People: Population: 11,101,833. Age distrib. (%) <15: 23; 65+ 10. Pop. density: 281 per sq. mi. Urban: 47%. Ethnic groups: Serbs 63%, Albanians 14%. Principal languages: Serbo-Croatian (official) 95%, Albanian 5%. Religions: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic4%.
Geography: Area: 33,449 sq.mi. Location: On the Balkan Peninsula in SE Europe. Present-day Yugoslavia consists of the former republic of Serbia and Montenegro. Neighbors (see map): Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina on W, Hungary on N, romania, Bulgaria on E, Greece, Albania, Macedonia on S. Capital: Belgrade (1993 est.): 1.2 min.
Government: Type: Republic. Head of state: Pres. Zoran Lilic; b 1954; in office: june 1993. Head of government: Prime Min. Radoje Kontic; b 1936; in office: Dec. 29. 1992. Local divisions: 2 republics, 2 autonomous provinces. Defense: 4%-6% of GDP (1992 est.) Active troop strength: 126,500.
Economy: Industries: Steel, machinery, consumer goods, mining, wood products. Chief crops: Com, grains, tobacco, cotton, vegetables. Minerals: Oil, gas, coal, antinomy, lead, nickel, gold, copper, chrome. Arable land: 30%. Livestock (1993): cattle: 2.0 min.; pigs: 4.1 min; sheep: 2.8 min. Fish catch: (1991): 37,000 metric tons. Electricity prod. (1992): 42 bin. kWh. Labor force: 5% agric.; 40% ind.&mining.
Finnance: Monetary unit: New Dinar (Jan. 1997: 6 = $1US). Gross national product (1993): $10 bin. Per capita GNP: %1.000. Tourism (1992): $220 min. National budget: NA. International reserves less gold (Mar. 1993): 1.4 bin. Gold: 1.90 min oz. t. Consumer prices (change in 1991): 117.4%.
Transport: Motor vehicles: in use: 1.4 min. passenger cars, 132.000 comm. vehicles. Civil aviation: 5 airports.
Communications: Television sets: 1 per 6.4 persons. Radios: 1 per 3.9 persons. Telephones: 1 per 4.8 persons. Daily newspaper circ.: 98 per 1,000 pop.
Health: Life expectancy at birth (1995): 72 male; 77 female. Births (per 1,000 pop. 1991): 14. Deaths (per 1,000 pop. 1991): 9. Natural increase: 0.6%. Hospital beds: 1 per 179 persons. Physicians: 1 per 402 persons. Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births 1995): 18.
Education: Literacy (1993): 89%. Almost all attend primary school
Mayor International Organizations: Some UN agencies (though not a member)
