 Serbia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
44 00 N, 21 00 E |
| Area |
total: 88,361 sq km land: 88,361 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns) |
| Terrain |
extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills |
| Population |
10,150,265 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Serbian 88.3% (official), Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census) note: Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Croatian all official in Vojvodina; Albanian official in Kosovo |
| Imports |
No Entry |
| Exports |
manufactured goods, food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment |
| Hazards |
destructive earthquakes |
| Resources |
oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
| Geography |
controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East |
| Nationality |
noun: Serb(s) adjective: Serbian |
| 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 |
| Internet Country Code |
.rs; note - former ccTLD .yu will remain in service until the end of 2006 |
| Internet Users |
1.4 million (2006) |
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