Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, 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. It is located on the west-central Balkan Peninsula.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro

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Serbia and Montenegro has more demographic variety than many other European countries. Its three largest ethnic groups are Serbs (62.6%), Albanians (16.5%) and Montenegrins (5%) according to the 1991 census. The country also has significant populations of Hungarians, Roma,Bulgarians, Romanians, Bosniaks, Croats and Slovaks, mostly concentrated in the northern province of Vojvodina, as well as smaller numbers of other minority groups. The large Albanian population is chiefly concentrated in Kosovo, with smaller populations around Presevo in Serbia proper and in the south-east of Montenegro.

Related Topics:
Serbs - Albanians - Montenegrins - Hungarians - Roma - Bulgarians - Romanians - Bosniaks - Croats - Slovaks - Vojvodina - Presevo

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;Serbia (total) 9 396 411

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:Vojvodina: 2 116 725

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:Central Serbia: 5 479 686

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:Kosovo: 1 800 000

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;Montenegro 623 246

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;Total Serbia-Montenegro = 10 019 657

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;Main cities (over 100 000 inhabitants) - estimate May 2005 :

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:Beograd (Belgrade): 1 586 382

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:Novi Sad: 302 294

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:Ni?: 274 275

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:Pri?tina: 251 784

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:Kragujevac: 176 682

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:Podgorica: 153 549

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:Subotica: 150 488

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