Republika Srbija

Location southeastern Europe
Bordered By Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro

Area 29,913 sq mi (77,474 sq km)
Highest Point Midzor; 7,116 ft (2,169 m)
Lowest Point Danube and Timok rivers; 115 ft (35 m)
Natural Resources oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land

Nationality Serbian
Population (2015) 7,176,794
Largest Cities Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad
Ethnic Groups Serbian
Religions Serbian Orthodox
Languages Serbian (official)

Capital Belgrade
Form of Government republic
Present Constitution Adopted November 8, 2006
Chief of State President Aleksandr Vucic (since May 31, 2017)
Head of Government acting Prime Minister Ivica Dacic (since May 31, 2017)
Cabinet elected by the National Assembly
Legislature unicameral National Assembly
Judiciary courts of general jurisdiction (municipal courts, district courts, Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court of Cassation); courts of special jurisdiction (commercial courts, the High Commercial Court, the High Magistrates Court, the Administrative Court)
Local Administration 122 municipalities (opstine)

Currency Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Per Capita Income $13,300
Industries base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals
Agricultural Products wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries; beef, pork, milk
Export Commodities iron and steel, rubber, clothes, wheat, fruit and vegetables, nonferrous metals, electric appliances, metal products, weapons and ammunition, automobiles
Import Commodities

Independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro Achieved June 5, 2006
National Holiday National Day, February 15
Flag three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white -- the Pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the Serbian state and displays a white two-headed eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the Serbian nation, and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; interpretations vary as to the meaning and origin of the white, curved symbols resembling firesteels or Cyrillic "C's" in each quarter; a royal crown surmounts the coat of arms

SEE ALSO
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Croatia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Belgrade

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