SERBIA

Government Type

Parliamentary democracy

Capital

Belgrade

Flag Description

Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue and white with the Serbian coats of arms on the blue band

Area

88,361 sq km

Boundaries

total: 2,027 km land boundaries
border countries: Albania 115 km, Bosnia & Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, FYR of Macedonia 221 km, Montenegro 203 km, Romania 476 km

Administrative Divisions

Republic of Serbia contains two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina in the North and Kosovo and Metohija in the South (the latter is at present under UN Protectorate)

Major Language

Serbian (other languages: Albanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Romany etc)

Major Religion

Serbian Orthodox (other religions: Catholic, Protestant, Muslim)

Population

Serbia (total): 9,396,411

Vojvodina: 2,116,725

Central Serbia: 5,479,686

Kosovo and Metohija: 1,800,000

Ethnic groups

Serbs (82,86%), Albanians, Hungarians, Boshniaks, Roma, Yugoslavs, Croats, Montenegrins, Slovaks, Romanians, Macedonians, Bulgarians, Goran, Ukrainians etc.

PopulationGrowth Rate

0.74%

Net Migration Rate

-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years: 17.9% (male 1,003,313/female 932,885)
15-64 years: 67% (male 3,618,870/female 3,638,397)
65 years and over: 15.1% (male 702,618/female 936,462) (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate

31.6% (2005 est.)

Inflation Rate

6.6% (2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita

$4 220 (2006)

Main Exports

Manufactured goods, pharmaceuticals, food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment

Monetary Unit

1 Dinar = 100 Paras

UN exchange rate: 1 USD = 60.44 Din. (June 2007)

Press

Danas (Serbian daily newspaper, in Serbian)
Politika (Serbian daily newspaper, in Serbian)
NIN (Serbian weekly, in Serbian)
Vreme (Serbian weekly, in Serbian)
Ekonomist (Serbian weekly, in English and Serbian)

Magyar Szo(daily newspaper in Hungarian)

Kosova Press Albanian News Agency (in Albanian)

Koha Ditore  (daily newspaper in Albanian in Kosovo)

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