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Yugoslavia Index
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Figure 6. Topography and Drainage Systems
Varied and often breathtaking, Yugoslavia's landscape allows
outside access to the country from virtually every direction, but
it seriously hampers internal movement from one region to the
next. Throughout history, Yugoslavia's topography has exposed the
country to foreign invaders, frustrated internal commerce and
political cohesion, and preserved the extraordinarily complex
ethnic mosaic created by successive invasions and migrations. The
ruggedness of their terrain is one reason Yugoslavs have often
won renown as soldiers but seldom as merchants.
Data as of December 1990
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