The international geography . m Belgrade to Nish, andthence to Constantinople and Salonica, with a few unimportant trade, on the other hand, is important both towards central Europe,by the Save and Danube, and towards the sea by the latter river. Theeducation of the people, who are practically all of Servian race, andbelong to the Greek Orthodox Church, still leaves much room for im-provement. Towns.—Belgrade, the capital, is situated in a splendid position on a hillat the confluence of the Save and Danube,not far from the mouth of the Morava, andthus it commands the great arter
The international geography . m Belgrade to Nish, andthence to Constantinople and Salonica, with a few unimportant trade, on the other hand, is important both towards central Europe,by the Save and Danube, and towards the sea by the latter river. Theeducation of the people, who are practically all of Servian race, andbelong to the Greek Orthodox Church, still leaves much room for im-provement. Towns.—Belgrade, the capital, is situated in a splendid position on a hillat the confluence of the Save and Danube,not far from the mouth of the Morava, andthus it commands the great artery of trafficbetween central Europe and the was formerly of great importance as afortress, and was the scene of many battlesin the Turkish wars. It now concentratesthe national life of Servia ; it contains theServian University and Government build- p,^. i6g.—Belgrade. jngs, but it is by no means a handsome town. The railway junction Nish on the Upper Morava is the only othertown that requires to be Montenegro 337 STATISTICS. 1890. 1900. Area of Servia in square miles 18,650 .. Population 2,162,759 ,. 2,493,770 Density of population per square mile 116 .. 134 Population of Belgrade •• 69,097 „ Nish .. 24,451 ANNUAL TRADE OF SERVIA (in pounds sterling). 1871-75- 1884-88. 1891-95- Imports 1,200,000 .. 1,600,000 .. 1,500,000 Exports 1,300,000 .. 1, .. 1,900,000 IV.—MONTENEGRO Position and Surface.—On the stony limestone mountains whichrise above the steep coast of southern Dahnatia, the Black or Barren Moun-tains (Montenegro in ItsiViSin, Chentagora in Slavonic), a small and very poortribe of the Servian race has always maintained its independence againstboth Turks and Venetians, and through their warlike spirit and frequentraids the clansmen have made themselves feared by the surroundingpeople. The nucleus of the little State is an elevated, stony, limestoneregion, a portion of the Karst, with a raw climate and pos
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