Administrative divisions:
29 districts (okrugov; singular - okrug), 1 capital city*
Serbia Proper: Belgrad*, Bor, Branicevo, Jablanica, Kolubara, Macva,
Moravica, Nisava, Pcinja, Pirot, Podunavlje, Pomoravlje, Rasina,
Raska, Sumadija, Toplica, Zajecar, Zlatibor
Vojvodina Autonomous Province: Central Banat, North Backa, North
Banat, South Backa, South Banat, Srem, West Backa
Kosovo and Metojia Autonomous Province: Kosovo, Kosovska-Mitrovica,
Kosovo-Pomoravlje, Pec, Prizren
Independence:
5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)
National holiday:
National Day, 27 April
Constitution:
28 September 1990; note - a new draft constitution approved by
Parliament on 30 September 2006 stresses that Kosovo is an integral
part of Serbia; the draft must still be approved by a national
referendum
Legal system:
based on civil law system
Suffrage:
18 universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Boris TADIC (since 11 July 2004)
head of government: Prime Minister Vojislav KOSTUNICA (since 3 March
2004)
cabinet: Federal Ministries act as cabinet
elections: president elected by direct vote for a five-year term
(eligible for a second term); election last held 27 June 2004 (next
to be held June 2009); prime minister elected by the Assembly
election results: Boris TADIC elected president in the second round
of voting; Boris TADIC received 53% of the vote
Legislative branch:
unicameral National Assembly (250 deputies elected by direct vote
for a four-year term)
elections: last held 28 December 2003 (next to be held December 2007)
election results: SRS 83, DSS 53, DS 37, G17 Plus 34, SPO-NS 22, SPS
22
Judicial branch:
Constitutional Court (nine justices with life tenure)
Political parties and leaders:
Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS [Vojislav KOSTUNICA]; Democratic
Party or DS [Boris TADIC]; G17 Plus [Mladjan DINKIC is acting
leader]; Serbian Radical Party or SRS [Vojislav SESELJ, but Tomislav
NIKOLIC is acting leader]; Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS [vacant,
but Ivica DACIC is head of the SPS Main Board]; New Serbia or NS
[Velimir ILIC]; Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO [Vuk DRASKOVIC]