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Full name: Republic of Serbia.
Capital of Serbia: Belgrade.
Language: Serbian, Latin, Cyrillic and Albanian.
Currency: Serbian Dinar.
Religion: Serbian Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic and Protestant.
National Anthem: "Hej Slaveni" meaning 'O Slavs'.
Newspaper: BLIC, BlicNews, Cacanski Glas, Flash News Wire, Nasa Borba, Republika and Zrenjanin.
Places to Visit: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Manasija Monastery, Petrovaradin Citadel and Sirogojno.
Transport: Airways: there are plenty of flights providing services like Yugoslav Airlines, Lufthansa, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Adria Airlines, British Airways and Turkish Airlines; Railways: International trains are available to and from Belgrade. Eurail and Inter-Rail passes come in handy and are also available from the Belgrade train station.
Shopping: antiques like clocks, dishes, guns, Silver trays, Turkish coffee cups and watches; Silver filigree jewellery; old coins; clothing; hand made silk ties; embroidered and crocheted cloth items; traditional dolls; paintings; electronic gadgets; and a special Belgrade brandy called "Rakija".
Introduction
once an important fragment of Yugoslavia and then later Union of Serbia and Montenegro, it finally became an independent nation in 2006, on the 5th of June. Serbia came into the limelight in 2003, when it became infamous for waging a brutal war in Kosovo and driving the Albanians out. The split with Montenegro rendered the country landlocked.
Location of Serbia
Serbia is positioned in the southwest region of the European continent. It is landlocked and its immediate political neighbors are Romania in the northeast and east;
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Bulgaria to the southeast; Macedonia to the south; Albania and Montenegro to the southwest; Croatia and Bosnia And Herzegovina to the west; and Hungary to the north.
Physical Map of Serbia
almost two-thirds of the country of Serbia is covered with mountains. All the mountains, however, lie to the south of the country; especially to the southeast. The most important mountains that sprawl across the terrain of the country are the Dinaric Alps and the rugged Balkan Mountains. In fact the Balkan Mountain serves as a natural border for the country. The highest point in the country is called Daravica. To the east of Serbia, the landscape is limestone based. The plain lands in Serbia lie in the northern region of the country. Some of the important rivers flowing across the land are Lim, Sava, Danube, Morava, Drina and Tara.
Climate of Serbia
the northern region and the other regions of the country sport two different types of climatic conditions. In the northeast of the country, which is further inland, the temperature changes are quite marked with hot and humid summer months and freezing winters. While other regions of the country which do not lie all too far away from the Adriatic Sea have a more Mediterranean type of climate. So, in these regions, the summers are warm, but humid, while the winters are pleasantly cold. Rainfall is experienced almost all year round.
Flora and Fauna of Serbia
Flora: Serbia has a dense evergreen type of vegetation, since almost two-thirds of the land is covered with mountains. The chief species of plants in Serbia are oak, beech, pines and firs.
Fauna: the fauna in Serbia is typical of those found in mountainous regions. There are foxes, species of hare and rabbits, bears, deer, wolves, stag, mouflon, wild boar and chamois. Avian fauna in Serbia includes pheasants, cranes, ducks and geese.
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