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 | The YUGOSLAV FEDERATION[Jugoslavija ; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ; |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Jugoslavija ; Srbija-Crna Gora |
| country code ISO: YU //; - [former FIPS code: YO, now retired] |
| location: Southeast Europe |
| time zone: +1 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 102173 sq.km = 39449 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 46°11' N / South: 41°50' N / East: 23°00' E / West: 18°16' E |
| borders (land): Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia |
| borders (coastline): Adriatic Sea (part of Mediterranean Sea) |
| climate: continental inland, Mediterranean along the coast |
| Government |
| independent since: 1389 ; 1878 ; 1918-12-01 ; 1992-04-27 |
| type of government: federal republic |
| capital: Beograd |
| administrative division: republic (2) + autonomous province (2); all further divided into communes |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 10394,026 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 10662,087; or: 10637,000 /-; 2001: 10538,000; or: 10677,290 |
| population density: 104 per sq.km = 270 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,5% //; - doubling time: not applicable, exceeds 100 years |
| birth rate: 12 - 13 per 1000 |
| death rate: 10 - 11 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 16 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 72 years (male: 69 - 70; female: 74 - 75) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 23% //; - 15-59 years: 61% //; - 60+ years: 16% |
| urbanisation: 52% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Serbian 62%; Albanian 16%; Montenegrin 5%; Yugoslav 3%; Hungarian 3%; Muslim 3%; Roma 1% |
| languages: Serbo-Croatian (official) 95%; Albanian 5% |
| religious affiliation: Serbian Orthodox 63%; Muslim 19%; Roman Catholic 6%; Protestant 1%; other 11% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2963 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: 471 |
| people per hospital bed: 181 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: ca 95% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: ca 85% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 9% |
| adult literacy: 93% (male: 97%; female: 89%) [later total figure found: 98%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Yugoslav new dinar = 100 paras |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1510 per capita |
| GNI USD 940 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 4500 per capita |
| import: USD 5549 per capita //; - export: USD 934 per capita |
| trade: USD 1000 per capita //; - or 64% of GDP |
| trade partners: international trade collapsed since the United Nations economic sanctions in 1992 |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 44% |
| unemployment: 27% |
| tourism: 0,15 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 36% //; - grass land: 21% //; - wooded area: 30% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 5% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 18% |
| agricultural products: maize, wheat, potatoes, grapes, plums, vegetables |
| livestock (million): asses: / cattle: 1,5 / goats: 0,2 / horses: 0,08 / pigs: 4,1 / poultry: 22,3 / sheep: 1,9 |
| fish catch: 1253 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 45% //; - part of industry in GDP: 52% |
| industrial products: food processing, metalworks, textiles, machinery, consumer goods, electronics |
| mining products: coal, bauxite, iron, lead, copper, zinc, magnesite, salt, asbestos, silver, natural gas & oil, antimony, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 50% //; - part of services in GDP: 30% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 1258 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 50497 km //; - of which paved: 58 - 62% //; - of which are motorways: 374 km |
| vehicles: 130 per 1000 |
| railways: 4031, or 4059 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1830 |
| navigable inland waterways: ca 500, or 1419 km |
| ownership telephone: 192 - 214 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 118 - 297 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 170 - 273 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 90 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 6722 |
| personal computers: 23 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Šeravica 2656 m, Crni vrh 2585, Gusan 2539, Bogda's 2533, Durmitor (Bobotov Kuk) 2522, 'Zuti kamen 2522, Ljuboten 2498 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Šerdap [Zlatarsko Jezero] 253 sq.km; Pivsko Jezero 113; Skadarsko Jezero (370, split equally on the border with Albania) |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Dunav (Danube) 588 km in YU, Zapdnaja Morava 308, Ju'zna Morava 295, Ibar 272, Drina 220, Sava 206, Timok 202, Velika Morava 185, Tisza 168 |
| canals: Banat.Palanka - N.Be'cej 147 km, Tami's 118, Be'cej-Bogojevo 90, Vrbas-Bezdan 81 |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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