Serbia-Montenegro
(Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
| State: | The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FRY) consists of two republics (Serbia and Montenegro). Additionally,
Kosovo and Vojvodina are considered by FRY to be autonomous provinces.
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| Capital: | Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and the FRY. Podgorica is the capital of Montenegro.
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| Location: |  44°00' N, 21° 00' E in Southeastern Europe.Bordered by Albania to the South, Macedonia and Bulgaria to the Southeast, Romania to the Northeast, Hungary to the North, Croatia to the Northwest, and Bosnia-Herzegovina to the West.
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| Size: | 102,350 sq km (about the same size as the state of Kentucky). Serbia: 88,412 sq km (about the size of the state of Maine). Montenegro 13,938 sq km (about the size of Connecticut).
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| Population: | 11,206,039 (July 1998 est.) Serbia—10,526,135 Montenegro—679,904
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| Ethnic groups: | (1998 statistics) Serbs (63%), Albanians (14%), Montenegrins (6%),
Hungarians (4%), Other (13% )
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| Religion: | (1998 statistics) Orthodox (65%), Muslim (19%), Roman Catholic (4%),
Protestant (1%), other (11%)
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| Access to Waterways: | The Sava and the Danube are the two main river systems which connect
Yugoslavia internationally. Other than the river systems, Serbia is landlocked.
Montenegro has access to 200 km of coastline along the Adriatic Sea.
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| Climate: | Varies from cold, snowy winters inland to hot summers (humid in the north,
dry along the coastline). Occasional earthquakes.
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| Natural resources: | Oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite,
chrome.
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| Industries and Agriculture: | Prior to 1999, the main industries included machine building (aircraft,
trucks, and automobiles; tanks and weapons; electrical equipment; agricultural machinery);
metallurgy (steel, aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, chromium, antimony, bismuth, cadmium);
mining (coal, bauxite, nonferrous ore, iron ore, limestone); consumer goods (textiles,
footwear, foodstuffs, appliances); electronics, petroleum products, chemicals, and
pharmaceuticals. The main agricultural products included cereals, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, olives; cattle, sheep and goats . Prior to the 1999, its main trading partners were Russia, Italy and Germany.
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| Currency: | Yugoslav New Dinar (YD). Following economic sanctions and 1999
bombings, hard currencies (especially Deutschmarks) are widely used. |