Environment:
current issues: pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets,
especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor; air pollution
around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from
industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube
natural hazards: destructive earthquakes
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: controls one of the major land routes from
Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along
the Adriatic coast
People ———
Population:
total population: 10,614,558 (July 1996 est.)
Montenegro: 635,442 (July 1996 est.)
Serbia: 9,979,116 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
Montenegro - 0-14 years: 22% (male 71,075; female 67,402)
Montenegro - 15-64 years: 67% (male 215,889; female 213,290)
Montenegro - 65 years and over: 11% (male 27,868; female 39.918)
(July 1996 est.)
Serbia - 0-14 years: 21% (male 1,104,274; female 1,026,994)
Serbia - 15-64 years: 66% (male 3,332,809; female 3,293,788)
Serbia - 65 years and over: 13% (male 515,001; female 706,250) (July
1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
Montenegro: 0.39% (1996 est.)
Serbia: 0.39% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
Montenegro: 11.86 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Serbia: 13.98 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
Montenegro: 7.76 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Serbia: 10.25 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
Montenegro: -0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Serbia: 0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
Montenegro - at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Montenegro - under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
Montenegro - 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
Montenegro - 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
Montenegro - all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Serbia - at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
Serbia - under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
Serbia - 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
Serbia - 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
Serbia - all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)