Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Cyrillic ???????????) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. Translated, the name means Land of the South Slavs (jug in the word Jugoslavija means south).

Legacy

The present-day countries created from the former parts of Yugoslavia are:

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• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croatia
• Macedonia
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Slovenia

The first former Yugoslav republic that joined the European Union was Slovenia which applied in 1996 and became a member in 2004. Croatia applied for membership in 2003, and could join before 2010. Macedonia applied in 2004, and will probably join by 2010-2015. The remaining three republics have yet to apply so their acceptance generally isn't expected before 2015. See also: Enlargement of the European Union

Related Topics:
European Union - 1996 - 2004 - 2003 - 2010 - 2015 - Enlargement of the European Union

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