Serbia and Montenegro

• Sandzak region bordering northern Montenegro and southeastern Serbia - Muslims seeking autonomy;
• Vojvodina taken from Hungary and awarded to the former Yugoslavia by Treaty of Trianon in 1920;
• disputes with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia over Serbian populated areas;
• Albanian minority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian Republic

• 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

• extremely varied;
• to the north, rich fertile plains;
• to the east, limestone ranges and basins;
• to the southeast, ancient mountain and hills;
• to the southwest, extremely high shoreline with no islands off the coast;
• home of largest lake in former Yugoslavia, Lake Scutari

• coastal water pollution from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor;
• air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities;
• water pollution along Danube from industrial waste dumped into the Sava which drains into the Danube;
• subject to destructive earthquakes

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noun:

Serb(s) and Montenegrin(s)

adjective:

Serbian and Montenegrin

total population:

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conventional long form:

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conventional short form:

Serbia and Montenegro

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local short form:

Srbija-Crna Gora

• Serbian Socialist Party (SPS; former Communist Party), Slobodan MILOSEVIC;
• Serbian Radical Party (SRS), Vojislav SESELJ;
• Serbian Renewal Party (SPO), Vuk DRASKOVIC;
• Democratic Party (DS), Dragoljub MICUNOVIC;
• Democratic Party of Serbia, Vojislav KOSTUNICA;
• Democratic Party of Socialists (DSSCG), Momir BULATOVIC;
• People's Party of Montenegro (NS), Novak KILIBARDA;
• Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, Slavko PEROVIC;
• Democratic Community of Vojvodina Hungarians (DZVM), Agoston ANDRAS;
• League of Communists-Movement for Yugoslavia (SK-PJ), Dragan ATANASOVSKI

President:

Federal Assembly elected Zoran LILIC on 25 June 1993

Chamber of Republics:

• last held 31 May 1992 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - percent of vote by party NA;
• seats - (40 total; 20 Serbian, 20 Montenegrin)

Chamber of Citizens:

• last held 31 May 1992 (next to be held NA 1996);
• results - percent of votes by party NA;
• seats (138 total; 108 Serbian, 30 Montenegrin) - SPS 73, SRS 33, DSSCG 23, SK-PJ 2, DZVM 2, independents 2, vacant 3

Chief of State:

• Zoran LILIC (since 25 June 1993);
• note - Slobodan MILOSEVIC is president of Serbia (since 9 December 1990);
• Momir BULATOVIC is president of Montenegro (since 23 December 1990)

Head of Government:

• Prime Minister Radoje KONTIC (since NA December 1992);
• Deputy Prime Ministers Jovan ZEBIC (since NA March 1993), Asim TELACEVIC (since NA March 1993), Lovre KOVILJKO (since NA March 1993)

• US and Serbia and Montenegro do not maintain full diplomatic relations;
• the Embassy of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continues to function in the US

chief of mission:

(vacant)

embassy:

address NA, Belgrade

mailing address:

American Embassy Box 5070, Unit 25402, APO AE 09213-5070

telephone:

[38] (11) 645-655

FAX:

[38] (11) 645-221

machine building (aircraft, trucks, and automobiles; armored vehicles 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 fertile plains of Vojvodina produce 80% of the cereal production of the former Yugoslavia and most of the cotton, oilseeds, and chicory;
• Vojvodina also produces fodder crops to support intensive beef and dairy production;
• Serbia proper, although hilly, has a well-distributed rainfall and a long growing season;
• produces fruit, grapes, and cereals;
• in this area, livestock production (sheep and cattle) and dairy farming prosper;
• Kosovo produces fruits, vegetables, tobacco, and a small amount of cereals;
• the mountainous pastures of Kosovo and Montenegro support sheep and goat husbandry;
• Montenegro has only a small agriculture sector, mostly near the coast where a Mediterranean climate permits the culture of olives, citrus, grapes, and rice

Montenegro:

• 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 620,455 GRT/1,024,227 DWT;
• includes 17 cargo, 5 container, 17 bulk, 1 passenger ship;
• note - most under Maltese flag except 2 bulk under Panamian flag

Serbia:

• 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 246,631 GRT/451,843 DWT;
• includes 2 bulk, 2 conbination tanker/ore carrier;
• note - all under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:

48

useable:

48

with permanent-surface runways:

16

with runways over 3,659 m:

0

with runways 2,440-3,659 m:

6

with runways 1,220-2,439 m:

9

• 700,000 telephones;
• broadcast stations - 26 AM, 9 FM, 18 TV;
• 2,015,000 radios;
• 1,000,000 TVs;
• satellite ground stations - 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT

• males age 15-49 2,700,485;
• fit for military service 2,178,128;
• reach military age (19) annually 83,783 (1993 est.)