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{{otheruses1|the autonomous province within [[Serbia]]}}
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|native_name = Аутономна Покрајина Војводина<br />''Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina''<br />''Vajdaság Autonóm Tartomány''<br />''Autonómna Pokrajina Vojvodina''<br />''Provincia Autonomă Voivodina''<br />Автономна Покраїна Войводина<br />Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
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|common_name = Vojvodina
|image_flag = Flag of Vojvodina.svg
|image_coat = Coat of arms of Vojvodina.png
|image_map = Map of Serbia (Vojvodina).PNG
|map_caption = <div style="padding-top:6px;">Vojvodina (red) is Serbia's autonomous province</div>
|official_languages = <span style="line-height:1.33em;">[[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Official status of Romanian language in Vojvodina|Romanian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]], [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]]{{smallsup|1}}</span>
|ethnic_groups = <span style="line-height:1.33em;">65.05% [[Serbs|Serb]]<br />14.28% [[Hungarians|Hungarian]]<br />{{spaces|2}}2.79% [[Slovaks|Slovak]]<br />{{spaces|2}}2.78% [[Croats|Croat]]<br />{{spaces|2}}2.45% [[Yugoslavs|Yugoslav]]<br />{{spaces|2}}1.75% [[Montenegrins|Montenegrin]]<br />{{spaces|2}}1.50% [[Romanians|Romanian]]<br />{{spaces|2}}1.43% [[Roma people|Roma]]<br />{{spaces|2}}7.97% other</span>
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|capital = [[Novi Sad]]
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|leader_title1 = [[List of local rulers of Vojvodina|President of the Executive Council]]
|leader_name1 = [[Bojan Pajtić]]
|leader_title2 = [[Assembly of Vojvodina|Speaker of the Assembly]]
|leader_name2 = <br />[[Sándor Egresi]]
|sovereignty_type = Autonomy
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|area_magnitude = 1 E+10
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|area_sq_mi = 8,300
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|currency = ([[Serbian dinar|Serbian]]&nbsp;[[dinar]])
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|ISO_3166-2 = [[ISO 3166-2:RS|RS-VO]]
|footnote1 = All the official languages are used in the provincial government; Serbian is used in all municipality governments; others are used in selected municipality governments. There exists newspapers, radio, TV shows, other media and the right of education on official and minority languages.
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The '''Autonomous Province of Vojvodina''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina, {{audio|Sr-Vd.ogg|listen}}; [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Vajdaság Autonóm Tartomány; [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Autonómna Pokrajina Vojvodina; [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Provincia Autonomă Voievodina; [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]]: Автономна Покраїна Войводина) is an [[Subdivisions of Serbia|autonomous province]] in [[Serbia]], containing about 27% of its total population according to the 2002 Census. It is located in the northern part of the country, in the [[Pannonian plain]]. Its capital and largest city is [[Novi Sad]], at over 300,000 people, while its second largest city is [[Subotica]]. Vojvodina has six official languages, and there are more than 26 [[ethnic group]]s in the region. The current autonomous status of Vojvodina within Serbia was defined by the [[Omnibus law]] from 2002. The Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is from 1991 and has been deemed by the Serbian Parliament as outdated, a new one is due to be drafted.


==Name==
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The name ''"Vojvodina"'' in the [[Serbian language]] simply means a type of [[duchy]]. Its original historical name (from 1848) was the "[[Serbian Voivodship]]" (Srpska Vojvodina), but since Vojvodina is now a part of [[Serbia]], there is no need for the prefix "Serbian" anymore.
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The full official names of the province in all official languages of Vojvodina are:
*Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina (in [[Serbian language|Serbian]])
*''Vajdaság Autonóm Tartomány'' (in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]) ({{audio|Hu-Vd.ogg|listen}})
*''Autonómna Pokrajina Vojvodina'' (in [[Slovak language|Slovak]])
*''Provincia Autonomă Voievodina'' (in [[Romanian language|Romanian]])
*''Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina'' (in [[Croatian language|Croatian]])
*Автономна Покраїна Войводина (in [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]])

==History==
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{{main|History of Vojvodina}}
[[Image:Prefecture.png|thumb|left|[[Syrmium]], one of the cities of the [[Roman Empire]]]]
Throughout history, the territory of present day Vojvodina has been a part of [[Dacia]], the [[Roman Empire]], the [[Huns|Hun Empire]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Gepids|Gepid Kingdom]], the [[Eurasian Avars|Avar Khanate]], the [[Franks|Frankish Kingdom]], the [[Pannonian Croatia]], the [[Great Moravia]], the [[Bulgarian Empire]], the [[Jovan Nenad|Serbian Empire of Jovan Nenad]], the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]], the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], the [[Independent State of Croatia]], the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], and [[Serbia and Montenegro]]. Since 2006, Vojvodina is part of an independent [[Serbia]] Between 1849 and 1860, this region was referred to as [[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]]. The region was granted in 1918 by the allied powers to the Kingdom of Serbia, and in 1945 it became part of the People's Republic of Serbia. Together with Kosovo, it enjoyed autonomous status between 1974 and 1988.

===Roman rule===
During Roman rule, [[Sirmium]] (today's [[Sremska Mitrovica]]) was one of the four capital cities of the [[Roman Empire]] and six [[Roman Emperors]] were born in this city or in its surroundings. The city was also the capital of several Roman administrative units, including the [[Lower Pannonia]], the [[Pannonia Secunda]], the [[Diocese of Pannonia]], and the [[Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum]]. Roman rule lasted until the 5th century, after which the region came into the possession of various peoples and states. While [[Banat]] was a part of the Roman province of [[Dacia]], [[Syrmium]] and [[Backa]] belonged to a Roman province of [[Lower Pannonia]].

Slavs (including Serbs) settled today's Vojvodina in the 6th and 7th centuries.{{Facts|date=October 2008}} In the 9th century, Salan and Glad, Bulgarian dukes (voivods), ruled over the region. The residence of Salan was Titel.

===Hungarian rule===

Most of Vojvodina became part of the Hungarian kingdom in the 10th century. It stayed part of Hungary until 1918, excepting for the period of the Ottoman conquest (see below).

Its demographic balance started changing at the end of the 14th century, as it welcomed Serbian refugees fleeing from territories conquered by the Ottoman army. At the time of the first Turkish census, in 1557-8, the northern parts of the territory still had a Hungarian majority. Large numbers of Serbs were settled as a conscious policy on the part of the Habsburg emperor at the end of the 17th century. They were granted widespread exceptions and communal rights, in exchange for providing a border militia that could be mobilised against invaders from the south, as well as in case of civil unrest in Hungary.

In 1716, Vienna temporarily forbade settlement by Hungarians and Jews in the area, and large numbers of German speakers were settled instead. From 1782, Protestant Hungarians, Germans and Slovakians settled in large numbers again.

During the 1848-49 uprising, Vienna successfully mobilised the Serbian militias against the Hungarian government and the local Hungarians. The civil war hit this area perhaps the hardest, with terrible atrocities committed against the civilian populations. Following victory by the Habsburgs, a new administrative territory was created in the south that was maintained until 1860, with German and Illyrian as official languages. {{Fact|date=September 2008}}

The era following 1867 was a period of economic flourishing but strained ethnic relations under the surface. The peace treaty of 1918 gave Vojvodina to the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croatians and Slovenes. Between 1918 and 1940, 80 000 Serbs were settled in the province.

===Ottoman rule (1527-1716)===

After the defeat of the Hungarian Kingdom at Mohács by the Ottoman Empire, the region fell into a period of anarchy and civil wars. In 1526 [[Emperor Jovan Nenad|Jovan Nenad]], a leader of the Serb mercenaries, established his rule in [[Bačka]], northern [[Banat]] and a small part of [[Syrmia]]. He created an ephemeral independent state, with [[Subotica]] as its capital. At the peak of his power, Jovan Nenad proclaimed himself Serbian Emperor in Subotica. Taking advantage of the extremely confused military and political situation, the Hungarian noblemen from the region joined forces against him and defeated the Serbian troops in the summer of 1527. Emperor Jovan Nenad was assassinated and his state collapsed. A few decades later, the region was added to the [[Ottoman Empire]], which ruled over it until the end of the 17th and the first half of the 18th century, when it was incorporated into the [[Habsburg Monarchy]]. The [[Treaty of Karlowitz]] of 1699, between [[Great Turkish War|Holy League]] and [[Ottoman Empire]], marked the withdrawal of the Ottoman forces from [[Central Europe]], and the supremacy of the [[Habsburg Empire]] in that part of the continent. According to the treaty, western part of Vojvodina passed to Habsburgs. Eastern part of it remained in Ottomans as [[Temeşvar Province, Ottoman Empire|Tamışvar Eyaleti]] until Austria conquest in 1716. This statement is ratified by [[treaty of Passarowitz]] in 1718.

===Periods of Serbian autonomy before 1918===

At the beginning of Habsburg rule, most of the region was integrated into the Habsburg [[Military Frontier]] district, while western parts of Bačka were put under civil administration within Bač county. Later, the civil administration was expanded to other (mostly northern) parts of the region, while southern parts remained under military administration. Eastern part of it occupied by Ottomans between 1787-1788 during [[Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)]].

[[Image:HPIM0062.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Orthodox and Catholic churches in [[Sremski Karlovci]]]]
[[Image:Serbia02.png|thumb|left|230px|[[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]] and [[Principality of Serbia]] in 1849]]

At the May Assembly in [[Sremski Karlovci]] (May 13-15, 1848), [[Serbs]] declared the constitution of the '''[[Serbian Voivodship]]''' (Serbian Duchy), a Serbian autonomous region within the [[Austrian Empire]]. The Serbian Voivodship consisted of [[Syrmia]], [[Bačka]], [[Banat]], and [[Baranya (region)|Baranja]]. The [[Metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] of Sremski Karlovci, [[Josif Rajačić]], was elected [[patriarch]], while [[Stevan Šupljikac]] was chosen as first [[Voivode|voivod]] (duke).

In November 1849, in accordance with a decision made by the [[Austrian Emperor|Austrian emperor]], this Serbian region was transformed into the new Austrian [[crown land]] known as '''[[Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat]]'''. It consisted of [[Banat]], [[Bačka]] and [[Syrmia]], excluding the southern parts of these regions which were part of the Military Frontier. An Austrian governor seated in [[Timişoara|Temeschwar]] ruled the area, and the title of voivod belonged to the [[Austrian Emperor|emperor]] himself. The full title of the [[Austrian Emperor|emperor]] was "[[Grosswojwod|Grand Voivod]] of the Voivodship of Serbia" (German: ''Großwoiwode der Woiwodschaft Serbien''). The province was abolished in 1860, and from 1867 was located again within the [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungarian Kindom]] (''part of [[Austria-Hungary]]'').

At the end of [[World War I]], the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. On [[October 29]], [[1918]], Syrmia became a part of the [[State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs]]. On [[October 31]], [[1918]], the '''[[Banat Republic]]''' was proclaimed in [[Timişoara|Temeschwar]]. The government of Hungary recognized its independence, but it was short-lived.

===Unification with Serbia===
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On [[November 25]], [[1918]], the Assembly of [[Serbs]], [[Bunjevci]], and other nations of Vojvodina in [[Novi Sad]] proclaimed the union of Vojvodina ([[Banat, Bačka and Baranja]]) with the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] (The assembly numbered 757 deputies, of which 578 were [[Serbs]], 84 [[Bunjevci]], 62 [[Slovaks]], 21 [[Pannonian Rusyns|Rusyns]], 6 [[Germans]], 3 [[Šokci]], 2 [[Croats]], and 1 [[Magyars|Hungarian]]). One day before this, on [[November 24]], the Assembly of Syrmia also proclaimed the union of Syrmia with Serbia. On [[December 1]], 1918, Vojvodina officially became part of the [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]].

[[Image:Novi Sad 1920.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Novi Sad]], historical capital of Vojvodina, in the 1920s]]

Between 1929 and 1941, the region was known as the '''[[Danube Banovina]]''', a province of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]. Its capital city was [[Novi Sad]]. The Banovina consisted of the [[Syrmia]], [[Bačka]], [[Banat]], [[Baranja]], [[Šumadija]], and [[Braničevo]] regions.

Between 1941 and 1944, during [[World War II]], the [[Axis Powers]] divided and [[Occupation of Vojvodina, 1941-1944|occupied Vojvodina]]. Bačka and Baranja were attached to [[Horthy]]'s Hungary and Syrmia was attached to the [[Independent State of Croatia]]. A smaller Danube Banovina (including Banat, Šumadija, and Braničevo) existed as part of what was known as "[[Serbia (1941-1944)|Nedic's Serbia]]." The administrative centre of this smaller province was [[Smederevo]]. However, Banat itself was a separate autonomous region ruled by its German minority.

Axis occupation ended in 1944 and the region was politically restored in 1945 as an autonomous province of Serbia (incorporating Syrmia, Banat, and Bačka). Instead of the previous name (Danube Banovina), the region regained its historical name of Vojvodina, while its capital city remained [[Novi Sad]].

===Autonomous province===

At first, the province enjoyed only a small level of autonomy within Serbia, but it gained extensive rights of self-rule under the 1974 Yugoslav constitution, which gave both Kosovo and Vojvodina ''de facto'' veto power in the Serbian and Yugoslav parliaments, as changes to their status could not be made without the consent of the two Provincial Assemblies. The 1974 Serbian constitution, adopted at the same time, reiterated that "the Socialist Republic of Serbia comprises the [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina]] and the [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo]], which originated in the common struggle of nations and nationalities of Yugoslavia in the National Liberation War (the Second World War) and socialist revolution".

Under the rule of the Serbian president [[Slobodan Milošević]], Vojvodina and [[Kosovo]] lost most of their autonomy in September 1990. Vojvodina was still referred to as an autonomous province of Serbia, but most of its autonomous powers - including, crucially, its vote on the Yugoslav collective presidency - were transferred to the control of Belgrade. The province, however, still had its own parliament and government and some other autonomous functions as well.

The fall of Milošević in 2000 created a new climate for reform in Vojvodina. Following talks between the political parties, the level of the province's [[Wiktionary:autonomy|autonomy]] was increased by the [[omnibus law]] in 2002.

==Geography==
[[Image:Carpathian Basin-Pannonian Basin.jpg|thumb|right|230px|The [[Pannonian Plain]] (Vojvodina taking its southernmost part)]]
{{main|Geography of Vojvodina}}
Vojvodina is situated in the northern part of Serbia. The region is divided by the [[Danube]] and [[Tisa]] rivers into: [[Bačka]] in the northwest, [[Banat]] in the east and [[Syrmia]] (Srem) in the southwest. A small part of the [[Mačva]] region is also located in Vojvodina, in the [[Srem District]]. Today, the western part of [[Syrmia]] is in [[Croatia]], the northern part of Bačka is in [[Hungary]], the eastern part of Banat is in [[Romania]] (with a small piece in Hungary), while [[Baranja]] (which is between the Danube and the [[Drava]]) is in Hungary and Croatia. Vojvodina has a total surface area of 21,500 [[square kilometre|km²]] (8,299 [[square mile|mi²]]). Vojvodina is also part of the [[Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza|Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa]] [[euroregion]].

==Districts and municipalities==
[[Image:Vojvodina districts3.PNG|thumb|right|Map showing districts of Vojvodina.
{{columns
|width=200px
|col1 =
{{legend|#E0A0C0|[[West Bačka District|West Bačka]]}}
{{legend|#40C0C0|[[North Bačka District|North Bačka]]}}
{{legend|#C1ABD7|[[South Banat District|South Banat]]}}
{{legend|#808040|[[Srem District|Srem]]}}
|col2 =
{{legend|#E04080|[[Central Banat District|Central Banat]]}}
{{legend|#E0E040|[[South Bačka District|South Bačka]]}}
{{legend|#80C080|[[North Banat District|North Banat]]}}
}}]]
After a [[constitution of Serbia]] from 1992, Vojvodina is divided into 7 [[Districts of Serbia|districts]], which are called after its main geographical location. Districts are named after the main region which district covers. Minister of Local Self-Government, in the [[Government of Serbia|Serbian Government]] appoints commissioners of the districts, but they have no political power. Local government lies in municipalities and cites. The seven districts are further subdivided into 44 [[Municipalities of Serbia#Vojvodina|municipalities]] and the city of [[Novi Sad]].
{{VojvodinaDistricts}}

==Cities==
Largest cities of Vojvodina (with population figures):
*[[Novi Sad]] (215,659),
*[[Subotica]] (141,524),
*[[Zrenjanin]] (79,545),
*[[Pančevo]] (76,110),
*[[Sombor]] (50,950),
*[[Kikinda]] (41,825),
*[[Sremska Mitrovica]] (39,041),
*[[Vršac]] (36,001),
*[[Ruma]] (32,125),
*[[Bačka Palanka]] (29,431),
*[[Inđija]] (26,244),
*[[Vrbas (city)|Vrbas]] (25,887),
*[[Bečej]] (25,703),
*[[Senta]] (20,363),
*[[Kula (Vojvodina)|Kula]] (19,293),
*[[Apatin]] (19,289),
*[[Temerin]] (19,143).
{{seealso|List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina}}

== Demographics ==
[[Image:Vojvodina ethnic2002.png|thumb|right|250px|Ethnic map of Vojvodina based on the 2002 municipality data]]
[[Image:Vojvodina languages2002.png|thumb|right|250px|Language map of Vojvodina based on the 2002 municipality data]]
[[Image:Vojvodina religion2002.png| thumb|250px|Religion in Vojvodina (2002 census)]]
{{main|Demographic history of Vojvodina}}
Population by national or ethnic groups: <ref>{{cite book
|year=2002
|month=December 24
|title=Issue LII, No. 295, Final Results of the Census 2002
|chapter=3. Population by national or ethnic groups by Census 2002, by municipalities
|editor=[[Zoran Jančić]]
|edition = Communication
|pages=6-7
|publisher=[[Republic Statistical Office of Serbia]]
|location=Belgrade
|id=YU ISSN 0353-9555 SRB 295 SN31 241202
|url=http://www.statserb.sr.gov.yu/zip/esn31.pdf
}}</ref>

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|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>Number</small>
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>%</small>
|-
| style="background:#c1c1c1;" | '''TOTAL'''
| style="background:#c1c1c1;" | '''2,031,992'''
| style="background:#c1c1c1;" | 100
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Serbs]]
| 1,321,807
| 65.05
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Magyars|Hungarians]]
|290,207
|14.28
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Slovaks]]
|56,637
|2.79
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Yugoslavs]]
|49,881
|2.45
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Croats]]
|54,546
|2.55
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Montenegrins]]
|35,513
|1.75
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Romanians]]
|30,419
|1.5
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Roma people|Roma]]
|29,057
|1.43
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Bunjevci]]
|19,776
|1.05
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Pannonian Rusyns|Rusyns]]
|15,626
|0.77
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]]
|11,785
|0.58
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Ukrainians]]
|4,635
|0.23
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Muslims by nationality|Muslims]] <small>(by nationality)</small>
|3,634
|0.18
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Germans]]
|3,154
|0.16
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Slovenes]]
|2,005
|0.1
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Sokci]]
|1,864
|0.1
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Albanians]]
|1,695
|0.08
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Bulgarians]]
|1,658
|0.08
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Czechs]]
|1,648
|0.08
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Russians]]
|940
|0.05
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Gorani (Kosovo)|Gorani]]
|606
|0.03
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Bosniaks]]
|417
|0.02
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Vlachs of Serbia|Vlachs]]
|101
|0
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Others
|5,311
|0.26
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Region|Regional identity]]
|10,154
|0.5
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Undeclared
|55,016
|2.71
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Unknown
|23,774
|1.17
|}

Population by native language:

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|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" |
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>Number</small>
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>%</small>
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Serbian language]]
| 1,557,020
| 76.63
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Hungarian language]]
| 284,205
| 13.99
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Slovak language]]
| 55,065
| 2.71
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Romanian language]]
| 29,512
| 1.45
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Romani language]]
| 21,939
| 1.08
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Croatian language]]
| 21,053
| 1.04
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Macedonian language]]
| 4,152
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Albanian language]]
| 2,369
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Bulgarian language]]
| 920
| n/a
|}

Population by religion:

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| style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>Number</small>
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>%</small>
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox Christians]]
| 1,401,475
| 68.97
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholics]]<br /><small>([[Latin Rite|Roman Catholic]] and [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches|Eastern Rite]])</small>
| 388,313
| 19.11
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Protestant]]s
| 72,159
| 3.55
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[atheism|Atheists]]
| 12,583
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Islam|Muslims]]
| 8,073
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | [[Judaism|Jew]]s
| 329
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Oriental religions<br /><small>([[Buddhism]], [[Hinduism]] etc.)</small>
| 166
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Others
| 4,456
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Without religious affiliation
| 418
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Undeclared
| 101,144
| n/a
|-
| style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Unknown
| 42,876
| n/a
|-
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Population by gender:
* 984,942 males
* 1,047,050 females

Population by age groups:
* 0-14 years: 15.85% (165,332 males, 156,873 females)
* 15-64 years: 68.62% (693,646 males, 700,416 females)
* 65 years and over: 15.53% (125,964 males, 189,761 females)

Source: [http://www.statserb.sr.gov.yu/Ter/epop.htm Republic Statistical Office of Serbia]

==Politics==
{{main|Politics of Vojvodina}}{{seealso|Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008}}
The current ruling coalition in the Vojvodina parliament (after 2008 elections) is composed of the following political parties: [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]], [[G17 Plus]], [[Hungarian Coalition]], [[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]], and [[Socialist Party of Serbia]].

The current president of Vojvodinian government is [[Bojan Pajtić]] ([[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]]), while the president of the Vojvodinian parliament is [[Sándor Egresi]] ([[Hungarian Coalition]]).

==Culture==
{{seealso|Music of Vojvodina|Religion in Vojvodina|EXIT (festival)}}
[[Image:Nss.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Petrovaradin fortress]] and [[Novi Sad]], early 18th century]]
[[Image:Theatre in subotica.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Theatre in [[Subotica]], the oldest professional theatre in [[Serbia]] (1852)]]
[[Image:HPIM3116.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Zrenjanin]], the main square]]

The Executive Council of Vojvodina is the founder of several newspapers and magazines in Vojvodina's official languages: "''[[Dnevnik (Novi Sad)|Дневник]]''" <sup>[http://www.dnevnik/co.yu]</sup> (''Daily news'') in Serbian and "''[[Magyar Szó]]''" <sup>[http://www.magyar-szo.co.yu]</sup> (''Hungarian Word'') in Hungarian are daily newspapers, and weekly magazines are "''[[Hrvatska riječ]]''"<sup>[http://www.hrvatskarijec.co.yu]</sup> (''Croatian Word'') in Croatian, "''[[Hlas Ľudu]]''" <sup>[http://www.hlasludu.com]</sup> (''The Voice of the People'') in Slovak, "''[[Libertatea (Vojvodina)|Libertatea]]''" <sup>[http://www.libertatea.co.yu]</sup> (''Freedom'') in Romanian, and "''[[Ruske slovo|Руске слово]]''"<sup>[http://www.ruskeslovo.com]</sup> (''Rusyn Word'') in Rusyn. There are also "''[[Bunjevačke novine]]''" (''Bunjevac newspaper'') in Bunjevac. Hidden Europe article praises the cosmopolitism in the province.<ref>[http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk/article_info.php?articles_id=312 hidden europe magazine - Articles - hidden europe 13 (March 2007) - two communities in Banat<br />by Laurence Mitchell<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Tourism==

Tourist destinations in Vojvodina include well known [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] monasteries on [[Fruška Gora]] mountain, numerous hunting grounds, cultural-historical monuments, different folklores, interesting galleries and museums, plain landscapes with a lot of greenery, big rivers, canals and lakes, sandy terrain [[Deliblatska Peščara]] ("the European Sahara"), etc.

==Economy==

Economy of Vojvodina is largely based on developed food industry and fertile agricultural soil that make up 84% of its territory. About 70% of agricultural products is corn, 20% industrial herb, and 10% other agricultural cultures. Other branches of industry are also developed such as the metal industry, chemical industry, electrical industry, oil industry, construction industry, etc.

==Human rights==

:''See also: [[Human rights in Serbia]]''

In 2005, several international organizations including the [[European Parliament]] and [[Human Rights Watch]] have expressed concern about rising levels of ethnic tension and related violent incidents in Vojvodina. <ref>[http://hrw.org/reports/2005/serbia1005/7.htm Dangerous Indifference: Violence against Minorities in Serbia: Assaults on Minorities in Vojvodina<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Of particular concern, according to the reports, is a frequently lax response on the part of the police. As of 2007, the situation in Vojvodina is peaceful.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:NISbuildingNS.jpg|[[Novi Sad]]
Image:Versec1.jpg|[[Vršac]]
Image:Citadel Petrovaradin.jpg|[[Petrovaradin fortress]]
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Jezero01.jpg|[[Lake of Ledinci]]
Image:Szentt2.jpg|[[Srbobran]]
Image:Kanizsa2.jpg|[[Kanjiža]]
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Glavni trg u Somboru.jpg|[[Sombor]] in 1905
Image:Nagykik1.JPG|[[Kikinda]]
Image:Matica.jpg|[[Matica srpska]]
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Serbian National Theatre Sept 2005.jpg|[[Serbian National Theatre]]
Image:Kabol3.jpg|[[Kovilj monastery]]
Image:Voivodina Hungarians national costume and dance 2.png|[[Hungarians in Vojvodina]]
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Afalva.jpg|The Evangelical (Slovak) church in [[Kovačica]]
Image:Ujozora1.jpg|The Romanian Orthodox church in [[Uzdin]]
Image:Fruska Gora Smith.jpg|[[Fruška Gora]]
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Bkeresztur1.jpg|The Uniate cathedral in [[Ruski Krstur]]
Image:Szond1.jpg|Catholic Church in [[Sonta]]
Image:Synagogue de Novi Sad.jpg|[[Novi Sad Synagogue]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Serbia]]
*[[Bačka]]
*[[Banat]]
*[[Syrmia]]
*[[Ethnic groups of Vojvodina]]

==External links==
*{{en icon}} {{sr icon}} [http://www.vojvodina.sr.gov.yu/ Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina]
*{{en icon}} {{sr icon}} {{hu icon}} {{sk icon}} {{ro icon}} <span style="font-size:95%; color:dimgray;">'''(Rusyn)'''</span> {{hr icon}} [http://www.skupstinavojvodine.sr.gov.yu Parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina]
* [http://www.anem.org.yu/mape/index-en.htm Statistical information about municipalities of Vojvodina]
* [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-244&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=&geo=-3987 List of largest cities of Vojvodina]
* [http://www.vojvodina.com/ ''www.vojvodina.com'']
* [http://www.vojvodina.co.yu/ ''www.vojvodina.co.yu'']
* [http://www.vojvodinacafe.com/ ''www.VojvodinaCafe.com'']
* [http://www.hardware-club.cjb.net/ ''Vojvodina Benchmarking & Hardware aka Hardware Club'']

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