Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from December 1, 1918 to 1941. It was formed in 1918 under name Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Serbo-Croatian Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, Slovenian Kraljevina Srbov, Hrvatov in Slovencev, short Kraljevina SHS). In 1929 the name changed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941 Axis powers invaded the state and divided it. In 1945, the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia came into being, covering the same teritory.Internally, the Kingdom was divided into provinces, each of them called abanovina. Their borders were intentionally drawn in such a way that they dido not adhere to national borders and they were named after geographical features. The capital of the kingdom was Belgrade.
- Dravska banovina (Banovina of Drava), with its capital in Ljubljana
- Savska Banovina (Banovina of Sava), with its capital in Zagreb
- Vrbaska banovina (Banovina of Vrbas), with its capital in Banja Luka
- Primorska banovina (Seaside Banovina), with its capital in Split
- Drinska banovina (Banovina of Drina), with its capital in Sarajevo
- Zetska banovina (Banovina of Zeta), with its capital in Cetinje
- Dunavska banovina (Banovina of Danube), with its capital in Novi Sad
- Moravska banovina (Banovina of Morava), with its capital in Niš
- Vardarska banovina (Banovina of Vardar), with its capital in Skopje
- The City of Belgrade, together with Zemun and Pančevo was also an administrative unit
