yugoslavia

• country of southeast europe comprised of the republics of serbia and montenegro (formerly included bosnia, croatia, herzegovina, macedonia and slovenia)
the federal republic of yugoslavia is a country in south-eastern europe, which formerly included six republics: bosnia- herzegovina, croatia, macedonia, montenegro, serbia, and slovenia. josip broz tito led the resistance to german occupation in the second world war, established a communist state in 1945, and ruled until his death in 1980. the league of communists of yugoslavia (lcy) was the only party until 1990. ethnic tension, especially between serbs (36%) and croats (20%), led to civil war in 1991, when croatia, slovenia, and macedonia declared independence. bosnia-herzegovina declared independence in 1992. as a result of the war, two million people have been displaced. since 1992 the federal republic of yugoslavia has consisted only of serbia and montenegro. it was suspended from the un general assembly in 1992. zoran "lilac" was elected president by the legislature in 1993. radoje kontic was appointed prime minister in 1992. yugoslavia produces manufactured goods and agricultural products. the economy has been severely disrupted by the war and un sanctions. high inflation is a serious economic problem.