External Links

Library of Congress: Country Studies

Excellent source of historical information about a country; "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

• Yugoslavia (Former)

From WikiPedia:

The Balkans (often referred to as the Balkan Peninsula, although the two are not coterminous) is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km² (212,000 sq mi) and a population of about 55 million people.

Western Balkans -

The Western Balkan states according to the European Union

European Union institutions and member states define the "Western Balkans" as Albania and the former Yugoslavia, minus Slovenia.^[11] The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses "Western Balkans" to refer to the above states, minus Croatia.^[12] Today Western Balkans is more of a political than geographic definition for the region of Southeast Europe that is not yet in the European Union.

Main areas of Conflict (2010):

Kosovo - declared independence - being reviewed by ICJ (international court justice)

Bosnia remains technically divided, and relations between Sarajevo and Belgrade are unfriendly

Bosnia - Serb part talks of sucession - republika srpska

Serbia - history between Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Bosnian Serb.

Links from US Department of State

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Kosovo

Macedonia

Montenegro

Serbia

Ex-Yugoslavia

Future...cities like Belgrade will be able to start rebuilding as they look to a peaceful and prosperous future.