Jugoslavia was a name used for a country that existed in various forms on the Balkan Peninsula from 1918 to 2006. The etymology of the name comes from the word Jug (South) and Slavija (Slavs), which means "Land of the Southern Slavs." The country was also known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was established in 1992 after the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Other synonyms for Jugoslavia include Serbia and Montenegro, which were the two member states of the former federation. Additionally, the name was also commonly used to refer to the entire region of the Balkans, which includes countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, and Slovenia.