South Slavia

Yugoslavia
1918–1941 1945–1992 1941–1945: Government-in-exile
Top: Flag (1918–1941) Bottom: Flag (1945–1992) Coat of arms
Anthem "Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije" (1919–1941) "Hej, Slaveni" (1945–1992)
Yugoslavia during Interwar period and Cold War
Capital		Belgrade
Government		Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
Historical era		20th century
•	Creation	1 December 1918
•	Axis invasion	6 April 1941
•	Abolition of monarchy	29 November 1945
•	Disintegration	27 April 1992
Currency		Yugoslav dinar
Internet TLD		.yu
Calling code		+38
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Duchy of Carniola Kingdom of Dalmatia Free State of Fiume Croatia Slovenia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslavija/Југославија [juɡǒslaːʋija]; Slovene: Jugoslavija [juɡɔˈslàːʋija]; Macedonian: Југославија [juɡɔˈsɫavija]; Pannonian Rusyn: Югославия, transcr. Juhoslavija) was a country in Southeastern and Central Europe for most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (itself formed from territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire) with the formerly independent Kingdom of Serbia. The Serbian royal House of Karađorđević became the Yugoslav royal dynasty. Yugoslavia gained international recognition on 13 July 1922 at the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris. The country was named after the South Slavic peoples and constituted their first union, following centuries in which the territories had been part of the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.