Misuse of the official seal of the cia could result in civil and criminal penalties it. Southern slav land was a country in southeastern and central europe for most of the 20th century. The year 2010 marks the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of the central intelligence agency and the 67th year of continuous basic intelligence support to the us government by the world factbook and its two predecessor programs. Severe electricity shortages are chronic, the result of lack of investment by former regimes, depleted hydropower reservoirs due to extended drought, and lack of funds. I do think that 1980 is a better year for gdp display in europe as in 1990 there were already big changes that happened regarding the fall of iron curtain, high inflation was already for a decade destroying yugoslavia which was on brink of war in this year. Yugoslavia is in the first stage of economic reform. It acquired the territories of istria, rijeka, and zadar from italy. From wikisource oct 22, 2019 central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Yugoslavia economy 1990 flags, maps, economy, geography. The world factbook 1990yugoslavia wikisource, the free. Why policymakers ignored the 1990 yugo slavia estimate. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online library.
The 1997 cia world factbook its easy to link to paragraphs in the full text archive if this page contains some material that you want to link to but you dont want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph. Yugoslav peoples armyground forces, naval forces, air and air defense forces, frontier guard, territorial defense force, civil defense military manpower. The 1997 cia world factbook full text free book part 147. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. Since the adoption of the 1990 constitution, croatia has been a democratic. Along with the new entities and the regular information updates, the world factbook now also features six new fields. The 1995 cia world factbook its easy to link to paragraphs in the full text archive if this page contains some material that you want to link to but you dont want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph.
Belgrade, located at the confluence of the danube and sava rivers, is the capital of the republic of serbia. World war i and the birth of yugoslavia on 28 june 1914 the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria at sarajevo in bosniaherzegovina by gavrilo princip a yugoslav unionist member of young bosnia and an austrian citizen, led to austriahungary declaring war on kingdom of serbia. Partisan leader josip broz tito ruled the country as president until his death in 1980. It came into existence after world war i in 1918 under the name. Economy of the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia. Serbia the world factbook central intelligence agency. The lands that today comprise croatia were part of the austrohungarian empire until the close of world war i. In 1990, it urged the bush administration to help it dismantle yugoslavia. You may copy it,give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Cia the world factbook field listing national holiday. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online.
Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. In the economy category, entries have been added for current account balance, investment gross fixed, public debt, and reserves of foreign exchange and gold. Yugoslavia was renamed the federal peoples republic of yugoslavia in 1946, when a communist government was established. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishinghave continued. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of yugoslavia government 1990 information contained here. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Communist partisans resisted the axis occupation and division of yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and. Titos reform programs 20 years ago changed the stalinist command economy to a decentralized semimarket system but a system that the rigid, ethnically divided political structure ultimately could not accommodate.
Accordingly, it may be copied freely without permission of the central intelligence agency cia. Cia world factbook project gutenberg selfpublishing. The project gutenberg ebook of the 1990 cia world factbook, by united states. After the ousting of former federal yugoslav president milosevic in october 2000, the democratic opposition of serbia dos coalition government. In the early 1990s, posttito yugoslavia began to unravel along ethnic lines. Cia world fact book 1990 factbook, flags, maps, economy, geography, climate, natural resources, current issues, international agreements, population. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Croatia cia world factbook the best country factbook. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
The occupation and liberation struggle in world war ii left yugoslavias infrastructure devastated. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal. From wikisource world factbook 1990 jump to navigation jump to search world factbook 1990 united states central intelligence agency yugoslavia. For example, albania is described in the cia factbook as 70% muslim, 20% eastern orthodox, and 10% roman catholic, which was based on a survey conducted in 1939, before world war ii. Cushman laurent, personal interview on july 2011 with minister of interior republika srpska stanislav cado. The official paper copy version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. To the west across the sava, novi beograd new belgrade was constructed following world war ii. It was originally an annual book, but the 2008 edition was the last to be printed on paper by the cia. Cia the world factbook macedonia, the former yugoslav.
Various paramilitary bands resisted nazi germanys occupation and division of yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945, but fought each other and ethnic opponents as much as the invaders. Oct 20, 2011 1 bosnia and herzegovina, the cia world factbook, 16 august 2011. Map courtesy cia world factbook albania is a mediterranean country in southeastern europe. Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from yugoslavia in 1991, but greeces objection to the new states use of what it considered a. Despite common origins, the economy of the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia sfry was significantly different from the economies of the soviet union and other eastern european socialist states, especially after the yugoslavsoviet breakup of 1948. Country hungaryyugoslavia subject yugoslavias acceptance of hungarian demands to turn. Yugoslaviatransformed, 18 october 1990 central intelligence. Countries shown in this late winter satellite image of the southern balkan peninsula include italy left center edge, greece below center, and turkey right edge. After the ousting of former federal yugoslav president. The factbook was first made available on the internet in june 1997.
State of slovenes, croats and serbs 1918, kingdom of serbs, croats and slovenes 19181945, kingdom of yugoslavia 19291934, democratic federative yugoslavia 19431945, federative peoples republic of yugoslavia 19451963, socialist federative republic of yugoslavia 19631992, federal republic of yugoslavia 19922003, state union of serbia and. On 11 march 1990, lithuania became the first of the soviet republics to declare its independence, but moscow did not recognize this proclamation until september of 1991 following the abortive coup in moscow. Slovenia, croatia, macedonia, and bosnia and herzegovina were recognized as independent states in 1992. At upper right is the black sea, at center is the aegean sea, at upper left is. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The information regarding yugoslavia on this page is republished from the 1990 world fact book of the united states central intelligence. Yugoslav lives during world war il the wartime brotherhood of. Output in serbia and montenegro dropped by half in 199293.
Central intelligence agencythis ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Bush was happy to comply, since the us had longstanding plans to overthrow yugoslavias government. Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from yugoslavia in 1991, but greeces objection to the new states use of what it considered a hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. In 1918, the croats, serbs, and slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as yugoslavia. In 1990 the annual rate of gdp growth had declined to 11. Yugoslavia people 1990 flags, maps, economy, geography. The official seal of the cia, however, may not be copied without permission as required by the cia act of 1949 50 u. Following world war ii, yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state under the strong hand of marshal tito. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world.
Independent between the two world wars, lithuania was annexed by the ussr in 1940. Despite common origins, the economy of the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia sfry was significantly different from the economies of the soviet union and other eastern european socialist states, especially after the yugoslavsoviet breakup in 1948. Slovenia, croatia, and the former yugoslav republic of macedonia all declared their independence in 1991. The core of old belgrade known as kalemegdan is located along the right banks of both the danube and the sava rivers image center. The 1995 cia world factbook full text free book part 4145. Serbia cia world factbook the best country factbook. The world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials. The world factbook 1990yugoslavia wikisource, the free online. The swift collapse of the yugoslav federation in 1991 has been followed by highly destructive warfare, the destabilization of republic boundaries, and the breakup of important interrepublic trade flows. The kingdom of serbs, croats, and slovenes was formed in 1918.
The information regarding yugoslavia on this page is republished from the 1990 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Maps of the socialist federal republic of yugoslavia. Gdp growth in 2000 was perhaps 15%, which made up for a large part of the 20% decline of 1999. The official print version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Like the other former yugoslav republics, it had depended on its sister republics for large amounts. Collection gutenberg contributor project gutenberg language english.