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| Anthem | "Hej, Slaveni" | ||||||
| Capital | Banjaluka | ||||||
| Largest city | Belgrade | ||||||
| Other cities | Ljubliana Sarajevo Zagreb | ||||||
| Language | Serbo-Croatian (most spoken) Dalmatian Macedonian Slovenian | ||||||
| Demonym | Yugoslav | ||||||
| Government | Confederal socialist semi-presidential republic | ||||||
| Legislature | Federal Assembly | ||||||
| President | Zoran Milanović | ||||||
| Premier | Slavoj Žižek | ||||||
| Area | 255,804 km² | ||||||
| Population | 22,385,000 | ||||||
| Established | Creation 1 December 1918 Axis invasion 6 April 1941 Admitted to the SoN 24 October 1945 Abolition of monarchy 29 November 1945 1991 Coup d'état 4 February 1991 Constitution adopted 13 October 1997 | ||||||
| Currency | Yugoslav dinar | ||||||
| Time Zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||||
| summer | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||||||
| Driving Side | right | ||||||
| Calling Code | +38 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .yu | ||||||
Yugoslavia, or the People's Confederation of Yugoslavia, is a country located in Southeastern Europe and in the Western Balkans. The country borders Padania to the west, Austria, and Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, West Greece to the south, Albania to the southwest.
The country is a confederation of seven socialist constituent republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Yugoslavia was initially created as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but in 1945, the monarchy was abolished, and the Yugoslav Communist Party implemented socialism, transforming Yugoslavia into a federation.
In 1991, following the administration of Slobodan Milošević, the Minister of Defense and General Veljko Kadijević resigned from his office, and along with the Yugoslav People's Army, overthrew the current government and established a transitional committee. Kadijević negotiated and assured the creation of a confederation in a socialist manner. On 25 June 1991, Serbia declared independence, starting the Serbian War, until early 1997, when Yugoslav forces capitulated the last remaining area in Zrenjanin.
With the promulgation of the Constitution of 1997, the Yugoslav capital moved to Banjaluka (while Belgrade remained the administrative capital of Serbia), and Kosovo was promoted to a constituent republic. Yugoslavia is considered a major developed country and provides social security, universal health care system, and free primary and secondary education to its citizens.
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