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GeographyLocation: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,246 km, Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia; 173 km with Montenegro),Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with Serbia; 215 km with Montenegro),Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km Coastline: 199 km
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Total fertility rate: Ethnic divisions: Serbs 63%, Albanians 14%, Montenegrins 6%, Hungarians 4%, other 13% Religions: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11% Languages: Serbo-Croatian 95%, Albanian 5%
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Type: republic Capital: Belgrade Independence: 11 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia formed as self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - SFRY) Constitution: 27 April 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10 billion National product real growth rate: National product per capita: $1,000 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% Unemployment rate: more than 40%
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