The principal ethnic majority is the Serbs who account for 61% of the population while 15% are Albanians, 3.7% are Magyar (Hungarian), 3.6% are Montenegrins and just less than 1% are Slav Muslims. Other ethnic minorities include the Croats, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Czechs, Poles, Russians, Romanians and Germans. Most are Christians of the Orthodox Church. Other religious minorities include Muslims, Protestants, Greek or Uniate Catholics and a small number of Jews. (Simo

Recreation and sports activities are well developed throughout the republic. There are hundreds of thousands of individuals registered as active participants in sports organizations. Hunting and fishing are particularly popular, as well as basketball, gymnastics, martial arts, and volleyball. Soccer is the most popular competitive sport. (Simon, 1997,pg 46)

Western rock music has become very popular. Groups such as Fish Soup and Rambo Amadeus have tried to make political statements through rock music. Turbofolk combines traditional folk rhythms with rock by using electrical instruments. This form of modern Slavic music if often performed in the larger cities.(Udler, 1996, pg58)

Yugoslavia’s peasant traditions continue to have a big influence on the arts. Folk music and literature remain popular, particularly in rural areas. A large part of contemporary painting is based on traditions developed in Yugoslavian church frescoes. Much of the country’s popular culture is heavily influenced by trends coming from Western Eu

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