Autonomous Provinces
Serbia has two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina in the north (39 municipalities and 6 cities) and Kosovo and Metohija in the south (28 municipalities and 1 city). The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (or just Kosovo for short) has been transferred to the administration of UNMIK since June 1999. In February 2008, the Government of Kosovo declared its independence, a move recognized by 97 countries (including most of the European Union and the USA) but not recognized by Serbia or the United Nations.
The province of Vojvodina has its own assembly and government. It enjoys autonomy on certain matters, such as infrastructure, science, education and culture.
The area that lies between Vojvodina and Kosovo was called Central Serbia before 2009. Central Serbia was not an administrative division (unlike the autonomous provinces), and it did not have any regional authority of its own. In 2009-2010, the territory of Central Serbia was divided into 3 statistical regions and it is no longer regarded as a single statistical unit by the government of Serbia.
Read more about this topic: Administrative Divisions Of Serbia
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