Republic of Serbia

Crossroads of Central and South-East Europe

Landlocked Country

• Total population: 7 120 666 (census 2011)• Area: 88 361 km2

• Capital: Belgrade• Official language : Serbian

Population

Important history facts

- Serbian Empire in 1346- 16th century, the entire territory of modern-day Serbia was annexed by the Ottoman Empire-19th century the Serbian revolution re-established the country (freedom from Turks)-Kingdom of Serbia in 1918-After World War II, together with other south Slavic nations Yugoslavia is formed

Belgrade (Beograd): 1,75 mil

Novi Sad : 335,000 Niš : 257,000

82.9 % Serbs

3.9 % Hungarians

1.8 % Bosniaks

1.4 % Roma

10 % Others

84.1 % Orthodoxy

6.24 % Catholicism

3.42 % Islam

1.44 % Protestantism

estimated GDP in 2012 of $82.274 billion or $11.079 per capita

upper-middle income economy

GDP per capita is 35% of EU average

2003: the world‘s largest cigarette maker Phillip Morris buys DIN and DIV for €605

million

most important energy center in South-East

Europe

Over centuries Serbia was straddeling the boundaries between West and East

Bulgarian Empire

Byzantium

Ottoman Empire

Result: distinct characters and sharp contrast between East and West

Tied to Western Europe Leaning towards Balkans

and Mediterranean character

people mostly use Cyrillic letters

people mostly use Roman letters

Many cultural differences gave many traditions and national costumes

Serbian cousine

• heterogeneous cuisine, sharing characteristics of the Balkans (especially former Yugoslavia), the Mediterranean (especially Greek), Turkish, and Central European (especially Austrian and Hungarian) cuisines.

Cevapcici (grilled minced meat) Sarma (cabage filled with meat )

Krofne (donuts)

Sljivovica (Plum brandey)

Riblja corba (fish soup)

Sport• Team sports are more popular then individual

sports.

• Among the most popular sports are football, basketball, water polo, volleyball, handball and tennis.

• Tennis started to be popular recently because of Novak Djokovic (current number 2 on ATP ranking)

Serbian national footbal team

Novak Djokovic Serbian national basketball team

Tourism in Serbia

• cultural and historical monuments• Felix Romuliana, late Roman palace, UNESCO

heritage site in eastern part of country• Skadarlija, the city's old bohemian

neighbourhood in Belgrade• Monastiries in Cosovo• Danube river

Skadarlija, the city's old bohemian neighbourhood

Felix Romuliana

Tourism in capital

• The historic areas and buildings of Belgrade are among the city's premier attractions. They include Skadarlija, the National Museum and

• National Theatre, Zemun, Nikola Pašić Square, Terazije, the Kalemegdan Fortress, Knez Mihailova Street,

• the Parliament, the Church of Saint Sava, and the Old Palace.

• Nightlife in Belgrade

Victory monument

Kalemegdan Fortress from Turkish period

National theatre in Belgrade

Belgrade at night