| SERBIA Updated 11 November 2012 |
Republic of Serbia is located in the southeast of the European Continent, with a population of 7,276,604, making it the
98th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Belgrade with a total population of 1,154,589. The
country encompasses 88,361 square kilometers making it the 113th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries
with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
President Tomislav Nikolic is recognized as the Chief of State and achieve that status through direct vote and holds
that position for five years. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic is recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that
status through appointment by the National Assembly and holds that position for five years. Its form of government is
a Republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 28th of September 1990.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Serbian, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Croatian. It
counts among its major religions Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic and Protestant. As sources of mass
communication it has 153 Radio stations but no Television stations whatsoever.
Major geographical features are Midzor, its highest point at 2,169 meters. It’s lowest point is the confluence of the
Timok and Danube Rivers at the tri-border of Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. Its principal waterways are the Danube
and Sava Rivers, which measure 587 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are sugar, agricultural machinery,
electrical and communication equipment, paper and pulp, lead and transportation equipment. Its official currency is
Yugoslav Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Serbia. On the night of the 11th of July in 1903 Narodna Obdrana and his
followers chopped King Alexander the 1st and Queen Drago to pieces and threw the remains from the Palace balcony.
The body parts remained there throughout the next morning.
98th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Belgrade with a total population of 1,154,589. The
country encompasses 88,361 square kilometers making it the 113th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries
with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
President Tomislav Nikolic is recognized as the Chief of State and achieve that status through direct vote and holds
that position for five years. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic is recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that
status through appointment by the National Assembly and holds that position for five years. Its form of government is
a Republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 28th of September 1990.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Serbian, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Croatian. It
counts among its major religions Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic and Protestant. As sources of mass
communication it has 153 Radio stations but no Television stations whatsoever.
Major geographical features are Midzor, its highest point at 2,169 meters. It’s lowest point is the confluence of the
Timok and Danube Rivers at the tri-border of Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. Its principal waterways are the Danube
and Sava Rivers, which measure 587 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are sugar, agricultural machinery,
electrical and communication equipment, paper and pulp, lead and transportation equipment. Its official currency is
Yugoslav Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Serbia. On the night of the 11th of July in 1903 Narodna Obdrana and his
followers chopped King Alexander the 1st and Queen Drago to pieces and threw the remains from the Palace balcony.
The body parts remained there throughout the next morning.
| Belgrade River |
| Midzor- Serbia's highest point on the border with Bulgaria |
| Belgrade- Serbia's capital and largest city |
| Drina River- along Serbia's border with Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Morava River |
| Novi Pazar, the closest Serbian city to Kosovo and Montenegro |
| Presevo- Serbia's southernmost point on Montenegro's border |
| Serbians folk dancing |
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| Confluence of the Timok and Danube Rivers on the Romania, Hungary and Serbia tri-border- Serbia's lowest point |
| Sunset over the Sava River |
| Danube River- Serbia's principle waterway |
| Zrenjanin on the Tisza River |
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| Bac- on Serbia's border with Croatia |
| River Tresnijca at Ljubovija on Serbia's border with Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Tri-border of Serbia, Hungary and Croatia- Serbia's westernmost point |
| Subotica- Serbia's northernment point on the border with Hungary |
| Pirot on the Bulgarian border- Serbia's easternmost point |
| Djerdap River at Kladova on Serbia's border with Romania |
| Traditional Serbian urban dress |
| Karadordeva Snicla- a Serbian dish of rolled steak and cream sauce filling |
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
0.1% (2009 est.)
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