Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija I Crna Gora, abbreviated as "SCG") was the name of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. They used to be two separate Yugoslav republics. In 2006, they became their own countries.
State Union of Serbia and Montenegro Државна Заједница Србија и Црна Гора Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora | |||||||||||
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Status | Federal republic (1992–2003), State Union (2003–2006) | ||||||||||
Capital | Belgrade | ||||||||||
Common languages | Serbo-Croatian (1992-1997) Serbian (1997-2006) | ||||||||||
Government | republic | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1992–1993 | Dobrica Ćosić | ||||||||||
• 1993–1996 | Zoran Lilić | ||||||||||
• 1996–2000 | Slobodan Milošević | ||||||||||
• 2000–2002 | Vojislav Koštunica | ||||||||||
• 2002–2006 | Svetozar Marović | ||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1992–1993 | Milan Panić | ||||||||||
• 1993–1998 | Radoje Kontić | ||||||||||
• 1998–2000 | Momir Bulatović | ||||||||||
• 2000–2001 | Zoran Žižić | ||||||||||
• 2001–2003 | Dragiša Pešić | ||||||||||
• 2003-2006 | Svetozar Marović | ||||||||||
Historical era | Post–Cold War | ||||||||||
• Constitution | April 27, 1992 | ||||||||||
• | April 28 1992 | ||||||||||
November 1, 2000 | |||||||||||
February 4, 2002 | |||||||||||
• | June 5 2006 | ||||||||||
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Population | |||||||||||
• 2006 | 10832545 | ||||||||||
Currency | Yugoslav dinar (1992-2003) Serbian dinar (Serbia 2003-2006) Deutsche Mark (Montenegro 1999-2002) Euro (Montenegro 2002-2006) | ||||||||||
Calling code | 381 | ||||||||||
Internet TLD | .yu | ||||||||||
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It was on the west-central Balkan Peninsula, next Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia on the western sides, Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east, North Macedonia to the south and Albania to the southwest, with just over 200 km of coast on the Adriatic.
Serbia and Montenegro worked together in only some political areas. The states had separate economic policies and currencies (money). Although both the states now had more freedom to do as they are pleased than they did as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro were still a Sovereign State united under one government.
The people of Montenegro still wanted independence though, on 21 May 2006 they held a vote to ask the Montenegrins whether they still wanted to stay in the union. The independence vote was won by 55.5%. On 3 June 2006 Montenegro declared independence; followed by Serbia's declaration of independence two days later on 5 June 2006 .
Serbia And Montenegro Media
Instrumental recording of "Hey, Slavs", the national anthem of the former nation of Yugoslavia.