<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Formerly, a federal republic in Southern Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006.</li><li>A republic in Southern Europe on the Adriatic: formed in 1918 from the kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro and part of Austria-Hungary; a federal republic from 1945 to 1991 comprised of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p><ul><li>Area: 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km).</li><li>Capital: Belgrade.</li><li>Formerly known as the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.</li></ul>