Facts about Serbia

 Official Name: Republic of Serbia
 
 Form of State: Democratic Republic
 
 Political Structure: President, Unicameral assembly with 250 seats
 
 Area: 88,361 sq km
 
 Population: 9.5 million
 
 Geographic Position: South East Europe, central part of the Balkan Peninsula, at the intersection of Pan European Corridors No. 10 and No. 7
 
Border: In the East, Serbia borders Bulgaria, in the North-East Romania, in the the North Hungary, in the West Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the South-West Montenegro, and in the South Albania and Macedonia. 
 
Climate: Temperate continental, with monthly average temperatures ranging between 0.7C in January and 17.5C in July
 
Official Language: Serbian
 
Main Religion: Christian Orthodox 
 
Other Religions: Roman Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, Protestant
 
Major Cities: Belgrade: 1,576,000; Novi Sad: 298,000; Nis 250,000
 
Currency: Dinar (RSD)
 
GDP (2008): $34.28 billion
 
GDP pc (2008): $4,651
 
Time Zone: Central European Time (GMT +01:00)
 
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