Република Брда | |||
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Flag |
Coat of Arms | ||
Location of Brda within Montenegro | |||
Period | 2008-2016 | ||
Predecessor | Montenegro | ||
Successor | Serbia | ||
Basic Information | |||
Motto | Крст, дом, слобода (Cross, home, freedom) | ||
Anthem | Ој, свијетла мајска зоро | ||
Capital | Berane | ||
Largest city | Berane | ||
Other cities | Pljevlja | ||
Demonym | Brđanin | ||
Government | Nation state | ||
Presidents | Milorad Petrović (2008-2016) | ||
Area | 5,854 km² | ||
Population | 245,843 | ||
Currency | Serbian dinar | ||
Time zone | CET, CEST (UTC+1, UTC+2) | ||
Internet TLD | .rs | ||
Calling code | 381 | ||
Languages | |||
Official language | Serbian | ||
National language | Serbian | ||
Regional languages | Albanian | ||
Other languages | Romani | ||
Ethnic groups | |||
Main ethnic groups | Serbs | ||
Other ethnic groups | Albanians | ||
Religion | |||
State religion | Eastern Orthodoxy | ||
Main religion(s) | Eastern Orthodoxy (84%) | ||
Other religions | Sunni Islam (14%), 2% other |
The Republic of Brda (Serbian: Република Брда) was one of two unrecognized countries (the other being the Republic of Herceg Novi) consisting of the historical region of Brda (Pljevlja, Žabljak, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Rožaje, Plav and Andrijevica municipalities) and the Plužine municipality. It proclaimed independence from Montenegro in 2008, days after the government of Montenegro voted for the recognition of Kosovo as an independent country. Brda fought alongside with Serbia against Montenegro, and eventually unified with Serbia in 2016.