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Official name: Republic of Serbia
Form of State: Democratic Republic
Political Structure: President Unicameral assembly with 250 seats
Area: 88,499 km²
Population: 7.2 million
Geographic Position: South East Europe, central part of the Balkan Peninsula, at the intersection of Pan European Corridors No. 10 (road and railway corridor connecting North and Southeastern Europe) and No. 7 (inland waterway of the Danube River reaching the Black Sea area)
Borders:E–Bulgaria, NE–Romania, N–Hungary, W–Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, SW–Montenegro, S–Albania and FYR Macedonia
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Time Zone: Central European Time (GMT + 01:00)
Official Language: Serbian
Religion: Christian Orthodox (main), Roman Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, Protestant
Major Cities (No. of Inhabitants): Belgrade (1,659,440), Novi Sad (341,625), Nis (260,237), Kragujevac (179,417)
Internet Domain: .rs
Dial Code: +381
Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Institutions/Integration Status:
Full Member
IMF (2001), World Bank (2001), EBRD (2001), EIB (2001), Council of Europe (2003), Partnership for Peace (2006);
Membership Negotiations
WTO – Final Stage; EU – Candidacy; OECD – Observer
Market-Based Indicators:
Credit Rating: S&P Global Ratings – BB- stable; Fitch Ratings – BB- stable
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