Serbia and Montenegro
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Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated as "SCG") is the name of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics. It is located on the west-central Balkan Peninsula and in the southern Pannonian plain, bordering Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia on the western sides, Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south and Albania to the south-west with just over 200 km of access to the Adriatic.
Serbia and Montenegro cooperate in only some political fields (e.g. through a defence union). The states have separate economic policies and currencies. The country does not have a unified capital anymore, dividing its common institutions between Belgrade in Serbia and Podgorica in Montenegro. Each of the two states may seek full independence via a referendum. Montenegro will hold a referendum on this matter on May 21, 2006.
The Serb province of Kosovo and Metohia, while a part of Serbia is, since the war of 1999, a United Nations protectorate and de facto outside the control of Serbian and Montenegrin authorities. Its final status is yet to be determined.
Serbia and Montenegro cooperate in only some political fields (e.g. through a defence union). The states have separate economic policies and currencies. The country does not have a unified capital anymore, dividing its common institutions between Belgrade in Serbia and Podgorica in Montenegro. Each of the two states may seek full independence via a referendum. Montenegro will hold a referendum on this matter on May 21, 2006.
The Serb province of Kosovo and Metohia, while a part of Serbia is, since the war of 1999, a United Nations protectorate and de facto outside the control of Serbian and Montenegrin authorities. Its final status is yet to be determined.
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