81.   The tiny mountainous republics around Chechnya have been quiet but crucial bystanders in the war.

82.   The tiny republic and Serbia form what is left of the Yugoslav federation.

83.   The tiny republic was home to tens of thousands of Russians, many of whom fled after fighting broke out.

84.   The tiny republic, bombed by NATO along with Serbia during the recent intervention, has been deeply divided between those for and against a split from Serbia.

85.   The tiny southern republic has been running its own affairs since the Russian troop withdrawal last year.

86.   The tiny southern republic views itself as an independent nation, but Moscow insists it remains part of Russia.

87.   The Socialist visitors met in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica, with a beleaguered Bulatovic, whose popularity has nose-dived in this tiny republic.

88.   The tiny Alpine republic has since made significant progress toward establishing democracy and a market economy.

89.   The tiny Alpine republic, the first to secede from former Yugoslavia, also is the first to recognize Yugoslavia, now consisting only of Serbia and Montenegro.

90.   The tiny republic has been running its own affairs since the Russian troop withdrawal last year.