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: These views were made clear in a disclaimer printed in the Factbook: " Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been recognized as a state by the United States.

" Montenegro and Serbia were treated separately in the Factbook data, as can be seen on the map.

In October 2000, Slobodan Milošević was forced out of office after a disputed election.

This event led to democratic elections and U. S. diplomatic recognition.

The 2001 edition of the Factbook thus referred to the state as Yugoslavia.

On March 14, 2002, an agreement was signed to transform the FRY into a loose state union called Serbia and Montenegro ; it took effect on February 4, 2003.

The name of the Yugoslavia entity was altered in the Factbook the month after the change.