Serbia

Serbia - Is officially known as the Republic of Serbia. Serbia is a European Country and is completely surrounded by other countries, which means it has not ports of sea (since the independence of Montenegro in 2006). Serbia shares borders with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. In 2002, Serbia and Montenegro came to a new agreement regarding continued co-operation, which, among other changes, promised the end of the name Yugoslavia, since they were part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right to secede from the federation and - following a successful referendum - it declared itself an independent nation on 3 June 2006. Two days later, Serbia declared that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro. A new Serbian constitution was approved in October 2006 and adopted the following month. After 15 months of inconclusive negotiations mediated by the United Nations and four months of further inconclusive negotiations mediated by the US, European Union, and Russia, on 17 February 2008, the UNMIK-administered province of Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia.