Outline of Serbia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Serbia:

Serbia – landlocked sovereign country located in Southeastern Europe and comprising the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain and a central portion of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1] Serbia is bordered by Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; North Macedonia and constitutionally only, Albania (via Kosovo, a disputed territory over which Serbia has no control, thus no direct access to Albania)^[2] to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the west. The capital of Serbia is Belgrade.

For centuries, shaped at cultural boundaries between East and West, a powerful medieval kingdom – later renamed the Serbian Empire – occupied much of the Balkans. Torn by domestic feuds, Ottoman, Hungarian, and later, Austrian incursions, the Serbian state collapsed by the mid-16th century. The positive outcome of the Serbian revolution in 1817 marked the birth of modern Serbia. Within a century it reacquired Kosovo, Raška and Vardar Macedonia from the Ottoman Empire. Likewise, in 1918 the former autonomous Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina proclaimed its secession from Austria-Hungary to unite with Serbia, preceded by the Syrmia region.

The current borders of the country were established following the end of World War II, when Serbia became a federal unit within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Serbia became an independent state again in 2006, after Montenegro left the union that formed after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1990s.

In February 2008, the parliament of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. Serbia's government, as well as the UN Security Council, have not recognized Kosovo's independence. The response from the international community has been mixed. Serbia is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Council of Europe, and is an associate member of the European Union.

General reference

Pronunciation: Serbia /ˈsɜːrbiə/ , officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sř̩bija])
Common English country name: Serbia
Official English country name: The Republic of Serbia
Common endonym(s): Srbija – Србија
Official endonym(s): Republika Srbija – Република Србија
Adjectival(s): Serbian
Demonym(s): Serbs, Serbians
Etymology: Name of Serbia
International rankings of Serbia
ISO country codes: RS, SRB, 688
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RS
Internet country code top-level domain: .rs

Geography of Serbia

Serbia is: a sovereign state; a landlocked country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Europe
      - Southern Europe
        Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Serbia
  - High: Velika Rudoka 2,658 m (8,720 ft)
  - Low: Iron Gate 28 m (92 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,026 km (1258 mi)

Romania 476 km (295 mi)

Bulgaria 318 km (197 mi)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km (187 mi)

Croatia 241 km (149 mi)

Hungary 151 km (93 mi)

Montenegro 203 km (126 mi)

North Macedonia 221 km (137 mi)

Coastline: none

Population of Serbia: 8,205,168 (January 1, 2024, including Kosovo. Without Kosovo, the population stands at 6,605,168) - 81st most populous country
Area of Serbia: 88 361 km²
Atlas of Serbia

Environment of Serbia

An enlargeable satellite image of Serbia

Natural geographic features of Serbia

Regions of Serbia

Government and politics of Serbia

Politics of Serbia

Branches of the government of Serbia

Government of Serbia

Executive branch of the government of Serbia

Legislative branch of the government of Serbia

Parliament of Serbia (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Serbia

Foreign relations of Serbia

International organization membership

The Republic of Serbia is a member of:^[1]

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (suspended)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)
World Veterans Federation

Law and order in Serbia

Law of Serbia

Military of Serbia

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Serbia
Forces
- Army of Serbia
- Navy of Serbia: None
- Air Force of Serbia
- Special forces of Serbia
Military history of Serbia
Military ranks of Serbia'
List of military conflicts involving Serbia

Local government in Serbia

History of Serbia

Culture of Serbia

Economy and infrastructure of Serbia

Education in Serbia

Science in Serbia

Astronomy in Serbia

References

^ ^a ^b "Serbia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2010-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Serbia

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Serbia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2010-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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