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Serbia

We are researching the regional information of Serbia. The Republic of Serbia is a landlocked country on the Balkan Peninsula, at the crossroads of Eastern and Western Europe. We will feature information that seems to be good to know when advancing to Serbia.

Serbia

Location

It is bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest. Serbia claims a border with Albania through the disputed area of Kosovo.

Area

Approximately 77,000 km2 (Excluding Kosovo. Approximately 88,000 km2 including Kosovo)

Capital (approximate population)

Belgrade(1.23 million)

Business-related cities other than Belgrade (approximate population)

Novi Sad(280,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 6.96 million (Excluding Kosovo. Approximately 8.96 million including Kosovo)

Racial Composition

83.3% Serbian, 3.5% Hungarian, 2.1% Roman, 2% Bosnian, 9% other

Language

Serbian

Religion

91% Christian
- Church of Saint Sava
- Studenica Monastery
- Zica Monastery
- The Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint George

Culture

With the Roman Empire east and west, the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire, Serbia is a region that historically straddles the East-West border, giving rise to cultural diversity throughout Serbia.
- Kalemegdan Park
- A HOUSE ON THE DRINA
- Subotica City hall
- Marshal Tito's Grave
- Derdap National Park
- Cele Kula
- Special Nature Reserve Uvac
- Djavolja Varos
- Strazilovo
- Tvrdjava Golubacki
- Drvengrad
- Kosmaj
- Petrovaradin fortress
- Sarganska osmica
- Felix Romuliana

Education

There are eight years of compulsory education.
- University of Belgrade
- University in Novi Sad


- National Library of Serbia
- LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BELGRADE
- The library of the Serbian Patriarchate

Overview of Modern and Contemporary History of Serbia

1817 Serbia becomes an autonomous principality
1878 The Treaty of Berlin recognizes the independence of the Kingdom of Serbia
1918 Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia formed after World War I
1929 Serbia, Croatia, Kingdom of Slovenia renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1945 Along with Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro, Serbia becomes a republic of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
1980 Tito dies
1991 Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia secede from Yugoslavia
1992 Montenegro and Serbia form the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1992-95 Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict. United Nations sanctions
1995 Dayton Accords. sanctions lifted
1998 Kosovo Liberation Army rebels against Serbia. Repression by the Serbian army (Kosovo conflict). Hundreds of Thousands of Kosovar Albania Become Refugees
1999 NATO airstrikes Serbia due to Kosovo conflict. Kosovo comes under UN protection
2000 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia joins the United Nations
2003 Prime Minister assassinated in Belgrade. The name of the country is changed to "Serbia/Montenegro".
2004 Clashes between Serbians and Albanians in Kosovo. NATO troops dispatched
2006 Montenegro declares independence. Become the Republic of Serbia
2008 Kosovo declares independence. Serbia does not accept
2014 EU accession negotiations begin
2020 Agreed to normalize economic relations with Kosovo

Politics

It is a parliamentary republic. The president is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.The president appoints the prime minister with the consent of parliament. The parliament is unicameral.
- National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
- Novi Dvor
- Commercial Court in Belgrade

GDP per capita

$7,992

Economy

Emerging market with medium to high income.


Europe

Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Iceland, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Vatican, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco

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