11.   Macedonia, the only former Yugoslav republic to secede peacefully from the Balkan federation, has appointed its first ambassador to Belgrade.

12.   Macedonia is the poorest former Yugoslav republic and the only one that managed to secede from the Balkan federation without bloodshed.

13.   Macedonia is the only former Yugoslav republic to secede from the Balkan federation without bloodshed.

14.   Serbia and Montenegro, the only two republics which remained in Yugoslavia, lost membership in IMF with the violent breakup of the former Balkan federation.

15.   Serbia dominates what remains of Yugoslavia after Croatia, Bosnia, and all other republics except Serbia and tiny Montenegro split from the old Balkan federation.

16.   Serbia dominates what remains of Yugoslavia after Croatia, Bosnia, and all other republics except Serbia and tiny Montenegro split away from the old Balkan federation.

17.   The presidential and parliamentary elections include Kosovo, which nominally remains part of the Balkan federation despite being under NATO and U.N. control.

18.   The presidents of Yugoslavia and independence-seeking Montenegro met Monday for fresh talks aimed at determining the future of the Balkan federation.

19.   The recent tensions have sparked fears of possible ethnic conflicts in Macedonia, the only former Yugoslav republic that seceded from the Balkan federation without bloodshed.

20.   The United States has developed close military ties with Macedonia, the only former Yugoslav republic which seceded from the former Balkan federation without bloodshed.