Yugoslavia

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Yugoslavia yo͞oˌgōsläˈvēə [key], Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija, former country of SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula. Belgrade was the capital and by far the largest city. Yugoslavs (i.e., South Slavs) consisted of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, Montenegrins, and Bosniaks (also known Bosnian Muslims). Closely related linguistically, these peoples are separated by historical and cultural factors that ultimately led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The country also included Albanian (mainly in Serbia's former Kosovo prov.) and Hungarian minorities (mainly in Serbia's Vojvodina prov.).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Serbia and Montenegro (2003–6)
• The Disintegration of Yugoslavia
• Tito and Communist Rule
• Founding to World War II
• A Sketch of Yugoslav History before World War I
• History
• Bibliography

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