Serbia and Montenegro in other languages: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, flag

Serbia and Montenegro was Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija i Crna Gora, in Serbian, officially the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and held the ISO codes CS, SCG and 891 from 2003 until it dissolved in 2006. This page gives its name in 102 languages and varieties, Belgrade in 60 and Yugoslavia in 114, with its republics and autonomous provinces.

Official languagesSerbian (српски, srpski); regionally Albanian (shqip) in Kosovo, and Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Rusyn and Slovak in Vojvodina

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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro
ratio 1:2
alpha-2
CS
alpha-3
SCG
numeric
891
Србија и Црна Гора Serbian · CyrillicRomanised Srbija i Crna Gora

Државна Заједница Србија и Црна ГораDržavna Zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora

English
Serbia and MontenegroState Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Capital
БеоградBeogradBeograd · Belgrade

ISO 3166-3, former country CSXX (CS, SCG, 891, in use 2003–2006), checked 28 October 2026. Flag after the Wikimedia Commons drawing.

Serbia and Montenegro in other languages: list of exonyms

Serbia and Montenegro in 102 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
EnglishengSerbia and Montenegrosame as written
Aragonese, Galician, Interlingua, Italian, Romansharg / glg / ina / ita / rohSerbia e Montenegrosame as written
Faroese, Norwegianfao / norSerbia og Montenegrosame as written
Ladin, Spanishlld / spaSerbia y Montenegrosame as written
AfrikaansafrSerwië en Montenegrosame as written
AzerbaijaniazeSerbiya və Çernoqoriya / Сербија вә ЧерногоријаSerbiya və Çernoqoriya
BambarabamSɛrɛbi ani Mɔntenegirosame as written
BosnianbosSrbija i Crna Gora, Srbija i Karadaglija, Srbija i Karadaksame as written
BretonbreSerbia ha Montenegrosame as written
CatalancatSèrbia i Montenegrosame as written
CzechcesSrbsko a Černá Horasame as written
KashubiancsbSerbskô ë Czôrnogóra, Serbskô ë Czôrnô Górasame as written
WelshcymSerbia a Montenegrosame as written
DanishdanSerbien og Montenegrosame as written
GermandeuSerbien und Montenegrosame as written
EsperantoepoSerbujo kaj Montenegro, Serbio kaj Montenegrosame as written
EstonianestSerbia ja Montenegro, Serbia ja Tšernogooriasame as written
BasqueeusSerbia eta Montenegrosame as written
FinnishfinSerbia ja Montenegrosame as written
FrenchfraSerbie et Monténégrosame as written
West FrisianfryServje en Montenegrosame as written
FriulianfurSerbie e Montenegrosame as written
Irishglean tSeirb agus Montainéagró / an tSeirb agus Montainéagró, an tSeirbia agus Montenegrosame as written
CroatianhrvSrbija i Crna Gorasame as written
HungarianhunSzerbia és Montenegrósame as written
IgboiboSabia na Mọntenigrosame as written
IndonesianindSerbia dan Montenegrosame as written
IcelandicislSerbía og Svartfjallalandsame as written
KarakalpakkaaSerbiya ha'm Chernogoriya / Сербия ҳәм ЧерногорияSerbiya ha'm Chernogoriya
Kurdish (Caucasus)kmrSêrbî û Çêrnogorî / Серби у Черногори / سێربی و چێرنۆگۆریSêrbî û Çêrnogorî
Kurmanji KurdishkurSirbistan û Qaradax̱ / سربستان و قاراداغSirbistan û Qaradax̱
LatinlatSerbia et Nigromontium, Serbia et Montes Nigraesame as written
LatvianlavSerbija un Melnkalnesame as written
LithuanianlitSerbija ir Juodkalnijasame as written
LuxembourgishltzSerbien an Montenegrosame as written
MalagasymlgSerbia sy Môntenegrôsame as written
MaltesemltSerbja u Montenegrosame as written
MoldovanmolSerbia şi Muntenegru / Сербия ши МунтенегруSerbia şi Muntenegru
Low GermanndsSerbien un Montenegrosame as written
DutchnldServië en Montenegrosame as written
PolishpolSerbia i Czarnogórasame as written
PortugueseporSérvia e Montenegrosame as written
RomanianronSerbia şi Muntenegrusame as written
SicilianscnSerbia e Muntiniurusame as written
SlovakslkSrbsko a Čierna Horasame as written
SlovenianslvSrbija in Črna gorasame as written
SomalisomSeerbiya iyo Moontineegrosame as written
AlbaniansqiSerbia dhe Mali i Zisame as written
SwahiliswaSerbiya da Montenegrosame as written
SwedishsweSerbien och Montenegrosame as written
TatartatSerbiä häm Çernogoriä / Сербия һәм ЧерногорияSerbiä häm Çernogoriä
TurkmentukSerbiýa we Çernogoriýa / Сербия ве ЧерногорияSerbiýa we Çernogoriýa
TurkishturSırbistan ve Karadağsame as written
UzbekuzbSerbiya va Chernogoriya / Сербия ва ЧерногорияSerbiya va Chernogoriya
WalloonwlnSerbeye eyet Montenegrosame as written
ZuluzuliSeviya neMontenegrosame as written
Kurdish (Arabic script)kurSirbîstan û Qaradax̱ / سربیستان و قاراداغSirbîstan û Qaradax̱
AltaialtСербия ла ЧерногорияSerbija la Černogorija
BashkirbakСербия һәм ЧерногорияSerbija häm Černogorija
BelarusianbelСербія і Чарнагорыя / Sierbija i Čarnahoryja, Сэрбія і Чарнагорыя / Serbija i ČarnahoryjaSierbija i Čarnahoryja, Serbija i Čarnahoryja
BulgarianbulСърбия и Черна гораSŭrbija i Černa gora
ChechencheСерби а ЧерногориSerbi a Černogori
MarichmСербий да ЧерногорийSerbij da Černogorij
KazakhkazСербия және ЧерногорияSerbija ǧäne Černogorija
KabardiankbdСербиерэ ЧерногориерэSerbieră Černogorieră
KyrgyzkirСербия жана ЧерногорияSerbija ǧana Černogorija
KhakaskjhСербия паза ЧерногорияSerbija paza Černogorija
KomikomСербия да ЧерногорияSerbija da Černogorija
Karachay-BalkarkrcСербия эм ЧерногорияSerbija ėm Černogorija
KumykkumСербия ва ЧерногорияSerbija va Černogorija
MacedonianmkdСрбија и Црна ГораSrbija i Crna Gora
MongolianmonСерб ба ЧерногорSerb ba Černogor
OssetianossСерби ӕмӕ ЧерногориSerbi ämä Černogori
RussianrusСербия и ЧерногорияSerbija i Černogorija
SerbiansrpСрбија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna GoraSrbija i Crna Gora
TajiktgkСербияю Черногория (Serbijaju Černogorija) / سیربیه و چیرناگاریه, Сербия ва Черногория (Serbija va Černogorija) / سیربیه و چیرناگاریهSerbiyâ-ū Černôgôriyâ, Serbiyâ va Černôgôriyâ
TuvantyvСербия биле ЧерногорияSerbija bile Černogorija
UdmurtudmСербия но ЧерногорияSerbija no Černogorija
UkrainianukrСербія і ЧорногоріяSerbija i Čornohorija
Arabicaraصربيا والجبل الأسودṢirbiyā wa-l-Ǧabalu l-Aswad
Persianfasصربستان و مونته‌نگروṢerbestān-o Montenegro / Ṣerbestān va Montenegro
Dariprsسربیا و مانتینیگروSerbiyā va Māntīnīgrō
Pashtopusسربيا او مانتينيګروSərbiyā au Māntīnīgro
Uyghuruigسېربىيە ۋە چېرنوگورىيە / Sérbiye we ChérnogoriyeSérbiye we Chérnogoriye
Urduurdسربیا و مونٹینیگرو, سربیا و مانٹینیگرو, سربیا اور مانٹے نیگروSarbiyā va Mônṫenīgro, Sarbiyā va Mānṫenīgro, Sarbiyā ôr Mānṫenīgro
Hebrewhebסרביה ומונטנגרוSerbiyah va-Mônṭenegrô
Greek (Demotic)ell-dhiΣερβία και ΜαυροβούνιοServía kai Mayrovoýnio
Greek (Katharevousa)ell-katΣερβία καὶ ΜαυροβούνιονServía kaì Mayrovoýnion
ArmenianhyeՍերբիա և ՄոնտենեգրոSerbia yev Montenegro
Georgiankatსერბია და ჩერნოგორია, სერბია და მონტენეგროSerbia da Č̣ernogoria, Serbia da Montenegro
Hindihinसर्बिया और मोंटेनीगरोSarbiyā ôr Moṁṭenīgro
Bengalibenসার্বিয়া ও মন্টিনিগ্রোSārbiyā o Mônṭinigro
Tamiltamசெர்பியாவும் மொண்டெனெக்ரோவும்Čerpiyāvum Moṇṭeṉekrōvum
Chinesezho塞爾維亞和黒山 / 塞尔维亚和黑山Sāi'ěrwéiyà hé Hēishān
Japanesejpnセルビア・モンテネグロSerubia Monteneguro
Koreankor세르비아-몬테네그로Sereubia-Montenegeuro
Thaithaเซอร์เบียและมอนเตเนโกรSə̄[r]biya læ Mɔ̄ntēnēkrō

Seven forms that are incomplete in the source (Romani, Volapük, Võro, Old Church Slavonic, Sorani Kurdish, Yiddish and Lao) are left out, as is a Punjabi spelling that lacks its first letter.

02 · NamesU+0426 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSE

From Yugoslavia to two states, and the black mountain

Serbia and Montenegro existed under that name from 2003 to 2006. It was the last stage of Yugoslavia: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, formed in 1992 from the two republics that remained of the Socialist Federal Republic, was reconstituted in 2003 as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and in 2006 the union dissolved into two independent states.

The codes followed the names. ISO 3166-1 had used YU for Yugoslavia since 1974, with the numeric code changed from 890 to 891 in 1993. In July 2003 YU was replaced by CS, taken from Srbija i Crna Gora; the same two letters had stood for Czechoslovakia until 1993. After the split Serbia received RS and Montenegro ME, and CS is now transitionally reserved. The country's internet domain stayed .yu throughout.

Montenegro is a name languages either borrow or translate. Most use the form Montenegro, but Serbian and Croatian say Crna Gora, Russian Черногория, Polish Czarnogóra, Latvian Melnkalne, Lithuanian Juodkalnija, Albanian Mali i Zi, Turkish Karadağ, Icelandic Svartfjallaland, Arabic الجبل الأسود and Chinese 黑山 (Hēishān), each meaning black mountain.

Belgrade in other languages

Belgrade in 60 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
English, Frencheng / fraBelgradesame as written
Catalan, Estonian, Basque, Finnish, Maltese, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkishcat / est / eus / fin / mlt / pol / ron / slv / swe / turBelgradsame as written
Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalogita / nld / por / spa / tglBelgradosame as written
Moldovan, Tatar, Turkmen, Uzbekmol / tat / tuk / uzbBelgrad / БелградBelgrad
Kurmanji KurdishkurBelgrad / به‌لگرادBelgrad
AzerbaijaniazeBelqrad / БелградBelqrad
CzechcesBělehradsame as written
CorsicancosBelgradusame as written
KashubiancsbBelgardsame as written
GermandeuBelgradsame as written
EsperantoepoBeogradosame as written
IrishgleBéalgrád / Béalgrádsame as written
CroatianhrvBeogradsame as written
HungarianhunBelgrád, Nándorfehérvársame as written
LatinlatBellogradum, Alba Bulgarica, Alba Graeca, Singidunumsame as written
LatvianlavBelgradasame as written
LithuanianlitBelgradassame as written
SlovakslkBelehradsame as written
VietnamesevieBen-gờ-rátsame as written
Bulgarian, Russianbul / rusБелградBelgrad
BelarusianbelБялград / Białhrad, Белград / BiełhradBiałhrad, Biełhrad
SerbiansrpБеоград / BeogradBeograd
TajiktgkБелград (Belgrad) / بیلگردBelgrad
UkrainianukrБєлградBjelhrad
Arabicaraبلغراد, بلجرادBilġrād, Bilgrād
Persianfasبلگراد, بلغرادBelgerād, Belq̣erād
PashtopusبېلګرادBelgrād
Uyghuruigبېلگراد / BélgradBélgrad
AmharicamhቤልግሬድBelgred
Hebrewhebבלגרד, בלגראדBelgrad, Belgrâd
Greek (Demotic)ell-dhiΒελιγράδιVeligrádi
Greek (Katharevousa)ell-katΒελιγράδιονVeligrádion
ArmenianhyeԲելգրադBelgrad
GeorgiankatბელგრადიBelgradi
Hindihinबेलग्रेड, बैलग्रेडBelgreḍ, Bælgreḍ
Bengalibenবেল্গ্রেডBelgreḍ
PunjabipanਬੀਲਗਰਾਡBīlgrāḍ
Tamiltamபெல்கிரேடுPelkirēṭu
Chinesezho貝爾格萊德 / 贝尔格莱德Bèi'ěrgéláidé
JapanesejpnベオグラードBeogurādo
Koreankor베오그라드Beogeuradeu
ThaithaเบลเกรดBēnkrēt

Latin lists the Roman name Singidunum beside the medieval Alba Graeca and Alba Bulgarica; Hungarian has the historical Nándorfehérvár.

04 · Belgrade

Belgrade, the white city, and Yugoslavia

Belgrade carries the same contrast. Serbian Beograd contains beo, white, and older names elsewhere repeat it: Hungarian Nándorfehérvár with fehér, and Latin Alba Graeca and Alba Bulgarica with alba. Latin also keeps the Roman Singidunum. Most modern languages use a form close to Belgrad, while Croatian writes Beograd like Serbian, and Czech and Slovak adapt it as Bělehrad and Belehrad.

Yugoslavia, the name of the state until 2003, appears in the third list. Its forms range from Jugoslawien in German to Югославия in Russian and Bulgarian and Yugoslaviya in Hausa, Uzbek and Karakalpak.

Yugoslavia in other languages

Yugoslavia in 114 languages and varieties, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639NameRomanised
English, Interlingua, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish, Swahilieng / ina / ind / msa / spa / swaYugoslaviasame as written
Basque, Faroese, Finnish, Norwegian, Romansheus / fao / fin / nor / rohJugoslaviasame as written
Corsican, Galician, Latin, Romaniancos / glg / lat / ronIugoslaviasame as written
German, Luxembourgish, Low Germandeu / ltz / ndsJugoslawiensame as written
Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundihau / kin / runYugoslaviyasame as written
Croatian, Lithuanian, Slovenianhrv / lit / slvJugoslavijasame as written
Danish, Swedishdan / sweJugoslaviensame as written
Karakalpak, Uzbekkaa / uzbYugoslaviya / ЮгославияYugoslaviya
AfrikaansafrJoegoslawiësame as written
AragoneseargChugoslabiasame as written
AzerbaijaniazeYuqoslaviya / ЈугославијаYuqoslaviya
BretonbreYougoslaviasame as written
CatalancatIugoslàviasame as written
CzechcesJugosláviesame as written
KashubiancsbJugòsławijôsame as written
WelshcymIwgoslafiasame as written
Lower SorbiandsbJugosłowjańskasame as written
EsperantoepoJugoslavujo, Jugoslaviosame as written
EstonianestJugoslaaviasame as written
FrenchfraYougoslaviesame as written
West FrisianfryJoegoslafjesame as written
FriulianfurJugoslaviesame as written
Scottish GaelicglaIùgoslabhia, Iugoslàibhiasame as written
Irishglean Iúgslaiv / an Iúgslaivsame as written
Manxglvyn Yugoslaaveysame as written
Haitian CreolehatYougoslavisame as written
Upper SorbianhsbJuhosłowjanskasame as written
HungarianhunJugoszláviasame as written
IcelandicislJúgóslavíasame as written
ItalianitaJugoslavia, Iugoslaviasame as written
Kurmanji KurdishkurYugoslavya / یوگۆسلاڤیاYugoslavya
LatvianlavDienvidslāvijasame as written
MaltesemltJugoslavjasame as written
MoldovanmolIugoslavia / ЮгославияIugoslavia
DutchnldJoegoslaviësame as written
OccitanociIogoslaviasame as written
PolishpolJugosławiasame as written
PortugueseporJugoslávia, Iugosláviasame as written
SlovakslkJuhosláviasame as written
SamismiJugosláviasame as written
SomalisomYugoslaafiyasame as written
AlbaniansqiJugosllaviasame as written
TatartatYugoslaviä / ЮгославияYugoslaviä
TagalogtglYugoslabya, Yugoslavyasame as written
Tonganton'Iukosilaviasame as written
TurkmentukÝugoslawiýa / ЮгославияÝugoslawiýa
TurkishturYugoslavyasame as written
VietnamesevieNam Tưsame as written
Abaza, Altai, Bashkir, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Russian, Tuvan, Udmurtabq / alt / bak / bul / kaz / kir / kjh / kom / krc / kum / rus / tyv / udmЮгославияJugoslavija
Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetianche / chv / mon / ossЮгославиJugoslavi
BelarusianbelЮгаславія / JuhasłavijaJuhasłavija
MarichmЮгославийJugoslavij
KabardiankbdЮгославиеJugoslavie
MacedonianmkdЈугославијаJugoslavija
SerbiansrpЈугославија / JugoslavijaJugoslavija
TajiktgkЮгославия (Jugoslavija) / یوگاسلویهYūgôslaviyâ
UkrainianukrЮгославіяJuhoslavija
Arabicaraيوغسلافيا, يوغوسلافياYūġuslāfiyā, Yūġūslāfiyā
Persianfasیوگسلاوی, یوگوسلاویYūgoslāvī, Yūgōslāvī
DariprsیوگوسلاویاYūgōslāviyā
PashtopusيوګوسلاوياYūgoslāviyā
Uyghuruigيۇگوسلاۋىيە / YugoslawiyeYugoslawiye
Urduurdیوگوسلاویہ, یوگوسلاویاYūgoslāviyâ, Yūgoslāviyā
DhivehidivޔުގޯސްލާވިއާYugōslāvi'ā
AmharicamhዩጎዝላቪያYugozlaviya
HebrewhebיוגוסלביהYûgôslaṿiyah
YiddishyidיוגאָסלאַוויעYugoslavye
GreekellΓιουγκοσλαβίαGioygkoslavía
ArmenianhyeՀարավսլավիաHaravslavia
GeorgiankatიუგოსლავიაIugoslavia
Hindihinयुगोस्लावियाYugoslāviyā
Bengalibenইউগোসলাভিয়াIugoslābʰiyā
Gujaratigujયુગોસ્ળાવિયાYugoslāviyā
PunjabipanਯੂਗੋਸਲਾਵੀਆYūgoslāvīā
Tamiltamயுகோஸ்லாவியாYukōslāviyā
Chinesezho南斯拉夫Nánsīlāfū
JapanesejpnユーゴスラビアYūgosurabia
Koreankor유고슬라비아Yugoseullabia
ThaithaยูโกสลาเวียYūkōslāwiya

The republics and autonomous provinces of Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union consisted of two republics; Serbia in turn contained two autonomous provinces. Names are given in Serbian Cyrillic and Latin with the seat of each unit and the ISO 3166-2 code it held until 2007.

Serbia and Montenegro, ISO 3166-2:CS (deleted 2007): 2 republics and 2 autonomous provinces
ISO 3166-2Serbian (Cyrillic)Serbian (Latin)EnglishAdministrative centreChange
Republics републике republike2
CS-SR Република СрбијаRepublika Srbija Republic of Serbia БеоградBelgrade 2006 Independent; ISO 3166-1 RS, SRB, 688
CS-CG Република Црна ГораRepublika Crna Gora Republic of Montenegro ПодгорицаPodgorica 2006 Independent; ISO 3166-1 ME, MNE, 499
Autonomous provinces аутономне покрајине autonomne pokrajine2
CS-VO Аутономна Покрајина ВојводинаAutonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Нови СадNovi Sad 2006 Coded RS-VO in ISO 3166-2:RS
CS-KM Аутономна Покрајина Косово и МетохијаAutonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija ПриштинаPriština 2006 Coded RS-KM in ISO 3166-2:RS; Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008

Former codes: ISO 3166-2:CS, deleted in ISO newsletter I-8 of 17 April 2007, and successor codes in ISO 3166-1 and ISO 3166-2:RS, as tabulated in Wikipedia, checked 28 October 2026.

Serbia today

Vojvodina and Kosovo in their other official languages

Names of the two autonomous provinces and their capitals in the languages with official status there
LanguageProvinceCapital
SerbianАутономна Покрајина Војводина / Autonomna Pokrajina VojvodinaНови Сад / Novi Sad
CroatianAutonomna Pokrajina VojvodinaNovi Sad
HungarianVajdaság Autonóm TartományÚjvidék
RomanianProvincia Autonomă VoivodinaNovi Sad
RusynАвтономна Покраїна Войводина (Avtonomna Pokraïna Vojvodina)Нови Сад / Novi Sad
SlovakAutonómna pokrajina VojvodinaNový Sad
SerbianАутономна Покрајина Косово и Метохија / Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i MetohijaПриштина / Priština
AlbanianQarku Autonom i Kosovës dhe MetohisëPrishtinë
08 · Questions

Questions about Serbia and Montenegro's names and codes

What were the ISO codes of Serbia and Montenegro?

CS, SCG and 891, from 2003 to 2006. Serbia now has RS, SRB, 688 and Montenegro ME, MNE, 499.

What does Crna Gora mean?

Black mountain, as does Montenegro. Turkish Karadağ and Albanian Mali i Zi translate the same idea.

What is Belgrade called in Hungarian?

Belgrád, historically Nándorfehérvár.