The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is a form of territorial autonomy in the Republic of Serbia and The State Union of Serbia and Montegnegro. The Province was formed according to the unique national, historical, cultural and other features of its territory. It is situated in the northern part of Serbia, which is the southern part of the Pannonian Plain, where the lower sections of three large rivers – Danube, Sava and Tisa converge. Vojvodina covers an area of 21.506 square kilometers, approximately one quarter of Serbia. Its largest city and administrative, economic, and cultural centre is Novi Sad. The city of Novi Sad covers an area of 706 square kilometers and, with suburbs and nearby villages, has more than 300.000 citizens.

The Statute is the highest legal act of the Province, which organizes the authorities and organs of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. There are 44 municipalities and the city of Novi Sad in the Province, as territorial units in which local self-government is carried out. There are 464 inhabited places on the territory of Vojvodina. Other centres of the region are: Subotica, Sombor, Kikinda, Zrenjanin, Pančevo and Sremska Mitrovica.

Vojvodina has 2.012.517 inhabitants (according to the 1991 census). Vojvodina is also a multi-ethnic and multi-cultured region where 26 nationalities live together (Hungarians, Croats, Slovaks, Romanians, Ruthenians, Macedonians and others).

Vojvodina´s economy

• Number of employed persons = 537.146
• Numbe of unemployed = 269.910
• Vojvodina employs 24,9% of the total labour force in Serbia.
• The value of foreign trade exchange of Vojvodina in 2004 = aprox. 4 billion USD
• Vojvodina’s export in  2004 = 1,19 billion USD
• Vojvodine’s import in 2004 = 2,86 billion USD
• Vojvodina’s share in export activities of Serbia = 28%
• Increase in Vojvodina’s industrial production in 2005 = 5%
• Vojvodina’s share in the GDP of Serbia = 29%
• Agricultural share of Vojvodina in the GDP of Serbia = 23,8 %
• Service share of Vojvodina in the GDP of Serbia = 36%
• Industrial share of Vojvodina in the GDP of Serbia = 40,2%
• FDI share of Vojvodina in the GDP of Serbia = 6,4%
• Vojvodina’s share in the net profit of Serbia and Montenegro = 28,9 %
• Number of enterprises in Vojvodina = 59.704
• Enterprise structure

Small enterprises = 94,4%

Medium enterprises = 4,4 %

Large enterprises = 1,2 %