Country

Serbia

Also Known As Republic of Serbia

Southern Europe

Serbia is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, bordered by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Its current statehood dates to the 2006 restoration of independence following the peaceful dissolution of its union with Montenegro, tracing earlier statehood to the Principality of Serbia's 1815 autonomy. Its capital is Belgrade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Belgrade 2

Population

6,532,019 2

2026 estimate; the 2022 census recorded 6,647,003.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

88,499 2

Total area as claimed under Serbia's constitution, which includes Kosovo; Serbia's de facto administered area, excluding Kosovo, whose 2008 declaration of independence Serbia does not recognize, is 77,589 km2. Stated factually and neutrally.

Independence or Founding Year

2006 2

Serbia's current statehood dates to the 2006 restoration of independence following the peaceful dissolution of its union with Montenegro. The Principality of Serbia gained autonomy from the Ottoman Empire in 1815, and full independence was internationally recognized at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Serbia

Associated With

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia.

Source Belgrade (Wikipedia)

Kosovo

Kosovo is bordered by Serbia to the north and east; Serbia does not recognise Kosovo's independence.

Source Kosovo (Wikipedia)

The Balkans

Has Capital

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia.

Source Belgrade (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Danube

Source Danube (Wikipedia)

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Participant In

Balkan Wars

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Nationals Include

Steve Wozniak

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Steve Wozniak

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Milutin Milankovic

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Milutin Milanković (sometimes anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Миланковић, pronounced [milǔtin milǎːnkoʋitɕ]; 28 May 1879 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer, university professor, popularizer of science and academic.

Emir Kusturica

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Srđan Dragojević

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Želimir Žilnik

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Saint Sava

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Đuro Kurepa

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Milutin Milankovitch

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Milutin Milanković (sometimes anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Миланковић, pronounced [milǔtin milǎːnkoʋitɕ]; 28 May 1879 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer, university professor, popularizer of science and academic.

Milovan Djilas

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Branislav Prelević

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is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and coach

Cléo

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He also holds Serbian citizenship.

Dragan Tarlać

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Nationality Serbia

Ivan Obradović

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is a Serbian retired professional footballer

Jelena Janković

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is a Serbian former professional tennis player

Nenad Medić

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Novak Djokovic

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Peja Stojaković

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is a Serbian former professional basketball player and basketball executive

Stefan Babović

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is a Serbian former professional footballer

Svetislav Pešić

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Novi Sad, Južna Bačka (SRB)

Mihajlo Pupin

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was born on 4 October 1858 in the village of Idvor, Banat, now part of Serbia.

Origin Of

Bogdan Maglich

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Nikola Tesla

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Ajvar

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Ćevapi

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Gibanica

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Karadjordjeva Snicla

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Kashkaval

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Mućkalica

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Pljeskavica

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Podvarak

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Serbian Cuisine

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Constantine the Great

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Justin I

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Mannheimer Akte

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Vlachs

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who live south of the Danube, in Albania, Bulgaria, northern Greece, North Macedonia and eastern Serbia

Location Of

First Serbian Uprising

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Yugoslav Wars

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Site Of

Belgrade Fortress

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Bishop's Palace, Novi Sad

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Bishop's Palace, Vrsac

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Karađorđevo estate

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Miloš Obrenović House

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White Angel

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Apatin Brewery

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Carlsberg Srbija

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Krušik Valjevo

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Ljubicevo Stable

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Sloboda Čačak

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Trayal

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Yugoimport-SDPR

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Zastava Arms

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National Bank of Serbia

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University of Belgrade

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The University of Belgrade (Serbian: Универзитет у Београду / Univerzitet u Beogradu) is a public research university in Belgrade, Serbia.

Serbia National Water Polo Team

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Found There

Carpathian Mountains

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Đavolja Varoš

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Djavolja Varoš (Devil's Town)

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Doline

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Iron Gates

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Posavina

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Serbo-Croatian

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Spoken in: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro

Constitution of Serbia

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Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro

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Dušan's Code

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Source Dusan's Code (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

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enacted by Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1349

Serbian Civil Code

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Alpine Newt