SERBIA

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia is a landlocked country in Central and Southeastern Europe, covering the central part of the Balkan Peninsula and the southern part of the Pannonian Plain. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west.

Location

Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary.

Geography

Controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East.

Capital

Belgrade

Climate

In the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Language

Serbian (official nationwide), Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak and Croatian

Monetary Unit

New Yugoslav dinar (YUM)

Largest Cities

Belgrade, Zemun, Sombor, Apatin, Obrenovac, Stara Pazova, Nova Pazova, Sremcica, Surcin, Veternik

Principal rivers

Danube, Tisa Tibisco, Sava, Morava

Places to Visit

Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo, Nis

Airports

The Airports are at Batajnica, Beograd, Borl, Borl, Dakovica, Nis, Kovin, Podgorica, Ponikve, Pristina, Tivat, Vrsac