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| + | '''Yugoslavia''' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Jugoslavija''), officially the '''Kingdom of Yugoslavia''' (Serbo-Crotian: ''Kraljevina Jugoslavija''), is a semi-constitutional monarchy located in the Balkans in southeast Europe. It borders Italy and the Adriatic Sea to the west; Austria and Hungary to the north; Romania to the northeast; Bulgaria to the east; Greece to the south; and Albania to the southwest. It has an area of 255,898 km² and a population just shy of 24 million. It has managed, albeit with great difficult, to suppress (for the most part) ethnic nationalism, and fostered a national identity transcending ethnicity, religion, language, etc. Most Yugoslavians get along cordially regardless of their background, and think of themselves as Yugoslavians first; most take great pride in their country and in their king, Alexander II. | ||
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Revision as of 03:34, 28 March 2008
| Краљевина Југославија Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "Један народ, један краљ, једна држава" (Serbo-Croatian) ("One nation, one king, one country") | |
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| Anthem Химна Краљевине Југославије (Serbo-Croatian) (National Anthem of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Belgrade 44°48′N, 20°28′E |
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| Official languages | Serbo-Croatian |
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| Recognized regional languages | Slovenian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Albanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Rusyn |
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| Government - Monarch - Prime Minister | Semi-constitutional monarchy King Alexander II Čedomir Marković |
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| Formation | December 1, 1918 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 255,898 km² 93,320 sq mi 0.37 |
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| Population - July 2007 estimate - Density | 23,945,671 93.57 /km² 256.59 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2008 estimate $664.181 billion $27,737 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2008 estimate $625.221 billion $26,110 |
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| Gini (2000) | 42.6 (medium) |
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| HDI (2005) |  0.900 (high)
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| Currency | Dinar (KYD)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) |
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| Internet TLD | .yu |
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| Calling code | +381 |
Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslavija), officially the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Crotian: Kraljevina Jugoslavija), is a semi-constitutional monarchy located in the Balkans in southeast Europe. It borders Italy and the Adriatic Sea to the west; Austria and Hungary to the north; Romania to the northeast; Bulgaria to the east; Greece to the south; and Albania to the southwest. It has an area of 255,898 km² and a population just shy of 24 million. It has managed, albeit with great difficult, to suppress (for the most part) ethnic nationalism, and fostered a national identity transcending ethnicity, religion, language, etc. Most Yugoslavians get along cordially regardless of their background, and think of themselves as Yugoslavians first; most take great pride in their country and in their king, Alexander II.
