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Serbia

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Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia to the northwest, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest. Serbia also claims to share a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia has about 6.5 million inhabitants, excluding Kosovo. Belgrade, Serbia's capital, is also its largest city.

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Capital
Belgrade
Population
6,605,168
Area
88,499 km2
Climate
Continental
Government
Parliamentary republic
Currency
Serbian dinar
Languages
Serbian 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%
Sells
insulated wire, electricity, copper ore, plastic products
Sells to
Germany 15%, Hungary 7%, Bosnia & Herzegovina 5%
Land borders
8: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+381
Founded
2006
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Serbianofficial
88.1%
3.4%
1.9%
1.4%

Largest cities

Belgrade  capital 1,273,651
Niš 250,000
Novi Sad 215,400
Novi Beograd 209,763
Zemun 155,591

Climate and geography

in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)

Climate zone

Highest point

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito Yugoslav leader, 1945-1980 Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until his death in 1980.
Slobodan Milosevic
Slobodan Milosevic President tried for war crimes Slobodan Milošević was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 until his overthrow in 2000.
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla Inventor Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Karadorde
Karadorde Leader of the first Serbian uprising Đorđe Petrović, known by the sobriquet Karađorđe, was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising.