Serbia and Montenegro, Union of in British English
(ˈsɜːbɪəʳ ənd ˌmɒntɪˈniːɡrəʊ)
noun(formerly) a country in SE Europe, consisting of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro; replaced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2002; chiefly mountainous, with the Danube plains in the N. Official language: Serbian. Religion: Serbian Orthodox majority, with Roman Catholic and Muslim minorities. Currencies: new dinar and euro (in Montenegro and Kosovo). Capital: Belgrade. Pop: 10 519 000 (2004 est). Area: 102 173 sq km (39 449 sq miles). The union ofSerbia and Montenegro came to an end in 2006 after Montenegro held a referendum for independence.