Okay, here we go... so Yugoslavia used to be a country that existed here in the Balkans that
Was made up of either six or seven modern-day countries depending on who you're asking.
These six or seven countries include Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia
Errr wait no, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo if you're asking
these countries, and not Kosovo if you're asking
these other countries. The territory that used to make up Yugoslavia is full of awkward, details and conflicts like the fact that to this day
2.4. Percent of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina is covered, by land mines
leftover from the wars following, Yugoslavia's collapse but, hypothetically speaking
What would have reunited Yugoslavia possibly looked like if it came back into existence today? First off Yugoslavia's population
would be 21,412,000 people...
the eighth most populous country in Europe ahead of Romania but behind Poland. This is down from Yugoslavia's population
back in 1991 however which,
Was 23,230,000 people.
Every country inside the former Yugoslavia today has negative population growth rates except for Macedonia... so this trend of a declining
population, isn't likely to stop anytime soon. There's, also the question as to whether a modern Yugoslavia
would join the EU or not.
Slovenia and Croatia both are currently EU member states but the others currently
aren't. This might explain part of why, Slovenia and Croatia are also both wealthier on average today than the rest of the former Yugoslavia states and
the average citizen in a modern Yugoslavia making $18,000,526 per year, that actually
means that citizens in Slovenia and Croatia would probably stand to lose, on average, in such a scenario,
while citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Macedonia
would stand to gain on average. The total nominal GDP of a recreated Yugoslavia would stand at
191,045.000 U.S. dollars, making it the 53rd largest economy in the world, ahead of Romania
but slagging behind
both the Czech Republic and Greece. A modern Yugoslavia would be most comparable in area to the united kingdom, but as mentioned previously
she would only have 1/3 of the UK's population. This population would
also be astoundingly diverse... which is part of why Yugoslavia failed when it did. Ethnically speaking,
35% of the population would be Serbs , another 20% Croats,
11% Albanians 9%, Bosnian 8% Slovenes,
6% Macedonians, 1% Montenegrin and 10% others. The linguistic variations in the country would
also very closely mirror this ethnic diversity. And then there's everybody's favorite part, the religious differences. (Yeaaah!)
43% of modern Yugoslavia's population would be Orthodox Christians, followed up by 27% being Catholic,
22% more adhering to Islam, with the remaining 8% divided between
non-religious persons and other faiths.
Speaking in military terms, the Yugoslav armed forces would have a very modest budget of 2.2. Billion U.S.
dollars, and a small size of 228,000 total soldiers split between active duty
and reserves... which is about comparable in size to the British military of
234,000 total soldiers. The top 5 largest cities inside the modern Yugoslavia, would all be capital cities of
pre-existing countries, with Zagreb (1,113,111) and Belgrade (1,683,962) being the only ones with a population of over 1,000,000 people (geez)
Belgrade in particular would likely become the capital... since it was old Yugoslavia's capital and would remain the biggest city in the new
one. Overall, if Yugoslavia suddenly did come back into existence again... it would have
some serious problems to figure out, and it's unclear whether or not they could actually
be solved. I promise that I'll be making more of these reunited country videos in the future, but if you're
still curious about more in the meantime... then you should check out my book that I wrote last year, where i talk
about what a reunited German empire, a reformed viking empire and others might look
like. The link on Amazon is in the description, and if you enjoy watching these
videos for me i'd also, highly recommend that you check out the videos that my friends over at
Skillshare (sponsered) are uploading to their channel, to keep feeding
your curiosity (click da video boi). They have animated videos that try to answer interesting questions like "Why something goes viral" as
well as many lessons from people like Simon Sinek if you want to learn from the experts.
Check out their channel and videos next and I'll see you next week for another new video the where i'll hopefully not have a cold!