8 Montenegro is a mountainous republic on the coast of the Adriatic Sea

a) Its political future

b) Its spiritual renewal

9 Kosovo's future is gloomy and uncertain

a) A fair and just peace

b) The Kosovo war saw over 10,000 Albanians killed and turned 80% of the population into refugees

c) The Kosovar Albanian population is almost entirely Muslim, but there are some Christians

10 Christian mission agencies have found it hard to establish long-term ministry in Serbia and Kosovo

11 Many Yugoslavs moved to other parts of Europe as war or economic refugees

12 Christian media ministries:

a) Bible and Christian literature ministries have been hampered by the disruptions and wars

b) Christian radio ministries

Politics

The division of the Roman empire nearly 1,700 years ago created a major cultural and religious fault-line between the Catholic northwest and the Byzantine southeast of that region.

Religion

Strong links between ethnicity and religion have exacerbated tensions in the Balkans for centuries.

Churches in Yugoslavia

Missionaries from Yugoslavia

29 in 8 agencies to 5 countries.

Missionaries to Yugoslavia

52 in 17 agencies from 9 countries

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Geography

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Area 102,173 sq.km. Balkan state comprising two republics, Serbia and Montenegro.

Population (2000) 10,640,150 +0.14%AGR

Capital Belgrade 1,750,000.

Peoples

Slav 74.5%; Albanian 16.5%; Other 9%.

Literacy 93%. Official language Serbian. All languages 14. Languages with Scriptures 5Bi 3NT 2por.

Economy

Poor and impoverished by 45 years of Communism followed by 13 years of self-seeking despotism. HDI & Public debt n.a. Income/person $1,900 (6% of USA).

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