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Basic Facts |
Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Serbia
conventional short form: Serbia local long form: Republika Srbija local short form: Srbija former: People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia |
Gevernment type | republic |
Capital |
name: Belgrade
geographic coordinates: 44 50 N, 20 30 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Flag description | three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side |
Currency | Serbian Dinar (RSD) |
Internet country code | .rs; note - former ccTLD .yu will remain in service until the end of 2006 |
Ports and terminals | Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
Agriculture products | wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, beef, pork, milk |
Industries | sugar, agricultural machinery, electrical and communication equipment, paper and pulp, lead, transportation equipment |
Geography |
Location | Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary |
Coordinates | 44 00 N, 21 00 E |
Continent | Europe |
Area |
total: 88,361 sq km
land: 88,361 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Boundaries |
total: 2,027 km
border countries: Albania 115 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Macedonia 221 km, Montenegro 203 km, Romania 476 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Climate | in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall) |
Terrain | extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills |
Natural resources | oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
Natural hazards | destructive earthquakes |
People |
Population | 9,396,411 (2002 census) |
Ethnic groups | Serb 66%, Albanian 17%, Hungarian 3.5%, other 13.5% (1991) |
Religions | Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
Languages | Serbian (official nationwide); Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Croatian (all official in Vojvodina); Albanian (official in Kosovo) |