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Serbia and Montenegro
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General Information
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| Capital City: |
Belgrade (Beograd) |
| Area: |
102,350 sq km |
| Climate: |
continental in the midland, mediterranean along the coast |
| Landscape: |
extremely
varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone
ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills; to
the southwest, extremely high shoreline with no islands off the coast |
| Population: |
10,829,175 (July 2005 est.) |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Serb 62.6%, Albanian 16.5%, Montenegrin 5%, Hungarian 3.3%, other 12.6% (1991) |
| Languages: |
Serbian 95%, Albanian 5% |
| Religions: |
Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11% |
| Nat. Holiday: |
National Day, 27 April |
| Government: |
Republic
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| President: |
Svetozar MAROVIC (since 7 March 2003) |
| Prime Minister: |
Svetozar MAROVIC (since 7 March 2003) |
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Economy
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| Currency: |
new
Yugoslav dinar (YUM); note - in Montenegro the euro is legal tender; in
Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal
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| GDP: |
$26.27 billion (2004 est.)
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| GDP per capita: |
$2,400 (2004 est.)
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| GDP real growth: |
6.5% (2004 est.)
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| Inflation rate: |
8.8% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment:
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30%
note: unemployment is approximately 50% in Kosovo (2004 est.)
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Exports:
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$3.245 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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manufactured goods, food and live animals, raw materials
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- partners:
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Italy 30.1%, Germany 16.6%, Austria 7.4%, Greece 7.1%, France 5.3%, Slovenia 4.2%, US 4.1% (2004) |
Imports:
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$9.538 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery and transport equipment, fuels and lubricants, manufactured goods, chemicals, food and live animals, raw materials
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| - partners: |
Germany 20.2%, Italy 18.1%, Austria 9%, Slovenia 6.1%, France 5.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Bulgaria 4.3%, Greece 4.2% (2004)
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Growth sectors:
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Agriculture
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Trade with the Netherlands
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NL exports:
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€ 152,9 million (2002)
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- products:
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Commodities, foodstuff and livestock, machines and transport equipment, chemicals
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NL imports:
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€ 53,6 million (2002)
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| - products: |
Commodities, machines and transport equipment
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Economic regions
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Vojvodina region (Northern Serbia)
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Source: CIA World Factbook, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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