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 Serbia and Montenegro Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Upon the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro was reconstituted in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).
The large Albanian population is chiefly concentrated in Kosovo, with smaller populations in the Preševo and Bujanovac municipalities in Central Serbia, and in the south-east of Montenegro (Ulcinj municipality).
Serbia, and in particular the valley of the Morava is often described as "the crossroads between the East and the West" - one of the primary reasons for its turbulent history.
www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Serbia_and_Montenegro   (1220 words)

  
 Political divisions of Serbia and Montenegro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Serbia and Montenegro consists of two republics, Serbia and Montenegro.
Independently of this division, Serbia is further divided into 29 districts (okrug) and the city of Belgrade.
Some political parties in Serbia (notably the Democratic Party of Serbia and the Šumadija Coalition) propose the creation of new administrative units in Serbia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subdivisions_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro   (470 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, '55'Srbija i Crna Gora, often abbreviated as "SCG") is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation.
Serbian is the official language of Serbia (using Cyrillic alphabet) and of Montenegro (using Cyrillic and Latin alphabet).
Serbia and Montenegro covers an area of 102,350 sq km, with 199 km of coastline.
creekin.net /n163-serbia-and-montenegro.html   (1111 words)

  
 Serbia_and_Montenegro
  Court of Serbia and Montenegro is in Podgorica.
Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated as "SCG") is the name of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics.
The Serb province of Kosovo and Metohia, while a part of Serbia is, since the war of 1999, a United Nations protectorate and de facto outside the control of Serbian and Montenegrin authorities.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/se/serbia_and_montenegro.html   (1471 words)

  
 U.S. Commercial Service Serbia & Montenegro: Investment Climate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Serbia is planning major restructuring and privatization of up to 30 large conglomerates, initiation of restructuring of the state-owned electricity and oil and gas monopolies and privatization of five banks.
Serbia and Montenegro’s judiciary historically lacked independence and was subjected routinely to political manipulation during the socialist and Milosevic periods.
The political transformation of Serbia and Montenegro cast new attention on corruption activities in Montenegro that were previously overlooked due to the political exigencies during the Milosevic regime.
www.buyusa.gov /yugoslavia/en/71.html   (11403 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Albanians constitute 77% of the population of Kosovo; Montenegrins comprise 69% of the population of the republic of Montenegro; and Muslims predominate in the Sandzak region, which straddles the Serbian and Montenegrin borders.
A New Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was proclaimed by Serbia and Montenegro but not internationally recognized; international sanctions were imposed and UN membership was suspended.
Serbia and Montenegro became the 45th member of the Council of Europe.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/countryfacts/serbiaandmontenegro.html   (1683 words)

  
 Zorica Maric | Balkans Conference Speech
Montenegro has managed to integrate all ethnic communities in its political and economic life and has attempted to build a model of coexistence and tolerance.
Montenegro was cutoff from the Federation and had to start taking over federal functions in order to sustain itself and protect its economic and political interests.
Montenegro is squeezed between NATO, the Yugoslav Army, the President Milosevic's suicidal mission, and a humanitarian crisis with over a hundred thousand refugees who are 16% of its population, and worrisome internal political divisions.
www.usip.org /events/pre2002/BIB99/maric_address.html   (1355 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro: Reintegration, Divorce, or Something Else?: Special Reports: Publications: U.S. Institute of ...
Thus a political nightmare was created as the new democratic forces in Serbia had no choice but to cooperate with their enemies and to confront their former allies in Montenegro.
Bearing in mind that Montenegro has been highly dependent on Western financial support for the past several years, it seems inconceivable that Podgorica would risk a confrontation with the West: a country populated by just 650,000 people, with a very weak economy and few resources, is simply not equipped for such an endeavor.
Generally, Serbia and Montenegro would be sovereign states and agree to cooperate on a limited number of matters, including defense, foreign policy, an economic system, traffic and transport, and scientific and technical development.
www.usip.org /pubs/specialreports/sr68.html   (4749 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Serbia and Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro includes a provision that allows either republic to hold a referendum after three years that would allow for their independence from the state union.
In 2003 Svetozar MAROVIC was elected president of Serbia and Montenegro.
The Court of Serbia and Montenegro; judges are elected by the Serbia and Montenegro Parliament for six-year terms
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/yi.html   (1677 words)

  
 Serbia & Montenegro Montenegrin Foreign Minister makes case for independence
While arguing that Montenegro must become an "independent European state...with the political and cultural capacities to solve all our problems in a peaceful and democratic way," Vlahovic also stressed the importance of his country joining the EU and NATO, starting with the U.S.-sponsored Adriatic Charter that includes Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania.
Montenegro has a proud military tradition, and no discussion of Montenegro's future would be complete without a reference to its fighting capacities.
Stressing that Montenegro is a peaceful country that does not plan to use its military, Vlahovic called for a "small, democratically controlled, multi-purpose army not exceeding 3,000 men," fully integrated into the Adriatic Charter and NATO and advised by experts from Europe and the United States.
www.templetonthorp.com /ru/news866   (786 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Parliamentary Assembly session: Iraq, Chechnya, Serbia and Montenegro
But let there be no misunderstanding - Serbia and Montenegro will not join the Council of Europe because Djindjic was killed, it will join because of what the progressive forces in the country achieved when he was still alive.
I believe that co-operation with the Hague Tribunal remains a key issue in relations between Serbia and Montenegro and the international community - but that greater understanding and effort is needed on both sides if further progress is to be made.
Political leaders in the country should abstain from any statements detrimental to normal co-operation with the tribunal.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/b39ab6c3a67b0d49c1256cfb004d004a   (967 words)

  
 ISN Security Watch - Tadic car accident exposes divisions in Serbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The former instantly dismissed the attack on the president's car as a political stunt, while the latter were equally quick to claim he had been the victim of an assassination attempt, similar to the one that killed former prime minister Zoran Djindjic in March 2003.
The Serbia and Montenegro ambassador to Austria said on November 24 that an unknown body, the Serbian Patriotic Organization, sent a fax to the embassy, threatening to kill Tadic and Vuk Draskovic, the state's foreign minister.
Stung by the criticism, the DSS on 30 November accused Tadic of being a political “poser”.
www.isn.ethz.ch /securitywatch/details.cfm?ID=10306   (977 words)

  
 Tiny Montenegro Is Split on Cutting Ties to Serbia
Montenegro, which shares a religion and a language with Serbia, supported the Serbian republic in the wars of 1991 to 1995.
There are geographic divisions too, with areas in the northeast, near Serbia, generally in favor of the federation, and areas on the coast wanting to break away.
Montenegro has a constitutional right to independence, and diplomats say that Serbian retaliation could harm Serbia as much as Montenegro, which is Serbia's only route to the sea.
fairuse.100webcustomers.com /fairenough/nyt180.html   (777 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Background: Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as a state by the US.
One singular factor in the economic situation of Serbia is the continuation in office of a government that is primarily interested in political and military mastery, not economic reform.
Government mismanagement of the economy is largely to blame, but the damage to Serbia's infrastructure and industry by the NATO bombing during the war in Kosovo have added to problems.
www.ceebd.co.uk /countrie/busprof/serbia.htm   (1938 words)

  
 Montenegro Political and Ethnic Boundaries 1840-1920, Archive Editions
It was not until the early 19th century that Serbian independence movements began, and not until 1876-1878, when Montenegro and Serbia went to war together against Turkey in support of Bosnian rebels, that both countries at last gained their independence.
The tragedy for Montenegro would be that over the next forty years it would fight at the side of Serbia both in the Balkan wars and in the first World War, only to find itself after almost 200 years of self-government, forced into becoming part of a greater Serbia.
Treaties, political reports and diplomatic correspondence have been selected from British government files to show the main historical developments in territorial relations between Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Greece.
www.archiveeditions.co.uk /Leafcopy\905-3.html   (850 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro - Balkans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, often abbreviated as "SCG") is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation.
Serbian (implicitly; according to official lagnuages of Serbia and Montenegro)
Serbia and Montenegro has more demographic variety than any other region of the former Yugoslavia.
www.balkans.eu.com /wiki/index.php?title=Serbia_and_Montenegro   (1146 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro Economy 2004 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of economic sanctions, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 have left the economy only half the size it was in 1990.
Kosovo, while technically still part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro) according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, is largely autonomous under United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and is greatly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance.
The complexity of Serbia and Montenegro political relationships, slow progress in privatization, legal uncertainty over property rights, and scarcity of foreign-investment are holding back Serbia and Montenegro's economy.
www.immigration-usa.com /wfb2004/serbia_and_montenegro/serbia_and_montenegro_economy.html   (518 words)

  
 USAID Transition Initiatives: Serbia and Montenegro field report
Ilic asserted that there had been no reform in Serbia because the energy portfolio in the Serbian Government is held by a Croat, Goran Novakovic, and because the Mayor of Belgrade, Radmila Hrustanovic, is married to a Muslim.
MONTENEGRO'S CHURCHES - Following the Orthodox Christmas clashes between members of the Serbian and Montenegrin Orthodox Churches in the northern Montenegrin town of Berane, the police minister banned a pro-federation Together for Yugoslavia coalition Orthodox New Year's celebration in Podgorica's main square.
The clash between the two Churches reflect the political divisions within Montenegro, with the pro-Yugoslav coalition supporting the Serbian Orthodox Church and the pro-Independence coalition supporting the Montenegrin Orthodox Church.
www.usaid.gov /our_work/cross-cutting_programs/transition_initiatives/country/serb/rpt0102.html   (1537 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Land boundaries: total 2,246 km, Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia; 173 km with Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with Serbia; 215 km with Montenegro), Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km
Serbia and Montenegro faces major economic problems; output has dropped sharply, particularly in 1993.
One singular factor in the economic situation of Serbia and Montenegro is the continuation in office of a communist government that is primarily interested in political and military mastery, not economic reform.
www.emgmkts.com /research/country/e-europe/serbia.htm   (1462 words)

  
 Background on Kosovo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bosnia had declared independence from Serbia before the US sent troops there, and hence sovereignty was not an issue.
Its population is 3/4 Albanian (referred to as 'ethnic Albanians' to differentiate from residents of the neighboring country of Albania).
Milosevic was democratically elected President of Serbia in 1989, and elected as President of Yugoslavia in 1997.
www.issues2000.org /frontline/issues/Background_Kosovo.htm   (852 words)

  
 Serbia sees Montenegro poll as blow for separatists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As Montenegro´s President Milo Djukanovic claimed victory in general elections and pushed for a referendum on independence, politicians in Serbia saw the close-run result as a blow to his separatist ambitions.
Montenegro is completely divided and following such results, there is no basis to hold a referendum," said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zarko Korac, quoted by the daily Politika.
Djukanvic´s pro-independence coalition, which was narrowly leading according to latest official results, wants to break away from Serbia, finally putting an end to federal Yugoslavia, already pared down after a decade of secession.
www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/apr01/hed3146.shtml   (427 words)

  
 Serbia And Montenegro
Note--Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as a state by the U.S. ; the U.S. view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that none of the successor republics represents its continuation
Note: Serbia has a total area and a land area of 88,412 sq km making it slightly larger than Maine; Montenegro has a total area of 13,938 sq km and a land area of 13,724 sq km making it slightly larger than Connecticut
Total 2,246 km, Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia; 173 km with Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with Serbia; 215 km with Montenegro), Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km
www.fortunecity.com /bally/waterford/96/sr.htm   (1420 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro - About Serbia and Montenegro - KnowledgeIsFun.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Serbia and Montenegro - About Serbia and Montenegro - KnowledgeIsFun.com
Serbia and Montenegro is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics joined together into a loose federation.
In Serbia, the Serbian dinar (in Kosovo also the euro), in Montenegro the euro
www.knowledgeisfun.com /S/Se/Serbia-and-Montenegro.php   (853 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro Geography - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
Serbia and Montenegro Geography - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Coastline: 199 km (Montenegro 199 km, Serbia 0 km)
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
www.photius.com /wfb/wfb1999/serbia_and_montenegro/serbia_and_montenegro_geography.html   (296 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Current issues: Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as a state by the UN.
Administrative divisions: 2 republics (republike, singular—republika); and 2 nominally autonomous provinces* (autonomn pokrajine, singular—autonomna pokrajina); Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, Vojvodina*
One singular factor in the economic situation of Serbia is the continuation in office of a communist government that is primarily interested in political and military mastery, not economic reform.
www.middleeastnews.com /Serbia.html   (1410 words)

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