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Complete details about Yugoslavia in Europe with capital city Beograd

Country NameYugoslavia (Jugoslavija)
Country CodeYUG
Capital CityBeograd
ContinentEurope
RegionSouthern Europe
Independence Year1918
Population10640000
Surface Area102173.0
Life Expectancy72.4 years
GNP17000.0 (old 0.0)
Government FormFederal Republic

Spoken Languages

Albaniana     (16.5%)
Hungarian     (3.4%)
Macedonian     (0.5%)
Romani     (1.4%)
Serbo-Croatian [official]     (75.2%)
Slovak     (0.7%)

Major Cities

Beograd, Central Serbia     (population 1204000)
Novi Sad, Vojvodina     (population 179626)
Ni?, Central Serbia     (population 175391)
Pri?tina, Kosovo and Metohija     (population 155496)
Kragujevac, Central Serbia     (population 147305)
Podgorica, Montenegro     (population 135000)
Subotica, Vojvodina     (population 100386)
Prizren, Kosovo and Metohija     (population 92303)

Yugoslavia's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: BusinessWeekMon, 21 May 2012 07:22:30 -0700
Hypo Alpe Hires Deutsche to Sell Units in Ex-Yugoslavia

By Boris Groendahl on May 21, 2012 Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG, a nationalized Austrian lender, hired Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) to manage the sale of its business in the former Yugoslavia. Hypo Alpe is seeking at least the book value of 1.5 ...   read full story


Publisher: World SoccerTue, 22 May 2012 08:46:12 -0700
European Championships retrospective: Yugoslavia 1976

The 1976 tournament was the most exciting of the first generation of the competition, with four outstanding teams: Czechoslovakia, Holland, West Germany and Yugoslavia. In the group stage, Czechoslovakia lost 3-0 to England at Wembley but won a ...   read full story


Publisher: Washington Post (blog)Sun, 13 May 2012 18:41:40 -0700
Refugee from former Yugoslavia takes 12 years to clean his way to degree from ...

A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate with a bachelor's degree in classics. As a Columbia employee, ...   read full story

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Publisher: msnbc.comWed, 09 May 2012 16:10:44 -0700
Janitor graduates from Columbia University read full story


Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleTue, 22 May 2012 10:26:12 -0700
UN prosecutor: Mladic trial should start in weeks

(05-22) 11:35 PDT BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- The chief UN prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that evidence errors that postponed the trial of Ratko Mladic are of "limited" impact and do not warrant a delay of six months as sought by ...   read full story

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Publisher: BloombergTue, 22 May 2012 11:06:19 -0700
War Crimes Prosecutor Presses Serbia on Suspect Support Networks read full story