (cold winters 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.

Terrain:
extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills; to the southwest, extremely high shoreline with no islands off the coast.

People:
The principal ethnic majority are the Serbs who account for 62,6% of the population while 16,5% are Albanians, 5% are Montenegrins, 3.7% are Magyar (Hungarian) and just less than 1% is Slav Muslims. Other ethnic minorities include the Croats, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Czechs, Poles, Russians, Romanians and Germans.

Demographic/Vital Statistics:
Density; 103 persons per sq km (268 persons per sq mi) (1993). Urban-Rural; 52.0% urban, 48.0% rural (1991). Sex Distribution; 49.6% male, 50.4% female (1991).

Religions:
Mostly Christians of the Orthodox Church. Other religious minorities include Muslims, Protestants, Greek or Uniate Catholics and a small number of Jews.

Links:
www.serbia.sr.gov.yu
www.montenegro.yu
www.kopaonik.net
www.belgradetourism.org.yu
www.serbia-tourism.org
www.beograd.org.yu
www.mfa.gov.yu
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