Serbia (along with
Montenegro) is one of two federal
provinces of what is left of
Yugoslavia. Serbia's dominance in the
Yugoslav Federation (such as the federal capital being
Belgrade) contributed to its disintegration. Serbia consists of the area historically and traditionally known as "Serbia", as well as two formally
autonomous provinces,
Vojvodina and
Kosovo. Kosovo, however, is controlled by the
UN with the
KFOR forces, and is politically and culturally severed from Serbia; the
border between Serbia and Kosovo is currently closed. Despite this, Kosovo is still recognized as a part of Serbia until its
future is decided.
Important cities in Serbia include the capital Belgrade, the southern city of Nis (written with a hook on the s and thus pronounced "nish"), and the university town of Novi Sad located in central Vojvodina.