Profile of Serbia (Yugoslavia)
The "Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" was formed at the close of World War I in 1918 from SERBIA, MONTENEGRO and remnants of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was named Yugoslavia, "land of the south slavs", in 1929 to reflect the union of the often hostile ethnic groups. In 1991 Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence, followed in 1992 by Bosnia-Herzegovina, initiating a series of brutal wars with the Serbia. In 1992, Serbia and Montenegro announced the formation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as successor to the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia. Ethnic Albanians who make up 90 percent of the population of southern Kosovo province are seeking independence.
People
Languages
Serbo-Croatian 95%, Albanian 5%
Major Religions Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic
4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
Ethnic groups Serbs 63%, Albanians 14%, Montenegrins 6%,
Hungarians 4%,
other 13%
Male life expectancy 70 (1996)
Female life expectancy 79 (1996)
Labor force 2.2 million
Inflation Rate 7.0% (1997)
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