f-proclaimed itself the "Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia" (FRY) but the US view is that the Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that none of
the successor republics represents its continuation

Data code: Serbia--SR; Montenegro?MW

Government type: republic

Capital: Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica (Montenegro)

Administrative divisions: 2 republics (republike,
singular--republika); and 2 nominally autonomous provinces* (autonomn
pokrajine, singular--autonomna pokrajina); Kosovo*, Montenegro,
Serbia, Vojvodina*

Independence: 11 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or
FRY formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia or SFRY)

National holiday: St. Vitus Day, 28 June

Constitution: 27 April 1992

Legal system: based on civil law system

Suffrage: 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Slobodan MILOSEVIC (since 23 July 1997);
note--Milan MILUTINOVIC is president of Serbia (since 21 December
1997); Milo DJUKANOVIC is president of Montenegro (since 21 December
1997)
head of government: Prime Minister Momir BULATOVIC (since 20 May
1998); Deputy Prime Ministers Nikola SAINOVIC (since 15 September
1995), Vuk DRASKOVIC (since 1 February 1999), Jovan ZEBIC (since 9
April 1998), and Vladan KUTLESIC (since 20 March 1997), Zoran LILIC
(since 20 May 1998), Danilo VUKSANOVIC (since 20 May 1998)
cabinet: Federal Executive Council
elections: president elected by the Federal Assembly for a four-year
term; election last held 23 July 1997 (next to be held NA 2001);
prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Slobodan MILOSEVIC elected president; percent of
legislative vote--Slobodan MILOSEVIC 90%

Legislative branch: bicameral Federal Assembly or Savezna
Skupstina consists of the Chamber of Republics or Vece Republika (40
seats--20 Serbian, 20 Montenegrin; members distributed on the basis
of party representation in the republican assemblies to serve
four-year terms) and the Chamber of Citizens or Vece Gradjana (138
seats -, 108 Serbian with half elected by constituency majorities
and half by proportional representation, 30 Montenegrin with six
elected by constituency and 24 proportionally; members serve
four-year terms)
elections: Chamber of Republics--last held 24 December 1996 (next to
be held NA 2000); Cha