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| Political Structure | |
| Official Name | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), comprising the republics of Serbia and Montenegro |
| Form of State | Democratic republic |
| Legal System | Based on the constitution of April 1992 |
| National Legislature | Assembly (Skupstina), including the Chamber of Citizens (138 seats) and Chamber of Republics (40 seats - 20 from each republic) |
| National elections | November 3 1996; next election due by November 2000 |
| Head of state | President (at the time of this writing) elected by the Assembly, for four years; currently Slobodan Milosevic, sworn in July 23, 1997 |
| National government | Council of Ministers (Vlada), formed in March 1997, headed by the prime minister. Last cabinet reshuffle January 1999 |
| Main political parties | Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS); Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO); Serbian Radical Party (SRS); Democratic Party (DS); Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS); New Democracy (ND); Yugoslav United Left (JUL); Serbian Civic Alliance (GSS); Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK); Democratic Alternative (DA); Democratic Socialist Party of Montenegro (DSSM); Socialist People's Party (SNP); People's Party (NS); Liberal Alliance (LSCG) |
| Prime minister | Momir Bulatovic (SNP) |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Danilo Vuksanovic (SNP) Nikola Sainovic (SPS) Vladan Kutlesic (SPS) Zoran Lilic (SPS) Jovan Zebic (SPS) Vuk Draskovic (SPO) |
| Minister of state for legislative reform and relations with the assembly | Arben Imami (DA) |
| Key Ministers | Agriculture -- Nedeljko Sipovac (SPS) Co-ordinator with IMF -- Nenad Djokic (SPS) Defence -- Pavie Bulatovic (SNP) Development, science and ecology -- Jagos Zelenovic (SPS) Economy -- Rade Filipovic (SNP) Finance -- Dragisa Pesic (SNP) Foreign affairs -- Zivadin Jovanovic (SPS) Information -- Milan Komnenic (SPO) Justice -- Zoran Knezevic (SPS) Labour, Health and Social Policy -- Dusko Lalicevic (DSSM) Sport -- vacant Telecommunications -- Dojcilo Radojevic (SPS) Transport and Communications -- Dejan Drobnjakovic (SNP) Without portfolio -- Jugoslav Kostic (SPS), Milan Bozic (SPO), Goran Matic (JUL) |
| Central Bank Governor | Dusan Vlatkovic |
Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 1999