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{{short description|Country in Southeast and Central Europe}} |
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{{distinguish|Republika Srpska}} |
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{{Redirect2|Srbija|Republic of Serbia|other uses|Serbia (disambiguation)|and|Srbija (disambiguation)|and|Serbian republic (disambiguation){{!}}Serbian republic}} |
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{{about|the European country}} |
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{{distinguish|Sorbia|Siberia}} |
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{{Infobox country |
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| conventional_long_name = Republic of Serbia |
| conventional_long_name = Republic of Serbia |
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| common_name = Serbia |
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| native_name = {{lang|sr|Република Србија<br/>Republika Srbija}} |
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| native_name = {{native name|sr|{{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Република Србија|<br />Republika Srbija|label=none}}}} |
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| common_name = Serbia |
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| image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg |
| image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg |
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| national_motto = |
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| image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg |
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| image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg |
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| image_map = Location Serbia Europe.png |
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| national_anthem = {{lang|sr|Боже правде|italics=no}}<br />{{lang|sr|[[Bože pravde]]}}<br />({{Langx|en|"God of Justice"}}){{parabr}}{{center|[[File:National anthem of Serbia, performed by the United States Navy Band.wav]]}} |
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| map_caption = Location of Serbia (green) and [[Kosovo]] (light green)<br/>in Europe (dark grey). |
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| image_map = {{Switcher|[[File:Serbia (orthographic projection).svg|frameless]]|Show globe|[[File:Europe-Serbia.svg|upright=1.15|frameless]]|Show map of Europe|default=1}} |
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| national_motto = |
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| map_caption = Location of Serbia (green) and the claimed but uncontrolled territory of [[Kosovo]] (light green) in Europe (dark grey) |
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| national_anthem = <br/>[[Bože pravde|Боже правде<br/>Bože pravde]]<br/>{{small|''God of Justice''}}<br/><center>[[File:Serbian National Anthem instrumental.ogg]]</center> |
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| image_map2 = |
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| capital = [[Belgrade]] |
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| capital = [[Belgrade]] |
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| latd=44 |latm=48 |latNS=N |longd=20 |longm=28 |longEW=E |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|44|48|N|20|28|E|type:city}} |
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| largest_city = capital |
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| largest_city = capital |
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| official_languages = [[Serbian language|Serbian]] |
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| official_languages = [[Serbian language|Serbian]]{{efn|Recognised as [[Languages of Serbia#Minority languages|minority languages]]:<br /> [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]] and [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]}} |
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| ethnic_groups = |
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| ethnic_groups = {{unbulleted list |
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| 84.4% [[Serbs]] |
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| 2.6% [[Hungarians in Serbia|Hungarians]] |
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| 2.2% [[Bosniaks of Serbia|Bosniaks]] |
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| 1.2% [[Romani people in Serbia|Roma]] |
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| 9.6% other / unanswered<ref name="popis">{{cite web |title=Mother tongue, religion and ethnic affiliation |url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/en-us/5-vestisaopstenja/news-events/20230616-st/?a=0&s=0 |website=ABOUT CENSUS |access-date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715130908/https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/en-us/5-vestisaopstenja/news-events/20230616-st/?a=0&s=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| {{nowrap|9.0% others}} |
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| {{small|(excluding Kosovo)}} |
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}} |
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| ethnic_groups_year = 2022; excluding [[Kosovo]] |
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| ethnic_groups_year = 2011<ref>http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Nacionalna%20pripadnost-Ethnicity.pdf</ref> |
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| religion = {{ublist |item_style=white-space; |
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| demonym = [[Serbians|Serbian]] |
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|{{Tree list}} |
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| government_type = [[Parliamentary republic]] |
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* 86.6% [[Christianity in Serbia|Christianity]] |
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** 81.1% [[Eastern Orthodoxy in Serbia|Serbian Orthodoxy]] |
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| leader_name1 = [[Tomislav Nikolić]] |
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** 3.9% [[Catholic Church in Serbia|Catholicism]] |
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** 1.6% other [[Christians|Christian]] |
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| leader_name2 = [[Aleksandar Vučić]] |
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{{Tree list/end}} |
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| leader_title3 = [[President of the National Assembly of Serbia|Speaker of Parliament]] |
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|4.2% [[Islam in Serbia|Islam]] |
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| leader_name3 = [[Maja Gojković]] |
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|1.1% [[Irreligion|no religion]] |
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| legislature = [[National Assembly of Serbia|National Assembly]] |
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|8.0% other / unanswered<ref name="popis" /> |
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| sovereignty_type = [[History of Serbia|Formation]] |
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}} |
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| established_event1 = [[Principality of Serbia (medieval)|Serbian Principality]] |
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| religion_year = 2022; excluding [[Kosovo]] |
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| established_date1 = 768 |
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| demonym = [[Serbs|Serbian]] |
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| government_type = [[Unitary parliamentary republic]] |
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| established_date2 = 1217 |
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| leader_title1 = [[President of Serbia|President]] |
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| established_event3 = [[Serbian Empire]] |
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| leader_name1 = [[Aleksandar Vučić]] |
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| established_date3 = 1346 |
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| leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Prime Minister]] |
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| established_event4 = {{nowrap|[[Serbian Despotate|Fall of Serbian Despotate]]}} |
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| leader_name2 = [[Miloš Vučević]] |
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| established_date4 = 1459 |
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| leader_title3 = [[President of the National Assembly of Serbia|President of the National Assembly]] |
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| established_event5 = {{nowrap|[[Principality of Serbia]]}} |
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| leader_name3 = [[Ana Brnabić]] |
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| established_date5 = 1817 |
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| legislature = [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]] |
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| established_event6 = [[Treaty of Berlin (1878)|Recognition]] |
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| sovereignty_type = [[History of Serbia|Establishment history]] |
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| established_date6 = 1878 |
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| established_event1 = [[Principality of Serbia (early medieval)|Principality]] |
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| established_date1 = 780 |
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| established_date7 = 1882 |
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| established_event2 = [[Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)|Kingdom]] |
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| established_event8 = [[Balkan wars|Unification]] |
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| established_date2 = 1217 |
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| established_date8 = 1912–1918<sup>a</sup> |
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| established_event3 = [[Serbian Empire|Empire]] |
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| established_event9 = {{nowrap|Independent republic}} |
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| established_date3 = 1346 |
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| established_date9 = 2006 |
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| established_event4 = [[Ottoman Serbia|Ottoman conquest]] |
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| area_rank = 113th |
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| established_date4 = 1459–1804 |
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| area_magnitude = 1 E10 |
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| established_event5 = [[Serbian Revolution]] |
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| area_km2 = 88,361 |
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| established_date5 = 1804–1835 |
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| area_sq_mi = 34,116 |
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| established_event6 = [[Principality of Serbia]] |
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| percent_water = 0.13 {{small|(including Kosovo)}} |
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| established_date6 = 1815 |
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| population_census = 7,243,007<ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/countryrank/rank.php], Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2013</ref> |
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| established_event7 = [[Treaty of Berlin (1878)|Independence recognized]] |
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| population_census_year = 2013 |
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| established_date7 = 13 July 1878 |
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| population_census_rank = 100th |
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| established_event8 = [[Kingdom of Serbia]] |
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| population_density_km2 = 92.8 |
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| established_date8 = 18 March 1882 |
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| population_density_sq_mi = 211 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]--> |
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| established_event9 = [[Yugoslavia]] |
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| population_density_rank = 112th |
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| established_date9 = 1 December 1918 |
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| GDP_PPP_year = 2014 |
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| established_event10 = [[Serbia and Montenegro]] |
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| GDP_PPP = $83.174 billion<ref name="imf2"/> |
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| established_date10 = 27 April 1992 |
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| GDP_PPP_rank = 81st |
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| established_event11 = Independence restored |
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $11,553 {{small|(excluding Kosovo)}}{{lower|0.2em|<ref name="imf2">{{cite web |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=99&pr.y=12&sy=2014&ey=2014&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=942&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a= |title=Serbia |publisher=International Monetary Fund |accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref>}} |
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| established_date11 = 5 June 2006 |
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 85th |
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| area_km2 = 88499 |
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| GDP_nominal_year = 2014 |
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| area_footnote = <ref name="journal2023">{{Cite journal |last=Kovačević |first=Miladin |date=2023 |title=Статистички годишњак Републике Србије 2023 |trans-title=Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Serbia 2023 |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20232056.pdf |journal=Statistical Yearbook of Serbia |language=sr, en |location=[[Belgrade]] |publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]] |issue=32 |pages=11 |issn=0354-4206 |access-date=8 December 2023 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205200328/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20232056.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| GDP_nominal = $44.356 billion<ref name=imf2/> |
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| area_rank = 111th |
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| GDP_nominal_rank = 89th |
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| area_sq_mi = <!-- 34,116--> |
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $6,161 {{small|(excluding Kosovo)}}{{lower|0.2em|<ref name=imf2/>}} |
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| area_label2 = Excluding Kosovo |
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 90th |
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| area_data2 = {{convert|77612|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="cia_profile">{{cite web |url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/ |title = The World Factbook: Serbia |publisher = [[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date = 20 June 2014 |access-date = 18 December 2014 |archive-date = 4 February 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210204144154/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/ |url-status = live }}</ref> |
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| Gini_year = 2011 |
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| Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |
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| population_census_rank = 107th |
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| Gini = 28.2 <!--number only--> |
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| population_census = {{DecreaseNeutral}} 6,647,003 (excluding Kosovo)<ref name="Census 2022">{{cite web | url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/en-us/5-vestisaopstenja/news-events/20230428-konacnirezpopisa/ | title=Final results of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, 2022 | publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia | date=28 April 2023 | access-date=28 April 2023 | language=en | archive-date=6 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106055019/https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/en-us/5-vestisaopstenja/news-events/20230428-konacnirezpopisa/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| Gini_ref = |
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| population_estimate = {{DecreaseNeutral}} 6,605,168 (excluding Kosovo)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stat.gov.rs/en-US |title=Population |publisher=[[Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia]] (RZS) |website=www.stat.gov.rs |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> |
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| Gini_rank = |
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| population_estimate_year = January 2024 |
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| HDI_year = 2013 |
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| population_estimate_rank = 108th |
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| HDI_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |
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| population_density_km2 = {{#expr: 6605168/77612 round 0}} |
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| HDI = 0.769 <!--number only--> |
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| population_density_sq_mi = {{#expr: 6605168/29966 round 0}} <!-- Do not remove per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]] --> |
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| HDI_ref =<ref name="HDI">{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf |title=Human Development Report 2011 |year=2011 |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> |
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| population_density_rank = 130th |
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| HDI_rank = 64th |
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| GDP_PPP = {{increase}} $191.561 billion{{efn|name=data1|Excludes data for [[Kosovo]].}}<ref name="IMFWEO.RS">{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2024/October/weo-report?c=942,&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDPDPC,PPPPC,&sy=2022&ey=2029&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1 |title=World Economic Outlook Database, October 2024 Edition. (Serbia) |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] |website=www.imf.org |date=22 October 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> |
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| currency = [[Serbian dinar]] |
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| GDP_PPP_year = 2024 |
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| currency_code = RSD |
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| GDP_PPP_rank = 78th |
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| country_code = RS |
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita = {{increase}} $29,038<ref name="IMFWEO.RS" /> |
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| time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 67th |
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| utc_offset = +1 |
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| GDP_nominal = {{increase}} $82.550 billion{{efn|name=data1|Excludes data for [[Kosovo]].}}<ref name="IMFWEO.RS" /> |
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| time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
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| GDP_nominal_year = 2024 |
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| utc_offset_DST = +2 |
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| GDP_nominal_rank = 75th |
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| drives_on = [[Right- and left-hand traffic|right]] |
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{increase}} $12,513<ref name="IMFWEO.RS" /> |
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| calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in Serbia|+381]] |
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 80th |
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| ISO_3166-1_alpha2 = RS |
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| Gini = 32.0 <!-- number only --> |
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| ISO_3166-1_alpha3 = SRB |
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| Gini_year = 2022 |
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| ISO_3166-1_num = 688 |
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| Gini_change = decrease <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |
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| alt_sport_code = SRB |
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| Gini_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tessi190/default/table |title = Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income |publisher = [[Eurostat]] |website = ec.europa.eu |access-date = 26 December 2024 |doi=10.2908/TESSI190 |url-status = live }}</ref> |
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| vehicle_code = SRB |
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| HDI = 0.805 <!--number only--> |
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| cctld = {{unbulleted list |[[.rs]] |[[.срб]]}} |
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| HDI_year = 2022<!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year --> |
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| footnote_a = [[Raška (region)|Raška]], [[Vilayet of Kosovo|Kosovo]] in [[First Balkan war|1912]], [[Banat, Bačka and Baranja|Vojvodina]], [[Syrmia]] in 1918. |
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| HDI_change = increase<!-- increase/decrease/steady --> |
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| HDI_ref = <ref name="UNHDR">{{cite web|url=https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2023-24reporten.pdf|title=Human Development Report 2023/24|language=en|publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]]|date=13 March 2024|access-date=13 March 2024|archive-date=13 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313164319/https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2023-24reporten.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| HDI_rank = 65th |
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| currency = [[Serbian dinar]] |
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| currency_code = RSD |
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| time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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| utc_offset = [[UTC+01:00|+1]] |
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| utc_offset_DST = [[UTC+02:00|+2]] |
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| time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
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| calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in Serbia|+381]] |
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| cctld = {{hlist|[[.rs]]|[[.срб]]}} |
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| flag_p1 = |
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| today = |
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'''Serbia''',{{efn|{{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Serbia.ogg|ˈ|s|ɜːr|b|i|ə}} {{respell|SUR|bee|ə}}; {{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Србија|Srbija}}, {{IPA|sr|sř̩bija|pron|Sr-srbija.ogg}}<br/>In minority languages: |
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* [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: {{lang|sq|Serbia}} |
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* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: {{lang|bg|Сърбия}} ({{tlit|bg|Sarbiya}}) {{IPA|bg|ˈsɤrbijɐ|pron|LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-Сърбия.wav}} |
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* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: {{lang|hr|Srbija}} |
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* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: {{lang|hu|Szerbia}} {{IPA|hu|ˈsɛrbijɒ}} |
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* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: {{lang|mk|Србија}} ({{tlit|mk|Srbija}}) |
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* [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Pannonian Rusyn]]: {{lang|rue|Се́рбія}} ({{tlit|rue|Serbiya}}) |
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* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: {{lang|ro|Serbia}} {{IPA|ro|serbjˈa|pron|LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Serbia.wav}} |
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* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: {{lang|sk|Srbsko}} {{IPA|sk|ˈsr̩bskɔ}}}} officially the '''Republic of Serbia''',{{efn|{{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Република Србија|Republika Srbija}}, {{IPA|sh|repǔblika sř̩bija|pron|Sr-Republika Srbija.oga}}<br/>In minority languages: |
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* [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: {{lang|sq|Republika e Serbisë}} |
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* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: {{lang|bg|Република Сърбия}} ({{tlit|bg|Republika Sarbiya}}) |
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* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: {{lang|hr|Republika Srbija}} |
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* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: {{lang|hu|Szerb Köztársaság}} |
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* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: {{lang|mk|Република Србија}} ({{tlit|mk|Republika Srbija}}) |
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* [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Pannonian Rusyn]]: {{lang|rue|Републі́ка Се́рбія}} ({{tlit|rue|Republika Serbiya}}) |
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* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: {{lang|ro|Republica Serbia}} |
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* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: {{lang|sk|Srbská republika}}}} is a [[landlocked country]] at the crossroads of [[Southeast Europe|Southeast]] and [[Central Europe]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=South-Eastern Europe - UNECE |url=https://unece.org/south-eastern-europe |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=unece.org |publisher=[[United Nations]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Serbia: On the Way to EU Accession |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2013/04/08/serbia-on-the-way-to-eu-accession |date=8 April 2013 |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=worldbank.org |publisher=[[World Bank]] |quote=One particular emphasis has been helping Serbia take advantage of its strategic location in central Europe through investments in transport infrastructure. |language=en |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028013610/http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2013/04/08/serbia-on-the-way-to-eu-accession |url-status=live }}</ref> located in the [[Balkans]] and the [[Pannonian Basin|Pannonian Plain]]. It borders [[Hungary]] to the north, [[Romania]] to the northeast, [[Bulgaria]] to the southeast, [[North Macedonia]] to the south, [[Croatia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] to the west, and [[Montenegro]] to the southwest. Serbia claims a border with [[Albania]] through the [[Political status of Kosovo|disputed]] territory of [[Kosovo]].<!--- Please discuss on the talk page (heading "Albania borders Kosovo") before editing the foregoing sentence. ---> Serbia has about 6.6 million inhabitants, excluding Kosovo. Its capital [[Belgrade]] is also the [[List of cities in Serbia|largest city]]. |
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Continuously inhabited since the [[Paleolithic]] Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced [[Slavs#Migrations|Slavic migrations]] in the 6th century. Several regional [[Principality of Serbia (early medieval)|states]] were founded in the early Middle Ages and were at times recognised as tributaries to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], [[Francia|Frankish]] and [[Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)#Royal Hungary (1526–1699)|Hungarian]] kingdoms. The [[Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)|Serbian Kingdom]] obtained recognition by the [[Holy See]] and [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople|Constantinople]] in 1217, reaching its territorial apex in 1346 as the [[Serbian Empire]]. By the mid-16th century, the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] annexed the entirety of modern-day Serbia; their rule was [[Ottoman–Habsburg wars|at times interrupted]] by the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg Empire]], which began expanding towards [[Central Serbia]] from the end of the 17th century while maintaining a foothold in [[Vojvodina]]. In the early 19th century, the [[Serbian Revolution]] established the [[Principality of Serbia|nation-state]] as the region's first [[constitutional monarchy]], which subsequently expanded its territory.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://staff.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lecture5.html |title = The Serbian Revolution and the Serbian State |publisher = Steven W. Sowards, Michigan State University Libraries |date = 11 June 2009 |access-date = 28 April 2010 |archive-date = 10 October 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154406/http://staff.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lecture5.html |url-status = live }}</ref> In 1918, in the aftermath of [[World War I]], the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] united with the [[Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar|former Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina]]; later in the same year it joined with other South Slavic nations in the foundation of [[Yugoslavia]], which existed in various political formations until the [[Yugoslav Wars]] of the 1990s. During the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], Serbia formed a [[Serbia and Montenegro|union with Montenegro]],<ref name="SCGSuccession">{{cite web |url = http://www.dipublico.com.ar/english/yugoslav-agreement-on-succession-issues-2001/ |title = Yugoslav Agreement on Succession Issues (2001) |access-date = 14 June 2012 |date = 3 October 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526192918/http://www.dipublico.com.ar/english/yugoslav-agreement-on-succession-issues-2001/ |archive-date = 26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which was [[2006 Montenegrin independence referendum|peacefully dissolved]] in 2006, restoring Serbia's independence as a sovereign state for the first time since 1918.<ref name="EBRD Country Promotion Programme">{{cite web |title = FR Yugoslavia Investment Profile 2001 |url = http://www.fifoost.org/jugoslaw/yugo.pdf|publisher = EBRD Country Promotion Programme |page = 3 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025829/http://www.fifoost.org/jugoslaw/yugo.pdf |archive-date = 28 September 2011 }}</ref> In 2008, representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo unilaterally [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declared independence]], with mixed responses from the international community while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|own sovereign territory]]. |
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'''Serbia''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Serbia.ogg|ˈ|s|ɜr|b|i|ə}}), officially the '''Republic of Serbia''' ({{lang-sr-Latn|Republika Srbija}}, {{Cyrl|Република Србија|sr}}, {{IPA-sh|rɛpǔblika sř̩bija|pron}}), is a country located at the crossroads of [[Central Europe|Central]] and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the [[Pannonian Plain]] and the central [[Balkans]]. Serbia is [[landlocked country|landlocked]] and borders [[Hungary]] to the north; [[Romania]] and [[Bulgaria]] to the east; [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] to the south; and [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], and [[Montenegro]] to the west; it also claims to border [[Albania]] through the [[political status of Kosovo|disputed]] territory of [[Kosovo]].<!--- Please discuss on the talk page (heading "Albania borders Kosovo") before editing the foregoing sentence. ---> The capital of Serbia, [[Belgrade]], is among Europe's oldest cities and one of the largest in Southeast Europe. |
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Serbia is an [[Economy of Serbia|upper-middle income economy]] and provides [[Healthcare in Serbia|universal health care]] and free [[Education in Serbia|primary and secondary education]] to its citizens. It is a [[Unitary state|unitary]] [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[Republic|constitutional republic]], member of the [[United Nations|UN]], [[Council of Europe|CoE]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], [[Partnership for Peace|PfP]], [[Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation|BSEC]], [[Central European Free Trade Agreement|CEFTA]], and is acceding to the [[World Trade Organization|WTO]]. Since 2014, the country has been negotiating [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|its EU accession]], with the possibility of joining the [[European Union]] by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milovančević |first=Vojislav |date=19 September 2023 |title=EKSKLUZIVNO Francusko-nemački predlog za proširenje EU: Ako ispuni uslove, Srbija bi mogla da postane članica 2030. godine |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/ekskluzivno-francusko-nemacki-predlog-za-prosirenje-eu-ako-ispuni-uslove-srbija-bi-mogla-da-postane-clanica-2030-godine/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |publisher=Nova.rs |language=sr |archive-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920214214/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/ekskluzivno-francusko-nemacki-predlog-za-prosirenje-eu-ako-ispuni-uslove-srbija-bi-mogla-da-postane-clanica-2030-godine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Serbia formally adheres to the policy of military [[Neutral country|neutrality]]. |
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Serbs established several [[Principality of Serbia (medieval)|states]] in the early Middle Ages following the Slavic migrations. The [[Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)|Serbian Kingdom]] obtained recognition by Rome and [[Constantinople]] in 1217; the state was elevated to the [[Serbian Empire]], in 1346. By the mid-16th century, the entire territory of modern-day Serbia was annexed by the [[Ottoman Empire]], at times interrupted by the [[Habsburg Empire|Habsburgs]]. In the early 19th century, the [[Serbian revolution]] established the [[Principality of Serbia|nation-state]] as the region's first [[constitutional monarchy]], which subsequently [[Balkan wars|expanded its territory]] and pioneered the abolition of [[feudalism]] in the Balkans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staff.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lecture5.html|title=The Serbian Revolution and the Serbian State|publisher=Steven W. Sowards, Michigan State University Libraries|date=11 June 2009|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> Following [[Serbian Campaign (World War I)|disastrous casualties]] in [[World War I]], and subsequent unification of Habsburg crownland of [[Vojvodina]] with [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]], the country co-founded [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes|Yugoslavia]] with other South Slavic peoples, which would exist in various formations until 2006, when [[Montenegro]] declared its independence. In 2008 the parliament of [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK Kosovo]] declared independence, with divergent [[International recognition of Kosovo|responses]] from the international community. |
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Serbia is a member of the UN, [[Council of Europe|CoE]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], [[Partnership for Peace|PfP]], [[Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation|BSEC]], and [[Central European Free Trade Agreement|CEFTA]]. It is also an [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|official candidate]] for membership in the [[European Union]],<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17225415|work=BBC News|title=EU leaders grant Serbia candidate status|date=1 March 2012|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> which is negotiating [[Enlargement of the EU|its EU accession]],<ref name="Council of the EU">{{cite news|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137634.pdf|work=Council of the European Union|title=EUROPEAN COUNCIL 27/28 JUNE 2013 CONCLUSIONS|date=27 June 2013|accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="bbc 2">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23099379|work=BBC News|title=EU set for Serbia membership talks|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> acceding country to the [[WTO]]<ref name="WTO">{{cite news|url=http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news13_e/acc_srb_13jun13_e.htm|work=WTO News|title=Serbia a few steps away from concluding WTO accession negotiations|date=13 November 2013|accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref> and is a militarily [[Neutrality (international relations)|neutral]] state.<ref name=forumi>http://www.becei.org/evropski%20forumi%20u%20pdf-u/Evropski_forum_No._4,_2008.pdf</ref> |
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Serbia has a high [[Human Development Index|HDI]] and provides a [[universal health care]] system and free [[Education in Serbia|primary and secondary education]]. Among the region's highest-scored "free countries"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FIW%202014%20Scores%20-%20Countries%20and%20Territories.pdf|work=FreedomHouse 2014|title=Freedom in the world 2014|date=22 January 2014|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> Serbia is an upper-middle income economy ([[World Bank|WB]], [[IMF]]) with the service sector dominating the country's economy, followed by the industrial sector and agriculture. |
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==Etymology== |
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The origin of the name ''Serbia'' is unclear. Historically, authors have mentioned the [[Serbs]] ({{langx|sr|Srbi}} / Срби) and the [[Sorbs]] of Eastern Germany ([[Upper Sorbian language|Upper Sorbian]]: ''Serbja''; [[Lower Sorbian language|Lower Sorbian]]: ''Serby'') in a variety of ways: ''Cervetiis'' (''Servetiis''), ''gentis {{Not a typo|(S)urbiorum}}'', ''Suurbi'', ''Sorabi'', ''Soraborum'', ''Sorabos'', ''Surpe'', ''Sorabici'', ''Sorabiet'', ''Sarbin'', ''Swrbjn'', ''Servians'', ''Sorbi'', ''Sirbia, Sribia, Zirbia, Zribia'', ''Suurbelant'', ''Surbia'', ''Serbulia'' / ''Sorbulia'' among others.<ref>{{cite book|last=Petković|first=Živko D.|title=Prve pojave srpskog imena |language= |trans-title=The first occurrences of the Serbian name |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NIozAAAAIAAJ|year=1926 |location=Belgrade |publisher=Štampa Tucović |page=9}}</ref><ref name="Łuczyński" /><ref name="Schuster">{{cite web|last=Schuster-Šewc|first=Heinz|title=Порекло и историја етнонима Serb "Лужички Србин"|publisher=Пројекат Растко – Будишин|translator=Petrović, Tanja|website=rastko.rs|language=sr|url=http://www.rastko.rs/rastko-lu/jezik/hsuster-srbin.html|access-date=26 June 2017|archive-date=13 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913181547/http://rastko.rs/rastko-lu/jezik/hsuster-srbin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These authors used these names to refer to Serbs and Sorbs in areas where their historical and current presence is not disputable (notably in the [[Balkans]] and [[Lusatia]]). However, there are also sources that have used similar names in other parts of the world (most notably in the Asiatic [[Sarmatia]] in the [[Caucasus]]). |
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[[File:Vinca clay figure 02.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Clay figure from [[Vinča culture]], 4000–4500 BC, British Museum]] |
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The name "Serbia" was first mentioned as {{lang-gr|Σέρβια}}, meaning "land of the [[Serbs]]". There are many theories regarding the origin of the name of the Serbs. The most likely is that it is derived from the Old Slavic root ''*serb-'', meaning "same".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/rastko-lu/jezik/hsuster-srbin.html |title=Projekat Rastko – Luzica / Project Rastko – Lusatia |publisher=Rastko.rs |accessdate=19 November 2011}}</ref> Another proposed etymology is that of the Indo-European root ''*ser-'' "to watch over, protect", akin to Latin ''servare'' "to keep, guard, protect, preserve, observe".<ref>J.P. Mallory and D.Q. Adams, "Protect", ''The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture'' (London: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 1997).</ref> |
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There exist two prevailing theories about the origin of the ethnonym ''*Sŕbъ'' (plur. ''*Sŕby''), one from a [[Proto-Slavic language]] with an appellative meaning of a "family kinship" and "alliance", while another from an [[Sarmatians|Iranian-Sarmatian]] [[Scythian languages|language]] with various meanings.<ref name="Łuczyński">{{cite journal |last=Łuczyński |first=Michal |date=2017 |title="Geograf Bawarski" — nowe odczytania |trans-title="Bavarian Geographer" — New readings |url=https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/show-content/publication/edition/64469?id=64469 |language=pl |journal=Polonica |volume=XXXVII |issue=37 |page=71 |doi=10.17651/POLON.37.9 |access-date=4 August 2020 |issn=0137-9712 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014203/https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/show-content/publication/edition/64469?id=64469 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rudnicki1959">{{cite book|last=Rudnicki|first=Mikołaj|author-link=Mikołaj Rudnicki|title=Prasłowiańszczyzna, Lechia-Polska|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R9IeAAAAMAAJ|year=1959|publisher=Państwowe wydawn. naukowe, Oddzia ︢w Poznaniu|language=pl|page=182|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013305/https://books.google.com/books?id=R9IeAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> In his work, ''[[De Administrando Imperio]]'', [[Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus]] suggests that the Serbs originated from [[White Serbia]] near [[Francia]]. |
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From 1815 to 1882, the official name for Serbia was the [[Principality of Serbia]]. From 1882 to 1918, it was renamed to the [[Kingdom of Serbia]], later from 1945 to 1963, the official name for Serbia was the People's Republic of Serbia. This was again renamed the [[Socialist Republic of Serbia]] from 1963 to 1990. Since 1990, the official name of the country has been the Republic of Serbia. |
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==History== |
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[[File:Vinca clay figure 02.jpg|thumb|130px|left|[[Vinča culture]] figurine, 4000–4500 BC]] |
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Archaeological evidence of [[Paleolithic]] settlements on the territory of present-day Serbia is scarce. A fragment of a hominid jaw found in [[Sićevo]] (Mala [[Balanica]]) is believed to be up to 525,000–397,000 years old.{{sfn|Roksandic|2011|pp=186–196}} |
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Approximately 6,500 BC, during the [[Neolithic]], the [[Starčevo culture|Starčevo]] and [[Vinča culture|Vinča]] cultures existed in the region of modern-day Belgrade. They dominated much of [[Southeast Europe]] as well as parts of [[Central Europe]] and [[Anatolia]]. Several important archaeological sites from this era, including [[Lepenski Vir]] and [[Vinča-Belo Brdo]], still exist near the [[Danube]].{{sfn|Chapman|1981|p=}}{{sfn|Srejović|1988|p=}} |
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[[File:Carska palata Sirmijum1.JPG|thumb|right|[[Sirmium]], one of four [[Roman Empire|Roman]] capitals during the [[Tetrarchy]]]] |
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During the [[Iron Age]], local tribes of [[Triballi]], [[Dardani]], and [[Autariatae]] were encountered by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] during their cultural and political expansion into the region, from the 5th up to the 2nd century BC. The Celtic tribe of [[Scordisci]] settled throughout the area in the 3rd century BC. It formed a tribal state, building several fortifications, including their capital at [[Singidunum]] (present-day Belgrade) and Naissos (present-day [[Niš]]). |
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Approximately 8,500 years ago, during the [[Neolithic Era]], [[Neolithic]], [[Starčevo culture|Starčevo]], and [[Vinča culture|Vinča]] cultures existed in or near modern-day Belgrade and dominated the [[Balkans]], (as well as parts of [[Central Europe]] and [[Asia Minor]]).<ref name="Vinca">{{cite book|author=Nikola Tasić|coauthors=Dragoslav Srejović, Bratislav Stojanović|editor=Vladislav Popović|title=Vinča: Centre of the Neolithic culture of the Danubian region|url=http://www.rastko.org.rs/arheologija/vinca/vinca_eng.html|accessdate=28 October 2006|year=1990|location=Belgrade|chapter=Vinča and its Culture|chapterurl=http://www.rastko.org.rs/arheologija/vinca/vinca_eng.html#_Toc504111710}}</ref><ref name="ancient">{{cite web|url=http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201172|title=History (Ancient Period)|publisher=Official website|accessdate=10 July 2007}}</ref> Two important local archeological sites from this era, [[Lepenski Vir]] and [[Vinča-Belo Brdo]], still exist near the banks of the [[Danube]]. |
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The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] conquered much of the territory in the 2nd century BC. In 167 BC, the [[Roman province]] of [[Illyricum (Roman province)|Illyricum]] was established; the remainder was conquered around 75 BC, forming the Roman province of [[Moesia#History|Moesia Superior]]; the modern-day [[Srem District|Srem]] region was conquered in 9 BC; and Bačka and Banat in 106 AD after the [[Trajan's Dacian Wars|Dacian Wars]]. As a result of this, contemporary Serbia extends fully or partially over several former Roman provinces, including [[Moesia]], [[Pannonia]], [[Praevalitana]], [[Dalmatia (Roman province)|Dalmatia]], [[Dacia]], and [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]]. Seventeen Roman Emperors were born in the area of modern-day Serbia, second only to contemporary Italy.{{sfn|Kuzmanović|Mihajlović|2015|pp=416–432}} The most famous of these was [[Constantine the Great]], the first Christian Emperor, who issued an edict ordering [[Edict of Milan|religious tolerance throughout the Empire]]. |
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During the [[Iron Age]] the Balkans saw the development of the [[Paleo-Balkan languages|Paleo-Balkan]] peoples known as [[Thracians]], [[Dacians]], and [[Illyrians]] around 1000 BC. These peoples were encountered by the [[Ancient Greeks]] during their expansion into the south of modern Serbia in the 4th century BC; the northwesternmost point of [[Alexander the Great]]'s empire being the town of [[Kale-Krševica]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kale-krsevica.com/eng_arheoloski_lokalitet.html|title=Kale – Krševica|publisher=Kale-krsevica.com|accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref> The Greek influx was followed shortly after by the Celtic tribe of [[Scordisci]], who settled throughout the area in the 3rd century BC. The Scordisci formed their own tribal state in this area, and built several fortifications, including their state capital at [[Singidunum]] (present-day [[Belgrade]]) and [[Naissos]] (present-day [[Niš]]). |
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[[File:Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana (by Pudelek) 7.JPG|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Remnants of the [[Gamzigrad|Felix Romuliana Imperial Palace]], 298 [[Anno Domini|AD]], a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]]; Some historians believe as many as 18 [[Roman emperor]]s were born in modern-day Serbia<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41516191/exploring-serbia-s-rich-and-hidden-roman-history|title=Serbia's rich and hidden Roman history|work=BBC News|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726113024/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41516191/exploring-serbia-s-rich-and-hidden-roman-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2016/10/24/traces-of-empire-serbia-s-roman-heritage-10-07-2016/|title=Traces of Empire: Serbia's Roman Heritage|date=24 October 2016|website=Balkan Insight|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073521/https://balkaninsight.com/2016/10/24/traces-of-empire-serbia-s-roman-heritage-10-07-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>]] |
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When the Roman Empire was divided in 395, most of Serbia remained under the [[Byzantine Empire]], and its northwestern parts were included in the [[Western Roman Empire]]. By the 6th century, [[South Slavs]] migrated into the Byzantine territory in large numbers.{{sfn|Ostrogorsky|1956|p=84}} They merged with the local [[Romanization (cultural)|Romanised]] population that was gradually assimilated.{{sfn|Stipčević|1977|p=76}}{{sfn|Fine|1991|pp=38, 41}}{{sfn|Miller|2005|p=533}} |
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The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] conquered much of modern-day Serbia in the 2nd century BC. In 167 BC the [[Roman province]] of [[Illyricum]] was established; the remainder of central present-day Serbia was conquered around 75 BC, forming the Roman province of [[Moesia Superior]]; the modern-day [[Srem District|Srem]] region was conquered in 9 BC; and Bačka and Banat in 106 AD after the [[Trajan's Dacian Wars|Dacian wars]]. As a result of this, contemporary Serbia extends fully or partially over several former Roman provinces, including [[Moesia]], [[Pannonia]], [[Praevalitana]], [[Dalmatia]], [[Dacia]] and [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]]. The chief towns of [[Upper Moesia]] (and wider) were: Singidunum (Belgrade), [[Viminacium]] (now [[Kostolac|Old Kostolac]]), [[Remesiana]] (now [[Bela Palanka]]), Naissos (Niš), and [[Sirmium]] (now [[Sremska Mitrovica]]), the latter of which served as a Roman capital during the [[Tetrarchy]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=14662|title=Southern Pannonia during the age of the Great Migrations|first=Stanko|last= Andrić|journal=Scrinia Slavonica|issn=1332-4853|volume=2|date=October 2002|publisher=Croatian Historical Institute – Department of History of Slavonia, Srijem and Baranja|location=Slavonski Brod, Croatia|accessdate=27 February 2012|issue=1|page=117}}</ref> |
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Seventeen Roman Emperors were born in the area of modern-day Serbia, second only to contemporary Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitserbia.org/Culture-85-24-1|title=Culture in Serbia – Tourism in Serbia, Culture travel to Serbia|publisher=VisitSerbia.org|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> The most famous of these was [[Constantine the Great]], the first Christian Emperor, who issued an edict ordering [[Edict of Milan|religious tolerance throughout the Empire]]. When the Roman Empire was divided in 395, the region remained under the eastern [[Byzantine Empire]]. By the early 6th century, native [[Serbs]] and [[South Slavs|Southern Slavs]] were present throughout the Byzantine Empire in large numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/mango.html|title=Cyril Mango. Byzantium: The Empire of New Rome. Scribner's, 1980|publisher=Fordham.edu|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Stephan Dusan Coronation Paja Jovanovic.png|thumb|right|The Coronation of the tsar [[Stefan Dušan]], known as Dušan the Mighty, in Skopje, as [[Emperor of the Serbs|Emperor of Serbs and Greeks]] in 1346]] |
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White Serbs, an [[Early Slavs|early Slavic]] tribe from White Serbia eventually settled in an area between the [[Sava]] river and the [[Dinaric Alps]].{{sfn|Fine|1991|pp=52–53}}{{sfn|Ivić|1995|p=9}}{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=11}} By the beginning of the 9th century, Serbia achieved a level of statehood.{{sfn|Fine|1991|p=141}} [[Christianization of the Slavs|Christianization]] of Serbia was a gradual process, finalized by the middle of the 9th century.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=15–17}} In the mid-10th-century, the [[Principality of Serbia (early medieval)|Serbian state]] experienced a fall. During the 11th and 12th century, [[Grand Principality of Serbia|Serbian state]] frequently fought with the neighbouring Byzantine Empire.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=23–24}} Between 1166 and 1371, Serbia was ruled by the [[Nemanjić dynasty]], under whom the state was elevated to [[Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)|a kingdom]] in 1217,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=38}} and an [[Serbian Empire|empire]] in 1346,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=64}} under [[Stefan Dušan]]. The [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] was organized as an [[Autocephaly|autocephalous]] archbishopric in 1219,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=28}} through the effort of [[Saint Sava|Sava]], the country's patron saint, and in 1346 it was raised to the [[Serbian Patriarchate of Peć|Patriarchate]]. Monuments of the Nemanjić period survive in many [[List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries|monasteries]] (several being [[List of World Heritage Sites in Serbia|World Heritage sites]]) and [[List of fortifications in Serbia|fortifications]]. |
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During these centuries the Serbian state (and influence) expanded significantly. The northern part (modern [[Vojvodina]]), was ruled by the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]. The period after 1371, known as the [[Fall of the Serbian Empire]] saw the once-powerful state fragmented into several principalities, culminating in the [[Battle of Kosovo]] (1389) against the rising [[Ottoman Empire]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=84–85}} By the end of the 14th century, the Turks had conquered and ruled the territories south of the [[Šar Mountains]]. The political center of Serbia shifted northwards, when the capital of the newly established [[Serbian Despotate]] was transferred to Belgrade in 1403,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=89}} before moving to [[Smederevo]] in 1430.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=90}} The Despotate was then under the double vassalage of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=101}} The fall of Smederevo on 20 June 1459, which marked the full conquest of the Serbian Despotate by the Ottomans, also symbolically signified the end of the Serbian state.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=108}} |
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[[File:Battle of Kosovo, Adam Stefanović, 1870.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Battle of Kosovo]] (1389) is particularly important to Serbian history, tradition and [[Serbian national identity|national identity]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Isabelle|last=Dierauer|title=Disequilibrium, Polarization, and Crisis Model: An International Relations Theory Explaining Conflict|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GCuDsecLWmYC|date=16 May 2013|publisher=University Press of America|isbn=978-0-7618-6106-5|page=88|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013434/https://books.google.com/books?id=GCuDsecLWmYC|url-status=live}}</ref>]] |
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In all Serbian lands conquered by the Ottomans, the native nobility was eliminated and the peasantry was [[Serfdom|enserfed]] to Ottoman rulers, while much of the clergy fled or were confined to the isolated monasteries. Under the Ottoman system, Serbs and Christians were considered an [[rayah|inferior class]] and subjected to heavy taxes, and a portion of the Serbian population experienced [[Islamization]]. Many Serbs were recruited during the [[devshirme]] system, a [[slavery in the Ottoman Empire|form of slavery]], in which boys from Balkan Christian families were [[Forced conversion|forcibly converted]] to [[Islam]] and trained for infantry units of the [[Military of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman army]] known as the [[Janissaries]].{{sfn|A ́goston|Masters|2010|p=383}}{{sfn|Riley-Smith|2001|p=251}}{{sfn|Rodriguez|1997|p=6}}{{sfn|Kia|2011|p=62}} The Serbian Patriarchate of Peć was extinguished in 1463,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=134}} but reestablished in 1557,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=135–136}}{{sfn|Fotić|2008|pp=519–520}}{{sfn|Sotirović|2011|pp=143–169}} providing for limited continuation of Serbian cultural traditions within the Ottoman Empire, under the [[Millet system]].{{sfn|Runciman|1968|p=204}}{{sfn|Kia|2011|p=115}} |
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After the loss of statehood to the Ottoman Empire, Serbian resistance continued in northern regions (modern Vojvodina), under titular despots (until 1537), and popular leaders like [[Jovan Nenad]] (1526–1527). From 1521 to 1552, Ottomans conquered Belgrade and regions of Syrmia, Bačka, and Banat.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=115, 119}} Wars and rebellions constantly challenged Ottoman rule. One of the most significant was the [[Banat Uprising]] in 1594 and 1595, which was part of the [[Long War (Ottoman wars)|Long War]] (1593–1606) between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=141–142}}{{sfn|Sotirović|2011|pp=163–164}} The area of modern Vojvodina endured a century-long Ottoman occupation before being ceded to the [[Habsburg monarchy]], partially by the [[Treaty of Karlovci]] (1699),{{sfn|Pešalj|2010|pp=29–42}} and fully by the [[Treaty of Požarevac]] (1718).{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=151}} |
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The Serbs, as Slavs in the Byzantine world, lived in the so-called ''[[Sklavinia|Slav lands]]'', territories initially out of Byzantine control and independent.<ref>Ćorović 2001, Prvi Period – III</ref> In the 8th century, the [[Vlastimirović dynasty]] established the [[Principality of Serbia (medieval)|Serbian Principality]]. In 822, Serbia "stretched over the greater part of Dalmatia",<ref>Ćorović 2001, Drugi Period – II; ''Eginhartus de vita et gestis Caroli Magni'', [http://books.google.com/?id=kDrP2Y1lH-sC&pg=PA192 p. 192]: footnote J10</ref> and Christianity was adopted as state religion in ca 870.<ref>Ćorović 2001, Drugi Period – IV;</ref> In the mid-10th century the state had emerged into a tribal confederation that stretched to the shores of the [[Adriatic Sea]] by the [[Neretva]], the [[Sava river|Sava]], the [[Pomoravlje (region)|Morava]], and [[Lake Skadar|Skadar]].<ref>Ćorović 2001, Drugi Period – V;</ref> The state disintegrated after the death of the last known Vlastimirid ruler; the Byzantines annexed the region and held it for a century, until 1040 when the Serbs under the leadership of what would become the [[Vojislavljević dynasty]] revolted in ''[[Duklja]]'', a maritime region.<ref name=Corovic2VII>Ćorović 2001, Drugi Period – VII;</ref> In 1091, the [[Vukanović dynasty]] established the [[Serbian Grand Principality]], based in ''[[Rascia]]''.<ref name=Corovic2VII/> The two-halves were reunited in 1142.<ref>Ćorović 2001, Drugi Period – VIII</ref> |
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[[File:Serbmigra.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|''[[Migration of the Serbs (painting)|Migration of the Serbs]]'', by [[Paja Jovanović]] ({{circa|1896}}), depicting the [[Great Migrations of the Serbs|Great Migration of 1690]], led by the patriarch [[Arsenije III Crnojević]]]] |
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During the [[Great Turkish War|Habsburg-Ottoman war (1683–1699)]], much of Serbia switched from Ottoman rule to [[Habsburg-occupied Serbia (1686–91)|Habsburg control]] from 1688 to 1690.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=143}} However, the Ottoman army reconquered a large part of Serbia in the winter of 1689/1690, leading to a brutal massacre of the civilian population by uncontrolled [[Albanians|Albanian]] and [[Tatars|Tatar]] units. As a result of the persecutions, several tens of thousands of Serbs, led by the patriarch, [[Arsenije III Crnojević]], fled northwards to settle in [[Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)|Hungary]],{{sfn|Katić|2012|p=140}} an event known as the [[Great Migrations of the Serbs|Great Migration of 1690]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=146–147}} In August 1690, following several petitions, the Emperor [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]] formally granted Serbs from the Habsburg monarchy a first set of "privileges",{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=143–144}}{{sfn|Todorović|2006|pp=7–8}} primarily to guarantee them freedom of religion.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=144}} As a consequence, the ecclesiastical centre of the Serbs also moved northwards, to the [[Metropolitanate of Karlovci]],{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=150}} and the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć was once-again abolished by the Ottomans in 1766.{{sfn|Jelavich|1983a|p=94}}{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=177}} |
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In 1166, [[Stefan Nemanja]] assumed the throne, marking the beginning of a prospering Serbia, henceforth under the rule of the [[Nemanjić dynasty]].<ref>Ćorović 2001, Treći Period – I;</ref> Nemanja's son [[Saint Sava|Rastko]] (<small>posth.</small> ''Saint Sava''), gained [[autocephaly]] for the [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Church]] in 1217 and authored [[Zakonopravilo|the oldest known constitution]], and at the same time [[Stefan the First-Crowned]] established the [[Serbian Kingdom (medieval)|Serbian Kingdom]].<ref>Ćorović 2001, Treći Period – II;</ref> Medieval Serbia reached its peak during the reign of [[Dušan the Mighty]], who took advantage of the [[Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347|Byzantine civil war]] and doubled the size of the state by conquering territories to the south and east at the expense of Byzantium, reaching as far as the [[Peloponnese]], also being crowned Emperor of Serbs and Greeks along the way. The [[Battle of Kosovo]] in 1389 marks a turning point and is considered as a beginning of the [[fall of the Serbian Empire|fall of the medieval Serbian state]]. The magnate families [[Lazarević dynasty|Lazarević]] and [[Branković dynasty|Branković]] ruled the suzerain [[Serbian Despotate]] afterwards (in the 15th and 16th centuries). |
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In 1718–39, the Habsburg monarchy occupied much of [[Central Serbia]] and established the [[Kingdom of Serbia (1718–39)|Kingdom of Serbia]] as [[crownland]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=151}} Those gains were lost by the [[Treaty of Belgrade]] in 1739, when the Ottomans retook the region.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=176}} Apart from territory of modern-day Vojvodina which remained under the Habsburg Empire, central regions of Serbia were occupied once again by the Habsburgs in [[Habsburg-occupied Serbia (1788–92)|1788–1792]]. |
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After the fall of [[Constantinople]] to the Ottomans in 1453 and the [[Siege of Belgrade (1456)|Siege of Belgrade]], the [[Serbian Despotate]] fell in 1459 following the siege of the provisional capital of [[Smederevo]]. The [[Smederevo Fortress]] is the largest medieval lowland type of fortresses in Europe. By 1455, central Serbia was completely conquered by the Ottoman Empire.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/v/vickers-serb.html|title=The rule of the Nemanjas and the arrival of the Ottomans|publisher=New York Times|year=1998|accessdate=12 October 2012}}</ref> After repelling Ottoman attacks for over 70 years, [[Belgrade]] finally fell in 1521, opening the way for Ottoman expansion into Central Europe. [[Vojvodina]], as a part of [[Habsburg Empire]], resisted Ottoman rule until well into the 16th century. |
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[[File:Osvajanje Beograda.jpg|thumb|left|[[Serbian Revolution]], led by [[Karađorđe Petrović]] and [[Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia|Miloš Obrenović]], marked the foundation of [[Principality of Serbia|modern Serbia]].<ref>L. S. Stavrianos, The Balkans since 1453 (London: Hurst and Co., 2000), pp. 248–250.</ref>]] |
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The [[Serbian Revolution]] for independence from the Ottoman Empire lasted eleven years, from 1804 until 1815.{{sfn|Jelavich|1983a|pp=193–204}}{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2002|pp=29–32}}{{sfn|Radosavljević|2010|pp=171–178}}{{sfn|Rajić|2010|pp=143–148}} During the [[First Serbian Uprising]] (1804–1813), led by vožd [[Karađorđe Petrović]], Serbia was independent for almost a decade before the Ottoman army was able to reoccupy the country.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=179–183}} The [[Second Serbian Uprising]] began in 1815, led by [[Miloš Obrenović]]; it ended with a compromise between Serbian revolutionaries and Ottoman authorities.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=190–196}} Serbia was one of the first nations in the Balkans to abolish [[feudalism]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=191}} The [[Akkerman Convention]] in 1826, the [[Treaty of Adrianople (1829)|Treaty of Adrianople]] in 1829 and finally, the [[Hatt-i Sharif]], recognised the [[suzerainty]] of Serbia. The [[Sretenje Constitution|First Serbian Constitution]] was adopted on 15 February 1835, making the country one of the first to adopt a democratic constitution in Europe.{{sfn|Stavrianos|2000|pp=248–250}}{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=195}} 15 February is now commemorated as [[Statehood Day (Serbia)|Statehood Day]], a [[Public holidays in Serbia|public holiday]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fim.edu.rs/en/statehood-day-of-the-republic-of-serbia-2019/ |title=Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia 2019 |website=School of Engineering Management (Belgrade) |access-date=12 February 2020 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073608/https://fim.edu.rs/en/statehood-day-of-the-republic-of-serbia-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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After the loss of independence to the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] and the Ottoman Empire, Serbia briefly regained sovereignty under [[Jovan Nenad]] in the 16th century. Three Habsburg invasions and numerous rebellions constantly challenged Ottoman rule. One famous incident was the [[Banat Uprising]] in 1595, which was part of the [[Long War (Ottoman wars)|Long War]] between the Ottomans and the [[Habsburgs]].<ref>Agoston-Masters:''Encyclopaedia of the Ottoman Empire'' ISBN 0-8160-6259-5, p.518</ref> The area of modern Vojvodina endured a century-long Ottoman occupation before being ceded to the [[Habsburg Empire]] at the end of the 17th century under the [[Treaty of Karlowitz]]. |
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Following the clashes between the Ottoman army and Serbs in Belgrade in 1862,{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=214–215}} and under pressure from the [[Great Powers]], by 1867 the last Turkish soldiers left the Principality, making the country ''de facto'' independent.{{sfn|Jelavich|1983a|p=246}} By enacting a new constitution in 1869,{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2002|p=58}} without consulting the Porte, [[Jovan Ristic|Serbian diplomats]] confirmed the ''de facto'' independence of the country. In 1876, Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire, siding with the ongoing Christian uprisings in [[Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1875-1878)|Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and [[Bulgarian Uprising of 1876|Bulgaria]].{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2002|pp=63–64}}{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=224}} |
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In all Serb lands south of the rivers Danube and Sava, the nobility was eliminated and the peasantry was [[Serfdom|enserfed]] to Ottoman masters, while much of the clergy fled or were confined to the isolated monasteries. Under the Ottoman system, Serbs as the Christians were considered an [[rayah|inferior class]] of people and subjected to heavy taxes and a small portion of the Serbian populace experienced [[Islamisation]]. Ottomans abolished Serbian patriarchate (1459) but reestablished it however in 1555, providing for limited continuation of Serbian cultural traditions within the empire.<ref>S.Aksin Somel, ''Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire,'' Scarecrow Press, Oxford, 2003, ISBN 0-8108-4332-3 p 268</ref> |
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The formal independence of the country was internationally recognised at the [[Congress of Berlin]] in 1878, which ended the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War]]; this treaty, however, prohibited Serbia from uniting with other Serbian regions by placing Bosnia and Herzegovina under [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] occupation, alongside the occupation of the region of [[Raška (region)|Raška]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=225}} From 1815 to 1903, the principality was ruled by the [[House of Obrenović]], save for the rule of Prince [[Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia|Aleksandar Karađorđević]] between 1842 and 1858. In 1882, Principality of Serbia became the Kingdom of Serbia, ruled by [[Milan I of Serbia|King Milan I]].{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2002|p=70}} The [[House of Karađorđević]], descendants of the revolutionary leader Karađorđe Petrović, assumed power in 1903 following the [[May Overthrow]].{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2002|p=73}} |
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As the [[Great Serb Migrations]] depopulated most of southern Serbia, the Serbs sought refuge across the Danube River in [[Vojvodina]] to the north and the [[Military Frontier]] in the west, where they were granted rights by the Austrian crown under measures such as the ''Statuta Wallachorum'' of 1630. The ecclesiastical center of the Serbs also moved northwards, to the Metropolitanate of [[Sremski Karlovci]], as the [[Patriarchate of Peć]] was once-again abolished by the Ottomans in 1766.<ref>Jelavich, Barbara. ''History of the Balkans: Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Volume 1'' – page 94 [http://books.google.fr/books?id=qR4EeOrTm-0C&pg=PA94&dq=patriarchate+of+pec+1766&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8b7oT_u8FY6zhAe95_naCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=patriarchate%20of%20pec%201766&f=false]. Cambridge University Press, 1983.</ref> Following several petitions, the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]] formally granted Serbs who wished to leave the right to their autonomous crownland.<ref>Todorovic, Jelena. ''An Orthodox Festival Book in the Habsburg Empire: Zaharija Orfelin's Festive Greeting to Mojsej Putnik (1757)'' – [http://books.google.fr/books?id=QS09ShbJ-vQC&pg=PA8 pp. 7–8]. Ashgate Publishing, 2006</ref> |
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The [[Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas|1848 revolution in Austria]] led to the establishment of the autonomous territory of [[Serbian Vojvodina]]; by 1849, the region was transformed into the [[Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=203}} |
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In 1717–1739, [[Austrian Empire]] also ruled a large chunk of Serbia south of the [[Sava]] and the [[Danube]] as [[Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739)]]. This is the period when the most widespread Serbian word (one which has entered most world languages—[[vampire]]—was introduced to the West for the first time.<ref>in London Journal of March 11, 1732</ref> |
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[[File:King Peter I after coronation, 21 September 1904.jpg|thumb|King [[Peter I of Serbia]] led the nation during the ''[[Great Retreat (Serbian)|Great Serbian Retreat]]'' in 1915. [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]] lost about 850,000 people, a quarter of its pre-war population.{{sfn|Sudetic|1992|p=28}}]] |
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In the [[First Balkan War]] in 1912, the [[Balkan League]] defeated the Ottoman Empire and captured its [[Treaty of London, 1913|European territories]], which enabled territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Serbia into regions of Raška, [[Kosovo (region)|Kosovo]], [[Metohija]], and [[Vardarian Macedonia]]. The [[Second Balkan War]] soon ensued when Bulgaria turned on its former allies, but was defeated, resulting in the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]]. In two years, Serbia enlarged its territory by 80% and its population by 50%,<ref name="Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1914">{{cite web | title=Serbia – Countries | website=Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum | date=28 June 1914 | url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/countries/20069818/ | access-date=20 June 2021 | archive-date=24 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201017/https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/countries/20069818/ | url-status=live }}</ref> it also suffered high casualties on the eve of World War I, with more than 36,000 dead.{{sfn|Hall|2000|p=135}} Austria-Hungary became wary of the rising regional power on its borders and its potential to become an anchor for unification of Serbs and other South Slavs, and the relationship between the two countries became tense. |
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The [[Serbian Revolution]] for independence from the Ottoman Empire lasted eleven years, from 1804 until 1815. The revolution comprised two separate uprisings which gained autonomy from the Ottoman Empire that eventually evolved towards full independence (1835–1867).<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/pss/2498513 Rados Ljusic, ''Knezevina Srbija'']</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|author=Misha Glenny|url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/g/glenny-balkans.html|title=The Balkans Nationalism, War and the Great Powers, 1804–1999|work=The New York Times|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> |
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The [[Assassination in Sarajevo|assassination]] of [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] on 28 June 1914 in [[Sarajevo]] by [[Gavrilo Princip]], a member of the [[Young Bosnia]] organisation, led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, on 28 July 1914, setting off World War I.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=246–247}} |
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During the [[First Serbian Uprising]], led by Duke [[Karađorđe Petrović]], Serbia was independent for almost a decade before the Ottoman army was able to reoccupy the country. Shortly after this, the [[Second Serbian Uprising]] began. Led by [[Miloš Obrenović]], it ended in 1815 with a compromise between Serbian revolutionaries and Ottoman authorities.<ref>{{cite web|author=Royal Family|url=http://www.royalfamily.org/ustanak/USTANAK_ENG.htm|title=200 godina ustanka|publisher=Royalfamily.org|accessdate=28 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> Likewise, Serbia was one of the first nations in the Balkans to abolish [[feudalism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nb.rs/view_file.php?file_id=57|title=Bibliotekarstvo i menadžment: Moguća paralela|author=Gordana Stokić|date=January 2003|format=PDF|publisher=Narodna biblioteka Srbije|language=Serbian}}</ref> The Convention of Ackerman in 1826, the Treaty of Adrianople in 1829 and finally, the [[Hatt-i Sharif]], recognized the [[suzerainty]] of Serbia. The first Serbian Constitution was adopted on 15 February 1835.<ref>Ćorović 2001, Novo Doba – VIII</ref><ref>L. S. Stavrianos, The Balkans since 1453 (London: Hurst and Co., 2000), pp. 248–50</ref> |
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Serbia won the first major battles of the war, including the [[Battle of Cer]],{{sfn|Mitrović|2007|p=69}} and the [[Battle of Kolubara]].{{sfn|Mitrović|2007|p=104}} Despite initial success, it was eventually overpowered by the [[Central Powers]] in 1915 and [[Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia]] followed. Most of its army and some people [[Serbian army's retreat through Albania|retreated]] to [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]] and [[Corfu]], suffering immense losses on the way. After the Central Powers' military situation on other fronts worsened, the remains of the Serb army returned east and led a final breakthrough through enemy lines on 15 September 1918, liberating Serbia and defeating Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary.{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=250–251}} Serbia, with its [[Serbian Campaign (World War I)|campaign]], was a major Balkan Entente Power<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Duffy|url=http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/bulgariaatwar_radoslavov.htm|title=First World War.com – Primary Documents – Vasil Radoslavov on Bulgaria's Entry into the War, 11 October 1915|publisher=firstworldwar.com|date=22 August 2009|access-date=28 April 2010|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073610/https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/bulgariaatwar_radoslavov.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> which contributed significantly to the Allied victory in the Balkans in November 1918, especially by helping France force Bulgaria's [[capitulation (surrender)|capitulation]].<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Front-koji-za-saveznike-nije-bio-bitan.sr.html Највећа српска победа: Фронт који за савезнике није био битан] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040853/http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Front-koji-za-saveznike-nije-bio-bitan.sr.html |date=16 October 2015 }} {{in lang|sr}}</ref> |
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Following the clashes between the Ottoman army and Serbs in Belgrade in 1862, and under pressure from the [[Great Powers]], by 1867 the last Turkish soldiers left the Principality. By enacting a new constitution without consulting the Porte, [[Jovan Ristic|Serbian diplomats]] confirmed the ''de facto'' independence of the country. In 1876, Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire, proclaiming its unification with [[Bosnia (region)|Bosnia]]. The formal independence of the country was internationally recognized at the [[Congress of Berlin]] in 1878, which formally ended the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War]]; this treaty, however, prohibited Serbia from uniting with Bosnia by placing it under [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] occupation, alongside the occupation of [[Sandzak|Raška (Sandžak)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalfamily.org/ustanak/USTANAK_ENG.htm|title=The First Serbian Uprising|author=Čedomir Antić|year=1998|publisher=The Royal Family of Serbia}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> From 1815 to 1903, the Principality of Serbia was ruled by the [[House of Obrenović]], except from 1842 to 1858, when it was led by Prince [[Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia|Aleksandar Karađorđević]]. In 1882, Serbia became a [[Kingdom of Serbia|Kingdom]], ruled by [[Milan I of Serbia|King Milan I]]. In 1903, following the [[May Overthrow]], the [[House of Karađorđević]], descendants of the revolutionary leader Karađorđe Petrović, assumed power. The [[Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas|1848 revolution in Austria]] lead to the establishment of the autonomous territory of [[Serbian Vojvodina]]. By 1849, the region was transformed into the [[Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar]]. |
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Serbia's casualties accounted for 8% of the total Entente military deaths; 58% (243,600) soldiers of the Serbian army perished in the war.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vojska.net/eng/world-war-1/serbia/organization/1914/ |title=Serbian army, August 1914 |publisher=Vojska.net |access-date=28 April 2010 |archive-date=4 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404165301/http://www.vojska.net/eng/world-war-1/serbia/organization/1914/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The total number of casualties is placed around 700,000,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Sudnji-rat.lt.html |title=Tema nedelje: Najveća srpska pobeda: Sudnji rat: POLITIKA |publisher=Politika |date=14 September 2008 |access-date=28 April 2010 |archive-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006193849/http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Sudnji-rat.lt.html |url-status=live }}</ref> more than 16% of Serbia's prewar size,<ref name="The Balkan Wars and World War I">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/91040323/|title=Yugoslavia: a country study|date=1992|publisher=[[Federal Research Division]], [[Library of Congress]]|isbn=0-8444-0735-6|editor-last=Curtis|editor-first=Glenn E.|edition=3rd|location=Washington, D.C.|oclc=24792849|entry=The Balkan Wars and World War I|pages=27–28|first=Charles|last=Sudetic|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020203455/https://www.loc.gov/item/91040323/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a majority (57%) of its overall male population.<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Svi-srpski-trijumfi.sr.html Тема недеље : Највећа српска победа : Сви српски тријумфи : ПОЛИТИКА] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040853/http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Svi-srpski-trijumfi.sr.html |date=16 October 2015 }} {{in lang|sr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/337249982.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150127121059/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/337249982.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2015 |title=Fourth of Serbia's population dead|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=30 June 1918 |access-date=28 April 2010 |first=Pierre |last=Loti}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/04/05/102687236.pdf |title=Asserts Serbians face extinction |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 April 1918 |access-date=14 November 2010 |archive-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315165925/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/04/05/102687236.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Serbia suffered [[World War I casualties|the biggest casualty rate in World War I]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Radivojević|first1=Biljana|last2=Penev|first2=Goran|title=Demographic losses of Serbia in the first world war and their long-term consequences|journal=Economic Annals|date=2014|volume=59|issue=203|pages=29–54|doi=10.2298/EKA1403029R|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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The [[Corfu Declaration]] was a formal agreement between the government-in-exile of the Kingdom of Serbia and the [[Yugoslav Committee]] (anti-Habsburg South Slav émigrés) that pledged to unify Kingdom of Serbia and [[Kingdom of Montenegro]] with Austria-Hungary's South Slav autonomous crown lands: [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]], [[Kingdom of Dalmatia]], [[Slovenia]], Vojvodina (then part of the Kingdom of Hungary) and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in a post-war Yugoslav state. It was signed on 20 July 1917 on Corfu. |
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[[File:Velika-narodna-skupstina-1918.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The [[Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja]], the Serbian Crown Lands in [[Austria-Hungary]], (today's Vojvodina) declared unification with the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] on 25 November 1918.]] |
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As the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, the territory of Syrmia united with Serbia on 24 November 1918.<ref name="Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1914" /> Just a day later, the [[Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja]] declared the unification of these regions ([[Banat]], [[Bačka]], and [[Baranya County (former)|Baranja]]) with Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arhivyu.gov.rs/active/en/home/glavna_navigacija/leksikon_jugoslavije/konstitutivni_akti_jugoslavije/prvodecembarski_akt.html |title=Arhiv Jugoslavije – 1 December Act, 1 December 1918<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=14 August 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073628/http://www.arhivyu.gov.rs/active/en/home/glavna_navigacija/leksikon_jugoslavije/konstitutivni_akti_jugoslavije/prvodecembarski_akt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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On 26 November 1918, the [[Podgorica Assembly]] deposed the [[House of Petrović-Njegoš]] and united Montenegro with Serbia.<ref>Bojovi, Jovan, Zakonik knjza Danila, Titograd: Istorijski institut Crne Gore, 1982.––––––, Podgorič ka skupština 1918: dokumenta, Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine, 1989.</ref> On 1 December 1918, in Belgrade, Serbian Prince Regent [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander Karađorđević]] proclaimed the [[Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes]], under King [[Peter I of Serbia]].{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2002|pp=108–109}}{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|pp=251–252}} King Peter was succeeded by his son, Alexander, in August 1921. Serb centralists and Croat autonomists clashed in the parliament, and most governments were fragile and short-lived. [[Nikola Pašić]], a conservative prime minister, headed or dominated most governments until his death. King Alexander established a [[6 January Dictatorship|dictatorship]] in 1929 with the aim of establishing the [[Yugoslavism|Yugoslav ideology]] and single [[Yugoslavs|Yugoslav nation]], changed the name of the country to Yugoslavia. The effect of Alexander's dictatorship was to further alienate the non-Serbs living in Yugoslavia from the idea of unity.{{sfn|Stavrianos|2000|p=624}} |
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In the course of the [[First Balkan War]] in 1912, the [[Balkan League]] defeated the [[Ottoman Empire]] and conquered its [[Treaty of London, 1913|European territories]], which enabled territorial expansion into [[Raška (region)|Raška]] and Kosovo. The [[Second Balkan War]] soon ensued when Bulgaria turned on its former allies, but was defeated, resulting in the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]]. In two years, Serbia enlarged its territory by 80% and its population by 50%;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/PartitionedMacedonia/BalkanWars.html|title=The Balkan Wars and the Partition of Macedonia|publisher=Historyofmacedonia.org|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> it also suffered high casualties on the eve of World War I, with around 20,000 dead.<ref>[http://www.cdsee.org/pdf/WorkBook3_sr.pdf Balkanski ratovi]{{dead link|date=September 2013}} {{sr icon}}</ref> |
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Alexander was assassinated in [[Marseille]], during an official visit in 1934 by [[Vlado Chernozemski]], member of the [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization|IMRO]]. Alexander was succeeded by his eleven-year-old son [[Peter II of Yugoslavia|Peter II]]. In August 1939 the [[Cvetković–Maček Agreement]] established an autonomous [[Banate of Croatia]] as a solution to Croatian concerns. |
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[[File:Serbs Corfu1916-1918.jpg|thumb|Serbian soldiers on [[Corfu]] during [[World War I]], 1916–1918]] |
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The [[Assassination in Sarajevo|assassination]] on 28 June 1914 of [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] in [[Sarajevo]] by [[Gavrilo Princip]], a member of the [[Young Bosnia]] organization, led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia.<ref>[http://www.entomology.montana.edu/historybug/WWI/TEF.htm "Typhus fever on the Eastern front of World War I"]. Montana State University.</ref> In defense of its ally Serbia, [[Russian Empire|Russia]] mobilized its troops, which resulted in Austria-Hungary's ally [[German Empire|Germany]] declaring war on Russia. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of [[military alliance]]s that set off a [[causality|chain reaction]] of war declarations across the continent, leading to the outbreak of World War I within a month.<ref name="The Balkan Wars and World War I">"[http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+yu0021) The Balkan Wars and World War I]". ''[[Library of Congress Country Studies]]''.</ref> Serbia won the first major battles of World War I, including the [[Battle of Cer]] and [[Battle of Kolubara]] – marking the first [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] victories against the [[Central Powers]] in World War I.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Bilteni/Engleski/b230804_e.html |title=Daily Survey |date=23 August 2004 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia }}</ref> Despite initial success, it was eventually overpowered by the Central Powers in 1915. Most of its army and some people went into exile to Greece and [[Corfu]], where they recovered, regrouped and returned to the [[Macedonian front (World War I)|Macedonian front]] to lead a final breakthrough through enemy lines on 15 September 1918, liberating Serbia and defeating the Austro-Hungarian Empire and [[Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.org.rs/|title=Arhiv Srbije – osnovan 1900. godine|language=Serbian}}</ref> Serbia, with its [[Serbian Campaign (World War I)|campaign]], was a major Balkan Entente Power<ref>{{cite web|author=22 August 2009 Michael Duffy|url=http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/bulgariaatwar_radoslavov.htm|title=First World War.com – Primary Documents – Vasil Radoslavov on Bulgaria's Entry into the War, 11 October 1915|publisher=firstworldwar.com|date=22 August 2009|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> which contributed significantly to the Allied victory in the Balkans in November 1918, especially by helping France force Bulgaria's [[capitulation (surrender)|capitulation]].<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Front-koji-za-saveznike-nije-bio-bitan.sr.html Највећа српска победа: Фронт који за савезнике није био битан] {{sr icon}}</ref> Serbia was classified as a ''minor Entente power''.<ref name="firstworldwar.com">{{cite web|author=22 August 2009 Matt Simpson|url=http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/minorpowers_serbia.htm|title=The Minor Powers During World War I – Serbia|publisher=firstworldwar.com|date=22 August 2009|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> Serbia's casualties accounted for 8% of the ''total'' Entente military deaths; 58% (243,600) soldiers of the Serbian army perished in the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vojska.net/eng/world-war-1/serbia/organization/1914/ |title=Serbian army, August 1914 |publisher=Vojska.net |accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> The total number of casualties is placed around 700,000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Sudnji-rat.lt.html |title=Tema nedelje: Najveća srpska pobeda: Sudnji rat: POLITIKA |publisher=Politika |date=14 September 2008 |accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> more than 16% of Serbia's prewar size,<ref name="The Balkan Wars and World War I"/> and a majority (57%) of its overall male population.<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Tema-nedelje/Najvecha-srpska-pobeda/Svi-srpski-trijumfi.sr.html Тема недеље : Највећа српска победа : Сви српски тријумфи : ПОЛИТИКА] {{sr icon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/337249982.html?dids=337249982:337249982&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jun+30%2C+1918&author=PIERRE+LOTI.+Special+Contributor+to+%22The+Times.%22&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=FOURTH+OF+SERBIA'S+POPULATION+DEAD.&pqatl=google|title=Fourth of Serbia's population dead|publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com|date=30 June 1918|accessdate=28 April 2010|first=Pierre|last=Loti}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A06E5D81E3FE433A25756C0A9629C946996D6CF|title=Asserts Serbians face extinction|work=New York Times|date=5 April 1918|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Skupstina Belgrade 5.JPG|thumb|left|[[Assembly of Serbia|Parliament]] and [[Nikola Pašić Square|Pašić Square]]]] |
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As the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, the territory of Syrmia united with Serbia on 24 November 1918, followed by [[Banat, Bačka and Baranja]] a day later, thereby bringing the entire Vojvodina into the Serb Kingdom. On 26 November 1918, the [[Podgorica Assembly]] deposed the [[House of Petrović-Njegoš]] and united Montenegro with Serbia. On 1 December 1918, Serbian Prince Regent [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander of Serbia]] proclaimed the [[Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes]] under King [[Peter I of Serbia]]. |
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In 1941, in spite of Yugoslav attempts to remain neutral, the [[Axis powers]] invaded Yugoslavia. The territory of modern Serbia was divided between Hungary, Bulgaria, the Independent State of Croatia, Greater Albania and Montenegro, while the remainder was placed under the [[Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia|military administration]] of [[Nazi Germany]], with [[Government of National Salvation|Serbian puppet governments]] led by [[Milan Aćimović]] and [[Milan Nedić]] assisted by [[Dimitrije Ljotić]]'s fascist organization [[Yugoslav National Movement]] (Zbor). |
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King Peter was succeeded by his son, Alexander, in August 1921. Serb centralists and Croat autonomists clashed in the parliament, and most governments were fragile and short-lived. [[Nikola Pašić]], a conservative prime minister, headed or dominated most governments until his death. King Alexander changed the name of the country to Yugoslavia and changed the internal divisions from the 33 [[oblasts]] to nine new [[Subdivisions of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia|banovinas]]. The effect of Alexander's dictatorship was to further alienate the non-Serbs from the idea of unity.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xcp7OXQE0FMC&pg=PA624|title=The Balkans since 1453|page= 624|isbn=978-1-85065-551-0|author1=Stavrianos|first1=Leften Stavros|date=January 2000}}</ref> Alexander was assassinated in [[Marseille]], during an official visit in 1934 by [[Vlado Chernozemski]], member of the [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization|IMRO]]. Alexander was succeeded by his eleven-year-old son [[Peter II of Yugoslavia|Peter II]] and a regency council headed by his cousin, [[Prince Paul of Yugoslavia|Prince Paul]]. Prime Minister [[Dragiša Cvetković]], negotiated a solution to the concerns of the Croatian populace with [[Vladko Maček]]. In August 1939 the [[Cvetković–Maček Agreement]] established an autonomous [[Banate of Croatia]]. |
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[[File:Старо сајмиште 2012-09-09 15-07-54.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|A monument commemorating the victims of the Nazi German established [[Sajmište concentration camp]], a part of [[the Holocaust in German-occupied Serbia]] and [[Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia|Genocide of Serbs]]]] |
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===World War II and the Second Yugoslavia=== |
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The Yugoslav territory was the scene of a civil war between [[Chetniks|royalist Chetniks]] commanded by [[Draža Mihailović]] and [[Partisans (Yugoslavia)|communist partisans]] commanded by [[Josip Broz Tito]]. Axis auxiliary units of the [[Serbian Volunteer Corps (World War II)|Serbian Volunteer Corps]] and the [[Serbian State Guard]] fought against both of these forces. The [[siege of Kraljevo]] was a major battle of the [[Uprising in Serbia (1941)|uprising in Serbia]], led by Chetnik forces against the Nazis. Several days after the battle began the German forces committed a massacre of approximately 2,000 civilians in an event known as the [[Kraljevo massacre]], in a reprisal for the attack. |
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1005, Belgrad, Zerstörungen.jpg|thumb|right|Damage caused by Nazi bombing in Belgrade, 1941]] |
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[[Loznica|Draginac and Loznica massacre]] of 2,950 villagers in Western Serbia in 1941 was the first large execution of civilians in occupied Serbia by [[Nazi|German]]s, with [[Kragujevac massacre]] and [[Novi Sad Raid]] of Jews and Serbs by Hungarian fascists being the most notorious, with over 3,000 victims in each case.{{sfn|Pavlowitch|2008|p=62}}<ref>{{cite news|title=The Kragujevac massacre |first=Karl |last=Savich |url=http://www.pogledi.rs/kragujevac/english/1e.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217101508/http://www.pogledi.rs/kragujevac/english/1e.php |archive-date=17 December 2012 }}</ref> After one year of occupation, around 16,000 [[Serbian Jews]] were murdered in the area, or around 90% of its pre-war Jewish population during [[The Holocaust in Serbia]]. |
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In 1941, in spite of Yugoslav attempts to remain neutral in the war, the [[Axis powers]] invaded Yugoslavia. |
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Many concentration camps were established across the area. [[Banjica concentration camp]] was the largest concentration camp and jointly run by the German army and Nedić's regime,<ref name="Israeli2013">{{cite book|first=Raphael|last=Israeli|title=The Death Camps of Croatia: Visions and Revisions, 1941–1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M66fG2bhi1AC&pg=PA31|access-date=12 May 2013|date=4 March 2013|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-4930-2|page=31|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018094222/https://books.google.com/books?id=M66fG2bhi1AC&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> with primary victims being Serbian Jews, [[Romani people|Roma]], and Serb political prisoners.<ref name=JewishHeritage>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/country/serbia/serbia2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630011836/http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/country/serbia/serbia2.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2010|title=Jewish Heritage Europe – Serbia 2 – Jewish Heritage in Belgrade|publisher=Jewish Heritage Europe|access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> |
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The territory of modern Serbia was divided between Hungary, Bulgaria, Independent Croatia and Italy (greater Albania and Montenegro), while the remaining part of Serbia was placed under [[Military Administration in Serbia|German Military administration]], with a Serbian puppet governments led by [[Milan Aćimović]] and [[Milan Nedić]]. The occupied territory was the scene of a civil war between [[Chetniks|royalist Chetniks]] commanded by [[Draža Mihailović]] and [[Partisans (Yugoslavia)|communist partisans]] commanded by [[Josip Broz Tito]]. Against these forces were arrayed Axis auxiliary units of the [[Serbian Volunteer Corps (World War II)|Serbian Volunteer Corps]] and the [[Serbian State Guard]]. [[Loznica|Draginac and Loznica massacre]] of 2,950 villagers in Western Serbia in 1941 was the first large execution of civilians in occupied Serbia by [[Nazi]]s, with [[Kragujevac massacre]] and [[Novi Sad Raid]] of Jews and Serbs by Hungarian fascists being the most notorious, with over 3,000 victims in each case.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hitler's new disorder: the Second World War in Yugoslavia|author=Stevan K. Pavlowitch|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=0-231-70050-4|year=2008|page=62|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=R8d2409V9tEC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=tomislav+dulic+ndh#v=onepage&q=tomislav%20dulic%20ndh&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Kragujevac massacre|author=Karl Savich|url=http://www.pogledi.rs/kragujevac/english/1e.php}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/massacres_east.html |title=Massacres and Atrocities of WWII in Eastern Europe |publisher=Members.iinet.net.au |accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref> After one year of occupation, around 16,000 [[Serbian Jews]] were murdered in the area, or around 90% of its pre-war Jewish population. Many concentration camps were established across the area. [[Banjica concentration camp]] was the largest concentration camp, with primary victims being Serbian Jews, Roma, and Serb political prisoners.<ref name=JewishHeritage>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu/country/serbia/serbia2.htm|title=Jewish Heritage Europe – Serbia 2 – Jewish Heritage in Belgrade|publisher=Jewish Heritage Europe|accessdate=28 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs fled the Axis [[puppet state]] known as the [[Independent State of Croatia]] and sought refuge in German-occupied Serbia, seeking to escape the large-scale persecution and [[Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia|Genocide of Serbs]], Jews, and Roma being committed by the [[Ustaše]] regime.<ref>{{cite web|website=Britannica OnlineEncyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620426/Ustasa|title=Ustaša|publisher=Britannica.com|access-date=28 April 2010|archive-date=26 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426184217/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620426/Ustasa|url-status=live}}</ref> The number of Serb victims was approximately 300,000 to 350,000.<ref>{{cite book |last=Yeomans |first=Rory |title=The Utopia of Terror: Life and Death in Wartime Croatia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HEDCwAAQBAJ |year=2015 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=978-1-58046-545-8 |page=18 |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927204208/https://books.google.com/books?id=8HEDCwAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ustasa |url=https://www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%205904.pdf |publisher=yadvashem.org |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808002505/https://www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%205904.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Genocide of the Serbs| url=http://combatgenocide.org/?page_id=86| publisher=The Combat Genocide Association| access-date=27 July 2019| archive-date=9 December 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209115245/http://combatgenocide.org/?page_id=86| url-status=live}}</ref> According to Tito himself, Serbs made up the vast majority of [[Anti-fascism|anti-fascist]] fighters and [[Yugoslav Partisans]] for the whole course of [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tito |first=Josip Broz |date=1945 |title=Nacionalno pitanje u Jugoslaviji: u svjetlosti narodnooslobodilačke borbe |location=Zagreb |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MPsfnQEACAAJ |publisher=Naprijed |language=hr |page=11 |quote=Moram ovdje podvući činjenicu da su u redovima naše Narodno-oslobodilačke vojske i partizanskih odreda u Jugoslaviji, od samog početka pa do danas, nalaze u ogromnoj većini baš Srbi, umjesto da to bude obratno. |access-date=27 September 2020 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013307/https://books.google.com/books?id=MPsfnQEACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Kragujevac - V3.jpg|[[Kragujevac massacre]] memorial|thumb|left|upright]] |
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The [[Republic of Užice]] was a short-lived liberated territory established by the Partisans and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organised as a military mini-state that existed in the autumn of 1941 in the west of [[Serbia under German occupation|occupied Serbia]]. By late 1944, the [[Belgrade Offensive]] swung in favour of the partisans in the civil war; the partisans subsequently gained control of Yugoslavia.<ref>{{cite web|author=PM|url=http://www.bulgaria-italia.com/bg/info/storia/partigiani.asp|title=Storia del movimento partigiano bulgaro (1941–1944)|publisher=Bulgaria – Italia|access-date=28 April 2010|archive-date=13 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513161540/http://www.bulgaria-italia.com/bg/info/storia/partigiani.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the Belgrade Offensive, the [[Syrmian Front]] was the last major military action of World War II in Serbia. A study by [[Vladimir Žerjavić]] estimates total [[World War II casualties|war-related deaths]] in Yugoslavia at 1,027,000, including 273,000 in Serbia.<ref>{{cite book |last=Žerjavić |first=Vladimir |title=Yugoslavia: Manipulations with the Number of Second World War Victims |year=1993 |publisher=Croatian Information Centre |url=http://www.hic.hr/books/manipulations/index.htm |isbn=978-0-919817-32-6 |access-date=29 July 2018 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230428/http://www.hic.hr/books/manipulations/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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The Axis [[puppet state]] of the [[Independent State of Croatia]] committed large-scale persecution and genocide of Serbs, Jews, and [[Romani people|Roma]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Britannica OnlineEncyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620426/Ustasa|title=Ustaša|publisher=Britannica.com|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> The estimate of the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]] indicates that between 320,000 and 340,000 ethnic Serb residents of Croatia, Bosnia and northern Serbia were murdered during the [[Ustaše|Ustaše genocide campaign]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005449|title=Jasenovac|publisher=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]|accessdate=4 January 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> same figures are supported by the Jewish Virtual Library.<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/Jasenovac.html Jasenovac] Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 10 August 2008.</ref> Official Yugoslav sources used to estimate more than {{formatnum:700000}} victims, mostly Serbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%205930.pdf |title=Yad Vashem |format=PDF |accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref> The Jasenovac memorial so far lists 82,085 names killed at the [[Jasenovac concentration camp|this concentration camp]] alone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tanjug.rs/novosti1/40167/pocela-komemoracija-u-donjoj-gradini.htm|title=Дан сећања на жртве усташког геноцида|publisher=Tanjug|accessdate=20 April 2012}}</ref> out of around 100,000 estimated victims (75% of whom were of Serbian origin).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=R8d2409V9tEC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=tomislav+dulic+ndh#v=onepage&q=tomislav%20dulic%20ndh&f=false|title=Hitler's new disorder: the Second ... – Google Books|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=16 May 2010|isbn=978-0-231-70050-4|year=2008}}</ref> Out of roughly 1 million casualties in all of Yugoslavia up until 1944,<ref>Kočović, Žrtve II sv. rata, 65–79</ref><ref>Žerjavić, Gubici stanovništva, 168</ref> around 250,000 were citizens of Serbia of different ethnicities.<ref>Zundhauzen, Istorija Srbije, 370</ref> |
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The [[Republic of Užice]] was a short-lived liberated territory established by the [[Yugoslav Partisans|Partisans]] and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organized as a military mini-state that existed in the autumn of 1941 in the west of [[Serbia under German occupation|occupied Serbia]]. By late 1944, the [[Belgrade Offensive]] swung in favour of the partisans in the civil war; the partisans subsequently gained control of Yugoslavia.<ref>{{cite web|author=PM|url=http://www.bulgaria-italia.com/bg/info/storia/partigiani.asp|title=Storia del movimento partigiano bulgaro (1941–1944)|publisher=Bulgaria – Italia|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> Following the Belgrade Offensive, the [[Syrmian Front]] was the last sequence of the World War Two in Serbia. Between 60,000 and 70,000 people were killed in Serbia during the communist takeover.<ref>{{cite web|author=Autor: Tanjug |url=http://www.mondo.rs/a622628/Info/Drustvo/Posle-rata-u-Srbiji-streljano-preko-60.000-civila.html |title=Posle rata u Srbiji streljano preko 60.000 civila |publisher=Mondo.rs |date=}}</ref> |
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===Socialist Yugoslavia=== |
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[[File:BeogradskiSajam1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Belgrade Fair]] complex]] |
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The victory of the Communist Partisans resulted in the abolition of the monarchy and a subsequent orchestrated constitutional referendum. A [[single-party state]] was soon established in Yugoslavia by the [[League of Communists of Yugoslavia]]. All opposition was repressed and people deemed to be promoting opposition to socialism or promoting separatism were imprisoned or executed for sedition. Serbia became a [[constituent state|constituent republic]] within the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFRY]] known as the [[Socialist Republic of Serbia]], and had a republic-branch of the federal communist party, the [[League of Communists of Serbia]]. Serbia's most powerful and influential politician in Tito-era Yugoslavia was [[Aleksandar Ranković]], one of the "big four" Yugoslav leaders, alongside Tito, [[Edvard Kardelj]], and [[Milovan Đilas]].<ref name="autogenerated1945">Melissa Katherine Bokovoy, Jill A. Irvine, Carol S. Lilly. State-society relations in Yugoslavia, 1945–1992. Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 1997. p. 295.</ref> Ranković was later removed from the office because of the disagreements regarding Kosovo's [[nomenklatura]] and the unity of Serbia.<ref name="autogenerated1945"/> Ranković's dismissal was highly unpopular amongst Serbs.<ref name="autogenerated3">Melissa Katherine Bokovoy, Jill A. Irvine, Carol S. Lilly. State-society relations in Yugoslavia, 1945–1992. Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 1997. p. 296.</ref> Pro-decentralization reformers in Yugoslavia succeeded in the late 1960s in attaining substantial decentralization of powers, creating substantial autonomy in Kosovo and Vojvodina, and recognizing a [[Muslims by nationality (term)|Yugoslav Muslim]] nationality.<ref name="autogenerated3"/> As a result of these reforms, there was a massive overhaul of Kosovo's nomenklatura and police, that shifted from being Serb-dominated to ethnic Albanian-dominated through firing Serbs in large scale.<ref name="autogenerated3"/> Further concessions were made to the ethnic Albanians of Kosovo in response to unrest, including the creation of the [[University of Pristina (1969–1999)|University of Pristina]] as an [[Albanian language]] institution.<ref name="autogenerated3"/> These changes created widespread fear amongst Serbs of being treated as [[second-class citizen]]s.<ref>Melissa Katherine Bokovoy, Jill A. Irvine, Carol S. Lilly. State-society relations in Yugoslavia, 1945–1992. Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 1997. p. 301.</ref> |
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[[File:Konferencija Pokreta nesvrstanih 1961. godine.jpg|thumb|left|The principle of non-alignment was the core of Yugoslav and later Serbian diplomacy. The First [[Non-Aligned Movement]] Summit Conference took place in [[Belgrade]] in September 1961.]] |
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The victory of the Communist Partisans resulted in the abolition of the monarchy and a subsequent constitutional referendum. A [[one-party state]] was soon established in Yugoslavia by the [[League of Communists of Yugoslavia|Communist Party of Yugoslavia]]. It is claimed between 60,000 and 70,000 people died in Serbia during the [[Communist purges in Serbia in 1944–45|1944–45 communist purge]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Tanjug |url=http://www.mondo.rs/a622628/Info/Drustvo/Posle-rata-u-Srbiji-streljano-preko-60.000-civila.html |title=Posle rata u Srbiji streljano preko 60.000 civila |date=10 October 2013 |publisher=Mondo.rs |access-date=10 October 2013 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703150848/http://mondo.rs/a622628/Info/Drustvo/Posle-rata-u-Srbiji-streljano-preko-60.000-civila.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Serbia became a constituent republic within the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia]] known as the [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|People's Republic of Serbia]], and had a republic-branch of the federal communist party, the [[League of Communists of Serbia]]. |
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Serbia's most powerful and influential politician in Tito-era Yugoslavia was [[Aleksandar Ranković]], one of the "big four" Yugoslav leaders. Ranković was later removed from the office because of the disagreements regarding Kosovo's [[nomenklatura]] and the unity of Serbia. Ranković's dismissal was highly unpopular among Serbs. Pro-decentralisation reformers in Yugoslavia succeeded in the late 1960s in attaining substantial decentralisation of powers, creating substantial autonomy in Kosovo and Vojvodina, and recognising a distinctive "[[Muslims (ethnicity)|Muslim]]" nationality. As a result of these reforms, there was a massive overhaul of Kosovo's nomenklatura and police, that shifted from being Serb-dominated to ethnic Albanian-dominated through firing Serbs on a large scale. Further concessions were made to the ethnic Albanians of Kosovo in response to unrest, including the creation of the [[University of Pristina (1969–1999)|University of Pristina]] as an [[Albanian language]] institution. These changes created widespread fear among Serbs of being treated as [[second-class citizen]]s.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Melissa Katherine |last1=Bokovoy |first2=Jill A. |last2=Irvine |first3=Carol S. |last3=Lilly |title=State-society relations in Yugoslavia, 1945–1992 |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=1997 |pages=295–296, 301}}</ref> |
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Belgrade, the capital of FPR Yugoslavia and PR Serbia, hosted the first [[Non-Aligned Movement]] Summit in September 1961, as well as the first major gathering of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) with the aim of implementing the [[Helsinki Accords]] from October 1977 to March 1978.<ref>{{cite book|last=Norris|first=David A|title=Belgrade A Cultural History|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-988849-8|year=2008|page=134}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Bilandžić|first1=Vladimir|last2=Dahlmann|first2=Dittmar|last3=Kosanović|first3=Milan |title=From Helsinki to Belgrade: The First CSCE Follow-up Meeting and the Crisis of Détente|publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht|isbn=978-3-89971-938-3|year=2012|pages=163–184}}</ref> The [[1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak|1972 smallpox outbreak]] in SAP Kosovo and other parts of SR Serbia was the last major outbreak of [[smallpox]] in [[Europe]] since World War II.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Trifunović|first=Vesna|title=Patterns of competitive authoritarianism in the Western Balkans|journal=Glasnik Etnografskog instituta SANU|date=July 2018|volume=65|issue=1|pages=127–145|doi=10.2298/GEI1701127T|doi-access=free|hdl=21.15107/rcub_dais_7666|hdl-access=free}}</ref> |
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===Breakup of Yugoslavia and political transition=== |
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[[File:Stevan Kragujevic, Slobodan Milosevic, portret (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|left|[[Slobodan Milošević]] was a prominent political figure in the former Yugoslavia. His leadership was controversial, with critics stating his government continued to be authoritarian despite constitutional changes.]] |
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[[File:Map of war in Yugoslavia, 1992.png|thumb|upright=1.0|right|The [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] and territories of Serb breakaway states [[Republika Srpska]] and [[Republika Srpska Krajina]] during the [[Yugoslav wars]]]]In 1989, [[Slobodan Milošević]] rose to power in Serbia. Milošević promised a reduction of powers for the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina, where his allies subsequently took over power, during the [[Anti-bureaucratic revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5np99Vgc0YC&q=anti-bureaucratic+revolution&pg=PA165|title=The Destruction of Yugoslavia: tracking the break-up 1980–92 (pp 165–170)|first=Branka|last=Magaš|year=1993|publisher=Verso|isbn=978-0-86091-593-5|access-date=21 November 2020|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013437/https://books.google.com/books?id=d5np99Vgc0YC&q=anti-bureaucratic+revolution&pg=PA165#v=snippet&q=anti-bureaucratic%20revolution&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> This ignited tensions between the communist leadership of the other republics of Yugoslavia and awoke ethnic nationalism across Yugoslavia that eventually resulted in its [[Breakup of Yugoslavia|breakup]], with [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]] declaring independence during 1991 and 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/16/world/breakup-of-yugoslavia-leaves-slovenia-secure-croatia-shaky.html|work=The New York Times|title=Breakup of Yugoslavia Leaves Slovenia Secure, Croatia Shaky|first=Stephen|last=Engelberg|date=16 January 1992|access-date=6 April 2010|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804233306/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/16/world/breakup-of-yugoslavia-leaves-slovenia-secure-croatia-shaky.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2017}} Serbia and Montenegro remained together as the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (FRY).<ref name=SCGSuccession /> However, according to the [[Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia|Badinter Commission]], the country was not legally considered a continuation of the former SFRY, but a new state. |
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Fueled by ethnic tensions, the [[Yugoslav Wars]] (1991–2001) erupted, with the most severe conflicts taking place in [[War in Croatia|Croatia]] and [[Bosnian War|Bosnia]], where the large ethnic Serb communities opposed independence from Yugoslavia. The FRY remained outside the conflicts, but provided logistic, military and financial support to Serb forces in the wars. In response, the UN imposed [[sanctions against Yugoslavia]] which led to political isolation and the collapse of the economy (GDP decreased from $24 billion in 1990 to under $10 billion in 1993). Serbia was in the 2000s sued on the charges of alleged genocide by neighbouring [[Bosnian genocide case|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Croatia–Serbia genocide case|Croatia]] but in both cases the main charges against Serbia were dismissed.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 February 2007|title=Serbia not guilty of genocide|url=https://humanrightshouse.org/articles/serbia-not-guilty-of-genocide-2/|access-date=21 July 2021|website=Human Rights House Foundation|language=en-US|archive-date=21 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321165449/https://humanrightshouse.org/articles/serbia-not-guilty-of-genocide-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=3 February 2015|title=UN court dismisses Croatia and Serbia genocide claims|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31104973|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203161525/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31104973|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 1989, [[Slobodan Milošević]] rose to power in Serbia. Milošević promised reduction of powers for the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina, where his allies subsequently overtook the power, during the [[Anti-bureaucratic revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=d5np99Vgc0YC&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=anti-bureaucratic+revolution|title=The Destruction of Yugoslavia: tracking the break-up 1980–92 (pp 165–170)|author=Branka Magaš|year=1993|publisher=Verso|isbn=978-0-86091-593-5}}</ref> This ignited tensions with the communist leadership of the other republics, and awoke nationalism across the country, that eventually resulted in the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]], with [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] declaring independence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/16/world/breakup-of-yugoslavia-leaves-slovenia-secure-croatia-shaky.html|work=The New York Times|title=Breakup of Yugoslavia Leaves Slovenia Secure, Croatia Shaky|first=Stephen|last=Engelberg|date=16 January 1992|accessdate=6 April 2010}}</ref> Serbia and Montenegro remained together as the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (FRY). |
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[[File:Kosovo-metohija-koreni-duse029.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Serbian and other [[refugee children]] of the [[Kosovo War]]. The war ended with [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|NATO bombing]] which remains a [[Legitimacy of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|controversial topic]].]] |
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Multi-party democracy was introduced in Serbia in 1990, officially dismantling the one-party system. Despite constitutional changes, Milošević maintained strong political influence over the state media and security apparatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hague.bard.edu/reports/de_la_brosse_pt1.pdf|title=Political Propaganda and the Plan to Create a "State for all Serbs"|access-date=14 November 2010|archive-date=12 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212131608/http://hague.bard.edu/reports/de_la_brosse_pt1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''Wide Angle, Milosevic and the Media.'' [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/media-by-milosevic/video-full-episode/852/ "Part 3: Dictatorship on the Airwaves."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009175520/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/media-by-milosevic/video-full-episode/852/ |date=9 October 2014 }} PBS. Quotation from film: "... the things that happened at state TV, warmongering, things we can admit to now: false information, biased reporting. That went directly from Milošević to the head of TV".</ref> When the ruling [[Socialist Party of Serbia]] refused to accept its defeat in [[1996 Serbian local elections|municipal elections in 1996]], Serbians engaged in [[1996–1997 protests in Serbia|large protests]] against the government. |
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In 1998, [[Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–98)|continued clashes]] between the Albanian guerilla [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] and Yugoslav security forces led to the short [[Kosovo War]] (1998–99), in which [[NATO]] intervened, leading to the withdrawal of Serbian forces and the establishment of [[UNMIK|UN administration]] in the province.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/kosovo/110492.stm|title=History, bloody history|work=BBC News|date=24 March 1999|access-date=27 July 2012|archive-date=25 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125151232/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/kosovo/110492.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> After the Yugoslav Wars, Serbia became home to highest number of [[refugee]]s and [[internally displaced person]]s in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Serbia home to highest number of refugees and IDPs in Europe |date=20 June 2011 |publisher=[[B92]] |url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2011&mm=06&dd=20&nav_id=75016 |access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326082532/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2011&mm=06&dd=20&nav_id=75016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Serbia: Europe's largest proctracted refugee situation |publisher=[[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] |url=http://www.osce.org/serbia/24323?download=true |access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326082139/http://www.osce.org/serbia/24323?download=true |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=S. |last1=Cross |first2=S. |last2=Kentera |first3=R. |last3=Vukadinovic |first4=R. |last4=Nation |title=Shaping South East Europe's Security Community for the Twenty-First Century: Trust, Partnership, Integration |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=el-YZHB8hzYC&pg=PP1 |access-date=5 May 2020 |date=7 May 2013 |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] |page=169 |isbn=978-1-137-01020-9 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111171651/https://books.google.com/books?id=el-YZHB8hzYC&pg=PP1 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Slobodan Milosevic.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Slobodan Milošević]], President of Serbia from 1989 to 1997, President of FR Yugoslavia, 1997–2000.]] |
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After [[2000 Yugoslavian general election|presidential elections]] in September 2000, opposition parties accused Milošević of [[electoral fraud]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=R. Jeffrey |title=Yugoslav Election Fraud Alleged |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/09/25/yugoslav-election-fraud-alleged/bca9bca0-e35f-41c0-b554-2b646f4b8584/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=25 September 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=R. Jeffrey |title=Milosevic Maneuvers For Election Runoff |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/09/27/milosevic-maneuvers-for-election-runoff/135c9d1c-163d-4282-8662-0308d1653852/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=27 September 2000}}</ref> A campaign of [[civil resistance]] followed, led by the [[Democratic Opposition of Serbia]] (DOS), a broad coalition of anti-Milošević parties. This culminated on 5 October when half a million people from all over the country congregated in Belgrade, compelling Milošević to concede defeat.<ref>Ivan Vejvoda, 'Civil Society versus Slobodan Milošević: Serbia 1991–2000', in [[Adam Roberts (scholar)|Adam Roberts]] and [[Timothy Garton Ash]] (eds.), ''Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present.'' Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 295–316. {{ISBN|978-0-19-955201-6}}.</ref> The [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|fall of Milošević]] ended Yugoslavia's [[international isolation]]. Milošević was sent to the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]]. The DOS announced that FR Yugoslavia would seek to join the [[European Union]]. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed [[Serbia and Montenegro]];{{sfn|Miller|2005|pp=529–581}} the EU opened negotiations with the country for the [[Stabilization and Association Agreement|Stabilisation and Association Agreement]]. |
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Fueled by ethnic tensions, the [[Yugoslav Wars]] erupted, with the most severe conflicts taking place in [[War in Croatia|Croatia]] and [[Bosnian War|Bosnia]], where ethnic Serb populations opposed independence from Yugoslavia. The FRY remained outside the conflicts, but provided logistic, military and financial support to Serb forces in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In response, the UN imposed [[International sanctions|sanctions]] against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in May 1992,<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nato.int/ifor/un/u920530a.htm|title=Resolution 757 (1992)|publisher=UN Security Council 3082nd Meeting|date=30 May 1992|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}, see [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 757]]</ref> which led to political isolation and the collapse of the economy. Multiparty democracy was introduced in Serbia in 1990, officially dismantling the single-party system. Critics of Milošević claimed that the government continued to be authoritarian despite constitutional changes, as Milošević maintained strong political influence over the state media and security apparatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hague.bard.edu/reports/de_la_brosse_pt1.pdf|title=Political Propaganda and the Plan to Create a "State for all Serbs"|format=PDF|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref><ref>''Wide Angle, Milosevic and the Media.'' [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/media-by-milosevic/video-full-episode/852/ "Part 3: Dictatorship on the Airwaves."] PBS. Quotation from film: "... the things that happened at state TV, warmongering, things we can admit to now: false information, biased reporting. That went directly from Milošević to the head of TV".</ref> When the ruling [[Socialist Party of Serbia|SPS]] refused to accept its defeat in municipal elections in 1996, Serbians engaged in [[1996–1997 protests in Serbia|large protests]] against the government. Between 1998 and 1999, peace was broken again, when the situation in Kosovo worsened with continued clashes between Yugoslav security forces and the [[Kosovo Liberation Army|KLA]]. The confrontations led to the [[Kosovo War]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/kosovo/110492.stm|title=History, bloody history|publisher=BBC News|date=24 March 1999|accessdate=27 July 2012}}</ref> |
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Serbia's political climate remained tense and in 2003, Prime Minister [[Zoran Đinđić]] was [[Assassination of Zoran Đinđić|assassinated]] as result of a plot originating from organised crime and former security officials. In [[2004 unrest in Kosovo]] took place, leaving 19 people dead and a number of Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries destroyed or damaged.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 March 2015|title=Bitter Memories of Kosovo's Deadly March Riots|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2015/03/17/bitter-memories-of-kosovo-s-deadly-march-riots/|access-date=2 December 2020|website=Balkan Insight|language=en-US|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114113201/https://balkaninsight.com/2015/03/17/bitter-memories-of-kosovo-s-deadly-march-riots/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Online/Beta|first=Piše: Danas|date=17 March 2020|title=Navršeno 16 godina od Martovskog pogroma na Kosovu i Metohiji|url=https://www.danas.rs/drustvo/navrseno-16-godina-od-martovskog-pogroma-na-kosovu-i-metohiji/|access-date=2 December 2020|website=Dnevni list Danas|language=sr-RS|archive-date=4 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404044230/https://www.danas.rs/drustvo/navrseno-16-godina-od-martovskog-pogroma-na-kosovu-i-metohiji/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In September 2000, opposition parties accused Milošević of [[electoral fraud]]. A campaign of [[civil resistance]] followed, led by the [[Democratic Opposition of Serbia]] (DOS), a broad coalition of anti-Milošević parties. This culminated on 5 October when half a million people from all over the country congregated in Belgrade, compelling Milošević to concede defeat.<ref>Ivan Vejvoda, 'Civil Society versus Slobodan Milošević: Serbia 1991–2000', in [[Adam Roberts (scholar)|Adam Roberts]] and [[Timothy Garton Ash]] (eds.), ''Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present.'' Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 295–316. ISBN 978-0-19-955201-6.</ref> The [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|fall of Milošević]] ended Yugoslavia's [[international isolation]]. Milošević was sent to the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia|ICTY]]. The DOS announced that FR Yugoslavia would seek to join the [[European Union]]. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed [[Serbia and Montenegro]]; the EU opened negotiations with the country for the [[Stabilization and Association Agreement]]. Serbia's political climate has remained tense and in 2003, the prime minister [[Zoran Đinđić]] was [[Assassination of Zoran Đinđić|assassinated]] as result of a plot originating from circles of organized crime and former security officials. |
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===Contemporary period=== |
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On 21 May 2006, Montenegro held a referendum to determine whether to end its union with Serbia. The results showed 55.4% of voters in favor of independence, which was just above the 55% required by the referendum. On 5 June 2006, the [[National Assembly of Serbia]] declared Serbia to be the legal successor to the former state union.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5083690.stm|title=Montenegro gets Serb recognition|publisher=BBC|date=15 June 2006}}</ref> |
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The province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Serbia immediately condemned the declaration and continues to deny any statehood to Kosovo. The declaration has sparked varied responses from the international community, some welcoming it, while others condemned the unilateral move.<ref name="New York Sun">{{cite web|url=http://www.nysun.com/foreign/rift-emerges-at-the-united-nations-over-kosovo/71420/|title=Rift Emerges at the United Nations Over Kosovo|publisher=New York Sun|date=19 February 2008}}</ref> [[Belgrade-Pristina negotiations|Status neutral talks]] between Serbia and Kosovo-Albanian authorities are held in [[Brussels]], mediated by the EU. |
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[[File:Zoran_Đinđić,_Davos.jpg|thumb|180px|left|[[Zoran Đinđić]] played a key role in the [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|revolution]] against the controversial regime of [[Slobodan Milošević]] and later became the first democratically elected [[Prime Minister of Serbia|PM]].]] |
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On 21 May 2006, Montenegro held a [[2006 Montenegrin independence referendum|referendum]] which showed 55.4% of voters in favour of independence, just above the 55% required by the referendum. This was followed on 5 June 2006 by Serbia's declaration of independence, marking the re-emergence of Serbia as an independent state. The [[National Assembly of Serbia]] declared Serbia to be the legal successor to the former state union.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5083690.stm|title=Montenegro gets Serb recognition|publisher=BBC|date=15 June 2006|access-date=5 February 2008|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605015301/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5083690.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The Assembly of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Serbia immediately condemned the declaration and continues to deny any statehood to Kosovo. The declaration has sparked varied responses from the international community.<ref name="New York Sun">{{cite news|url=http://www.nysun.com/foreign/rift-emerges-at-the-united-nations-over-kosovo/71420/|title=Rift Emerges at the United Nations Over Kosovo|newspaper=New York Sun|date=19 February 2008|access-date=26 March 2012|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224143728/https://www.nysun.com/foreign/rift-emerges-at-the-united-nations-over-kosovo/71420/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Belgrade-Pristina negotiations|Status-neutral talks]] between Serbia and Kosovo-Albanian authorities are held in [[Brussels]], mediated by the EU. |
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In April 2008 Serbia was invited to join the [[Intensified Dialogue]] programme with [[NATO]] despite the diplomatic rift with the alliance over Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=04&dd=03&nav_id=49084|title=NATO offers "intensified dialogue" to Serbia|publisher=B92|date=3 April 2008|accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> Serbia officially applied for membership in the [[European Union]] on 22 December 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/eu/republic-of-serbia-eu|title=Republic of Serbia – European Union|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=24 June 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> and received candidate status on 1 March 2012.<ref name="bbc"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://euobserver.com/enlargement/115466|title=Serbia gets EU candidate status, Romania gets nothing|publisher=EUobserver|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=24 June 2013}}</ref> Negotiations to join the EU commenced in January 2014.<ref>http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137634.pdf</ref> |
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Serbia officially applied for membership in the European Union on 22 December 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/eu/republic-of-serbia-eu |title=Republic of Serbia – European Union |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506084426/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/eu/republic-of-serbia-eu |archive-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> and received candidate status on 1 March 2012, following a delay in December 2011.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17225415|work=BBC News|title=EU leaders grant Serbia candidate status|date=1 March 2012|access-date=2 March 2012|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410212127/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17225415|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://euobserver.com/enlargement/115466|title=Serbia gets EU candidate status, Romania gets nothing|publisher=EUobserver|date=2 March 2012|access-date=24 June 2013|archive-date=28 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628101411/http://euobserver.com/enlargement/115466|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a positive recommendation of the [[European Commission]] and [[European Council]] in June 2013, negotiations to join the EU commenced in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137634.pdf |title= conclusions of the European Council (27/28 June 2013) |website=[[European Council]] |date= |accessdate=19 November 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705123423/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137634.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2013}}</ref> |
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In 2012 [[Aleksandar Vučić]] and his [[Serbian Progressive Party]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web |title=Serbia: Nations in Transit 2020 Country Report |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/serbia/nations-transit/2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030120841/https://freedomhouse.org/country/serbia/nations-transit/2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |website=[[Freedom House]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fruscione |first=Giorgio |date=2 October 2020 |title=Serbia: From Milosevic to Vucic, Return Ticket |url=https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/serbia-milosevic-vucic-return-ticket-27699 |access-date=23 July 2022 |website=ISPI |language=it |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526174631/https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/serbia-milosevic-vucic-return-ticket-27699 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a number of international analysts, Serbia has suffered from [[democratic backsliding]] into [[authoritarianism]],<ref name="Freedom House 2019">{{cite news |url=http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a457849/Freedom-House-ranks-Serbia-as-Partly-Free-in-latest-report.html |website=N1 |title=Freedom House ranks Serbia as Partly Free in latest report |date=5 February 2019 |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020214/http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a457849/Freedom-House-ranks-Serbia-as-Partly-Free-in-latest-report.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Voltmer|first=Katrin |title=Media, Communication and the Struggle for Democratic Change: Case Studies on Contested Transitions|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-16747-9|year=2019|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bieber |first1=Florian |title=Patterns of competitive authoritarianism in the Western Balkans|journal=East European Politics|date=July 2018|volume=38|issue=3|pages=337–54|doi=10.1080/21599165.2018.1490272|doi-access=free}}</ref> followed by a decline in [[Media freedom in Serbia|media freedom]] and civil liberties.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Maerz|first1=Seraphine F|display-authors=etal|title=State of the world 2019: autocratization surges – resistance grows |journal=Democratization |date=April 2020|volume=27|issue=6|pages=909–927|doi=10.1080/13510347.2020.1758670|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Castaldo |first1=Antonino |last2=Pinna |first2=Alessandra |title=De-Europeanization in the Balkans. Media freedom in post-Milošević Serbia |journal=European Politics and Society |year=2017|volume=19|issue=3|pages=264–281 |doi=10.1080/23745118.2017.1419599 |hdl=10451/30737 |s2cid=159002076|hdl-access=free}}</ref> After the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] spread [[COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia|to Serbia]] in March 2020, a [[state of emergency]] was declared and a [[curfew]] was introduced for the first time in Serbia since World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a579775/Policijski-cas-u-Srbiji-prva-noc.html|title=Prvi put policijski čas od Drugog svetskog rata, građani uglavnom poslušni|date=19 March 2020|website=N1|access-date=16 June 2020|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119120114/http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a579775/Policijski-cas-u-Srbiji-prva-noc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2022, President Aleksandar Vučić was [[2022 Serbian general election|re-elected]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Endlessly happy': Serbia's Vucic claims re-election victory |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/endlessly-happy-serbias-vucic-claims-re-election-victory |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |access-date=4 April 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404103532/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/endlessly-happy-serbias-vucic-claims-re-election-victory |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, President Vučić won a snap [[2023 Serbian parliamentary election|parliamentary election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2023 |title=Serbia election: Vucic claims big election victory for ruling party |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67742032 |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224210647/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67742032 |url-status=live }}</ref> The election resulted in protests, with opposition supporters claiming that the election result was fraudulent.<ref name="Delauney 2023 l846">{{cite web | last=Delauney | first=Guy | title=Serbia protests: Anti-government demonstrators try to storm Belgrade city hall | website=bbc.com | date=24 December 2023 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67817072 | access-date=26 December 2023 | archive-date=24 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224215958/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67817072 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Hajdari 2023 z525">{{cite web | last=Hajdari | first=Una | title=Vučić tightens grip in Serbian election marred by fraud claims | website=POLITICO | date=17 December 2023 | url=https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-vucic-serbian-progressive-party-brnabic-eu-politics/ | access-date=26 December 2023 | archive-date=26 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226191741/https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-vucic-serbian-progressive-party-brnabic-eu-politics/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Press 2023 n745">{{cite web | author=DUSAN STOJANOVIC| agency=Associated Press | title=Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters | website=ABC News | date=24 December 2023 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-serbia-fire-tear-gas-election-protesters-threatening-105902378 | access-date=26 December 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224194923/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-serbia-fire-tear-gas-election-protesters-threatening-105902378 |archive-date=24 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Balkan Insight 2023 w684">{{cite web | title=Opposition, Students Call for More Mass Protests to Annul Belgrade Election | website=Balkan Insight | date=25 December 2023 | url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/12/25/opposition-students-call-for-more-mass-protests-to-annul-belgrade-election/ | access-date=26 December 2023 | archive-date=1 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101043233/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/12/25/opposition-students-call-for-more-mass-protests-to-annul-belgrade-election/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On 16 January 2022, a [[2022 Serbian constitutional referendum|Serbian constitutional referendum]] took place in which citizens chose to amend the Constitution concerning the judiciary. The changes were presented as a step toward reducing political influence in the judicial system.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stojanovic |first=Milica |date=2022 |title=Serbia Votes 'Yes' to Judiciary Constitution Changes |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/01/16/serbia-votes-yes-to-judiciary-constitution-changes/ |work=BalkanInsight |access-date=31 July 2024 |archive-date=24 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124105506/https://balkaninsight.com/2022/01/16/serbia-votes-yes-to-judiciary-constitution-changes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The country was chosen to host international [[specialised exposition]] [[Expo 2027]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expo 2027 Belgrade |url=https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/2027-belgrade |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=www.bie-paris.org |archive-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213214728/https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/2027-belgrade |url-status=live }}</ref> The Serbian government is working with [[Rio Tinto (corporation)|Rio Tinto]] corporation on a project which aims to develop Europe's biggest [[lithium]] mine.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rio Tinto hails another step closer to develop Serbian lithium mine |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/rio-tinto-welcomes-serbias-reinstatement-jadar-lithium-project-licence-2024-07-16/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> Mining lithium became a matter of debate in the society and several protests against mining took place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2024 |title=Kopanje litijuma u Srbiji: "Prilika koja se ne propušta", saglasni Vučić i Šolc |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/srbija-69202176 |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=BBC News na srpskom |language=sr-latn |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726225430/https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/srbija-69202176 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Evropa |first=Radio Slobodna |date=25 July 2024 |title=Protesti u Loznici i Novom Sadu zbog Rio Tinta |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/srbija-loznica-novi-sad-protest-rio-tinto/33050360.html |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727101013/https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/srbija-loznica-novi-sad-protest-rio-tinto/33050360.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FoNet |first=Beta |title=U Valjevu održan protest protiv Rio Tinta i iskopavanja litijuma |url=https://www.nin.rs/politika/vesti/53545/u-valjevu-odrzan-protest-protiv-rio-tinta-i-iskopavanja-litijuma |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=Nin online |language=sr |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727165402/https://www.nin.rs/politika/vesti/53545/u-valjevu-odrzan-protest-protiv-rio-tinta-i-iskopavanja-litijuma |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Located at the crossroads between Central and Southern Europe, Serbia is found in the Balkan peninsula and the [[Pannonian Plain]]. Serbia lies between latitudes [[41st parallel north|41°]] and [[47th parallel north|47° N]], and longitudes [[18th meridian east|18°]] and [[23rd meridian east|23° E]]. The country covers a total of 88,361 km² (including Kosovo), which places it at [[List of countries and outlying territories by area|113th]] place in the world. Its total border length amounts to 2,027 km (Albania 115 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Macedonia 221 km, Montenegro 203 km and Romania 476 km).<ref name="CIA">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sr.html CIA World Factbook:Serbia]{{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref> All of Serbia's border with Albania, and parts of the borders with Macedonia, Montenegro, are under control of the [[UNMIK]]. |
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The [[Pannonian Basin|Pannonian Plain]] covers the northern third of the country (mainly Vojvodina and [[Mačva]]) while the easternmost tip of Serbia extends into the [[Wallachian Plain]]. The terrain of central part of the country, with the region of [[Šumadija]] at its heart, consists chiefly of hills traversed by the rivers. Mountains dominate the southern third of Serbia. [[Dinaric Alps]] stretch in the west and the southwest following the flow of the rivers [[Drina]] and [[Ibar (river)|Ibar]]. [[Carpathian Mountains]] and [[Balkan Mountains]] stretch in north–south direction in the eastern Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carpathians.pl/carpathians01.html |title=About the Carpathians – Carpathian Heritage Society |publisher=Carpathian Heritage Society |accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> Ancient mountains in the southeast corner of the country belong to [[Rhodopes|Rilo-Rhodope Mountain]] system. Elevation ranges from the [[Midžor]] peak of the |
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Balkan Mountains at 2,169 m (highest peak in Serbia, excluding Kosovo) to the lowest point of just 17 m near Danube river at [[Prahovo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turistickimagazin.com/index.php/sr/srbija-sr/2 |title=O Srbiji |publisher=Turistickimagazin.com |date=}}</ref> |
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| caption1 = View of [[Ribnica Lake]], [[Zlatibor]] mountain; there are 165 mountains in the country<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalaba |first=Ana |date=2023-02-15 |title=Spisak svih planina u Srbiji - ima ih 165 i za neke niste ni čuli |url=https://nova.rs/magazin/putovanja/spisak-svih-planina-u-srbiji-ima-ih-165-i-za-neke-niste-ni-culi/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}}</ref> |
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| caption2 = [[Bačka]] region; northern part of the country is defined by its mostly flat and fertile terrain. |
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A [[landlocked country]] situated at the crossroads between Central<ref name="Serbia: On the Way to EU Accession">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2013/04/08/serbia-on-the-way-to-eu-accession|title=Serbia: On the Way to EU Accession|publisher=World Bank Group|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520191507/http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2013/04/08/serbia-on-the-way-to-eu-accession|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/serbia|title=Serbia: Introduction|publisher=Michigan State University|access-date=3 October 2014|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073716/https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/serbia|url-status=live}}</ref> and Southeastern Europe, Serbia is located in the [[Balkan peninsula]] and the [[Pannonian Plain]]. Serbia lies between latitudes [[41st parallel north|41°]] and [[47th parallel north|47° N]], and longitudes [[18th meridian east|18°]] and [[23rd meridian east|23° E]]. The country covers a total of {{convert|88499|km2|abbr=on}};{{efn|name=data2|Including the disputed territory of Kosovo.}} with Kosovo excluded, the total area is {{convert|77474|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="cia_profile"/><ref name="journal2023"/> Its total border length amounts to {{convert|2027|km|abbr=on}}: Albania {{convert|115|km|abbr=on}}, Bosnia and Herzegovina {{convert|302|km|abbr=on}}, Bulgaria {{convert|318|km|abbr=on}}, Croatia {{convert|241|km|abbr=on}}, Hungary {{convert|151|km|abbr=on}}, North Macedonia {{convert|221|km|abbr=on}}, Montenegro {{convert|203|km|abbr=on}} and Romania {{convert|476|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name=cia_profile/> All of Kosovo's border with Albania ({{convert|115|km|abbr=on}}), North Macedonia ({{convert|159|km|abbr=on}}) and Montenegro ({{convert|79|km|abbr=on}})<ref name=cia_kosovo>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kosovo/ |title=The World Factbook: Kosovo |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=19 June 2014 |access-date=8 January 2015 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204144331/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kosovo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> are under control of the Kosovo border police.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kosovopolice.com/?page=2,22 |title=Border Police Department |publisher=Kosovo Police |access-date=8 January 2015 |archive-date=8 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108150416/http://www.kosovopolice.com/?page=2,22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Serbia treats the {{convert|352|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} border with Kosovo as an "administrative line"; it is under shared control of Kosovo border police and Serbian police forces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://demo.paragraf.rs/combined/Old/t/t2011_12/t12_0319.htm |title=Uredba o kontroli prelaska administrativne linije prema Autonomnoj pokrajini Kosovo i Metohija |publisher=Official gazette of the Republic of Serbia |issue=98/2011 |language=sr |access-date=8 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108112819/http://demo.paragraf.rs/combined/Old/t/t2011_12/t12_0319.htm |archive-date=8 January 2015 }}</ref> |
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The [[Pannonian Basin|Pannonian Plain]] covers the northern third of the country (Vojvodina and [[Mačva]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Carević |first1=Ivana |last2=Jovanović |first2=Velimir |year=2009 |title=Стратиграфско-тектонске карактеристике Мачванског басена |trans-title=Stratigraphic-structural characteristics of Mačva basin |url=http://www.glasniksgd.rs/index.php/home/article/view/370/317 |journal=Bulletin of the Serbian Geographical Society |language=sr, en |publisher=Serbian Geographical Society |publication-place=Belgrade |volume=4 |issue=89 |issn=0350-3593 |access-date=8 December 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208221038/http://www.glasniksgd.rs/index.php/home/article/view/370/317 |url-status=live }}</ref>) while the easternmost tip of Serbia extends into the [[Wallachian Plain]]. |
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The terrain of the central part of the country consists chiefly of hills traversed by rivers. Mountains dominate the southern third of Serbia. Dinaric Alps stretch in the west and the southwest, following the flow of the rivers [[Drina]] and [[Ibar (river)|Ibar]]. The [[Carpathian Mountains]] and [[Balkan Mountains]] stretch in a north–south direction in eastern Serbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carpathians.pl/carpathians01.html |title=About the Carpathians – Carpathian Heritage Society |publisher=Carpathian Heritage Society |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406010559/http://www.carpathians.pl/carpathians01.html |archive-date=6 April 2010 }}</ref> |
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Ancient mountains in the southeast corner of the country belong to the [[Rhodopes|Rilo-Rhodope Mountain]] system. Elevation ranges from the [[Midžor]] peak of the Balkan Mountains at {{convert|2,169|m|ft|abbr=off}} (the highest peak in Serbia, excluding Kosovo) to the lowest point of just {{convert|17|m|ft|abbr=off}} near the Danube river at [[Prahovo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turistickimagazin.com/index.php/sr/srbija-sr/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325112229/http://www.turistickimagazin.com/index.php/sr/srbija-sr/2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2012 |title=O Srbiji |publisher=Turistickimagazin.com }}</ref> The largest lake is [[Đerdap Lake]] ({{convert|163|km2|}}) and the longest river passing through Serbia is the Danube ({{convert|587.35|km}}). |
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===Climate=== |
===Climate=== |
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{{Main|Climate of Serbia}} |
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[[File:Subtropical_Europe_map_(Koppen_Cfa,_Cwa).jpg|thumb|left|230px|Most of [[Central Serbia]] belongs to the [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Cfa]])]] |
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The climate of Serbia is under the influences of the landmass of Eurasia and Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. With mean January temperatures around {{convert|0|C|F}}, and mean July temperatures of {{convert|22|C|F}}, it can be classified into [[humid subtropical climate]]. <ref>''The Times Atlas of the World'' (1993). Times Books ISBN 0-7230-0492-7.</ref> |
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In the north, the climate is more continental, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers along with well distributed rainfall patterns. In the south, summers and autumns are drier, and winters are relatively cold, with heavy inland snowfall in the mountains. Differences in elevation, proximity to the Adriatic Sea and large river basins, as well as exposure to the winds account for climate variations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-92892/Serbia |title=Serbia :: Climate |year=2007 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |pages=5 of 71 }}</ref> Southern Serbia is subject to Mediterranean influences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ri.html |title=CIA – The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> However, the Dinaric Alps and other mountain ranges contribute to the cooling of most of the warm air masses. Winters are quite harsh in the [[Pešter]] plateau, because of the mountains which encircle it.<ref>Radovanović, M and Dučić, V, 2002, [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002EGSGA..27.2283R Variability of Climate in Serbia in the Second Half of the 20th century], EGS XXVII General Assembly, Nice, 21 to 26 April 2002, abstract #2283, '''27''':2283–, provided by the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] / [[NASA]] Astrophysics Data System</ref> One of the climatic features of Serbia is [[Košava (wind)|Košava]], a cold and very [[squall]]y southeastern wind which starts in the [[Carpathian Mountains]] and follows the [[Danube]] northwest through the [[Iron Gate (Danube)|Iron Gate]] where it gains a [[Mountain jet|jet effect]] and continues to [[Belgrade]] and can spread as far south as [[Niš]].<ref name=AMS>{{cite web|title=Kossava|work=Glossary of Meteorology, Second Edition|publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]]|date=June 2000|url=http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kossava1|accessdate=11 March 2007}}</ref> |
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The climate of Serbia is under the influences of the landmass of Eurasia and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[Mediterranean Sea]]. With mean January temperatures around {{convert|0|C|F}}, and mean July temperatures of {{convert|22|C|F}}, it can be classified as a [[humid continental climate|warm-humid continental]] or [[humid subtropical climate]].<ref>''The Times Atlas of the World'' (1993). Times Books {{ISBN|0-7230-0492-7}}.</ref> In the north, the climate is more continental, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers along with well-distributed rainfall patterns. In the south, summers and autumns are drier, and winters are relatively cold, with heavy inland snowfall in the mountains. |
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The average annual air temperature for the period 1961–1990 for the area with an altitude of up to {{convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} is {{convert|10.9|°C}}. The areas with an altitude of {{convert|300|to|500|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} have an average annual temperature of around {{convert|10.0|°C}}, and over {{convert|1000|m|0|abbr=on}} of altitude around {{convert|6.0|°C}}.<ref name="RHMZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/meteorologija/klimatologija_srbije.php|title=Basic Climate Characteristics for the Territory of Serbia|publisher=Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia}}</ref> The lowest recorded temperature in Serbia was {{convert|−39.5|°C}} on 13 January 1985, [[Karajukića Bunari]] in Pešter, and the highest was {{convert|44.9|C|F|disp=or}}, on 24 July 2007, recorded in [[Smederevska Palanka]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/podaci/meteorologija/Temperaturni_rezim_u_Srbiji_eng.pdf|title=Past temperature extremes since the beginning of the measurement|accessdate=5 November 2010|publisher=Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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Differences in elevation, proximity to the Adriatic Sea and large river basins, as well as exposure to the winds account for climate variations.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-92892/Serbia |title=Serbia :: Climate |year=2007 |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |pages=5 of 71 |access-date=24 November 2006 |archive-date=15 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615165737/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-92892/Serbia |url-status=live }}</ref> Southern Serbia is subject to Mediterranean influences.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/ |title=CIA – The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=24 May 2012 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204144154/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Dinaric Alps and other mountain ranges contribute to the cooling of most of the warm air masses. Winters are quite harsh in the [[Pešter]] plateau, because of the mountains which encircle it.<ref>Radovanović, M and Dučić, V, 2002, [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002EGSGA..27.2283R Variability of Climate in Serbia in the Second Half of the 20th century] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703204712/http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002EGSGA..27.2283R |date=3 July 2019 }}, EGS XXVII General Assembly, Nice, 21 to 26 April 2002, abstract #2283, '''27''':2283–, provided by the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] / [[NASA]] Astrophysics Data System</ref> One of the climatic features of Serbia is [[Košava (wind)|Košava]], a cold and very [[squall]]y southeastern wind which starts in the Carpathian Mountains and follows the Danube northwest through the [[Iron Gate (Danube)|Iron Gate]] where it gains a [[Mountain jet|jet effect]] and continues to [[Belgrade]] and can spread as far south as Niš.<ref name=AMS>{{cite web|title=Kossava|website=Glossary of Meteorology, Second Edition|publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]]|date=June 2000|url=http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kossava1|access-date=11 March 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211835/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=kossava1|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> |
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===Hydrology=== |
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{{main|Rivers of Serbia|List of lakes in Serbia}} |
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[[File:AldunaVaskapu2006.09.01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Iron Gate (Danube)|Đerdap Lake]] is the 4th largest in the [[Balkans]]]] |
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The average annual air temperature for the period 1961–1990 for the area with an elevation of up to {{convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} is {{convert|10.9|°C}}. The areas with an elevation of {{convert|300|to|500|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} have an average annual temperature of around {{convert|10.0|°C}}, and over {{convert|1000|m|0|abbr=on}} of elevation around {{convert|6.0|°C}}.<ref name="RHMZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/meteorologija/klimatologija_srbije.php|title=Basic Climate Characteristics for the Territory of Serbia|publisher=Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia|access-date=18 March 2009|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154413/http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/meteorologija/klimatologija_srbije.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The lowest recorded temperature in Serbia was {{convert|-39.5|°C}} on 13 January 1985, [[Karajukića Bunari]] in Pešter, and the highest was {{convert|44.9|C|F}}, on 24 July 2007, recorded in [[Smederevska Palanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/podaci/meteorologija/Temperaturni_rezim_u_Srbiji_eng.pdf|title=Past temperature extremes since the beginning of the measurement |access-date=5 November 2010 |publisher=Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511041636/http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/podaci/meteorologija/Temperaturni_rezim_u_Srbiji_eng.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> |
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Almost all of Serbia's rivers drain to the [[Black Sea]], by way of the Danube river. The [[Danube]], second largest European river, passes through Serbia with 588 kilometers (21% of its overall length) and represents country's largest source of fresh water. It is joined by its biggest tributaries, the [[Great Morava]] (longest river entirely in Serbia with 493 km of length), [[Sava]] and [[Tisza]] rivers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:O9vwCg2dwEcJ:www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr2/case_studies/pdf/danube.pdf+length+of+danube+by+country&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESix4HH14eJLwymr8pWByP6xg8YMztALwb_YTwgc2adh6I7iefJJfJBZa3Kdz1wQW-z8Kc5tCFmWJQRttwT_JhNlqL-dnrCA8PN0fISDrqNGJRwrcx8yirUZMtRNJJ6HFjQ6ZfMf&sig=AHIEtbThcplqPxQkZh6gO0lJBTQ3BT7Jbg |title=Powered by Google Docs |publisher=Google |accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> One notable exception is the [[Pčinja (river)|Pčinja]] which flows into the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]]. |
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Serbia is one of few European countries with very high risk of natural hazards (earthquakes, storms, floods, droughts).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldriskreport.com/uploads/media/WorldRiskReport_2013_online_01.pdf |title=World Risk Report 2013 – Exposure to natural hazards |year=2013 |publisher=Alliance Development Works |pages=3–4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816173655/http://www.worldriskreport.com/uploads/media/WorldRiskReport_2013_online_01.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2014 }}</ref> It is estimated that potential floods, particularly in areas of Central Serbia, threaten over 500 larger settlements and an area of 16,000 square kilometres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.climateadaptation.eu/serbia/river-floods/ |title=River floods Serbia |publisher=European Centre for Climate Adaptation |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014218/https://www.climatechangepost.com/countries/serbia/river-floods/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The most disastrous were the [[2014 Southeast Europe floods|floods in May 2014]], when 57 people died and a damage of over 1.5 billion euros was inflicted.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/serbia-gets-300-million-world-bank-aid-floods-194552074.html |title=Serbia gets $300 million from World Bank to aid floods recovery |agency=Reuters |date=4 October 2014 |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-date=5 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105143133/http://news.yahoo.com/serbia-gets-300-million-world-bank-aid-floods-194552074.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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===Hydrology=== |
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{{Main list|List of rivers of Serbia|List of lakes of Serbia}} |
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{{Multiple image|direction = vertical|image1 = Meandri_Uvca,_vidikovac_Veliki_vrh.jpg|width1 = 200|caption1 = The [[Uvac Special Nature Reserve]] is one of the last remaining habitats of the [[griffon vulture]] in Europe<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uvac.org.rs/specijalni-rezervat-prirode-uvac|author= Darko Ćirović |title= Kraljevstvo beloglavog supa|date=2017|language=sr}}</ref>|image2 = Tara Vidikovac Banjska Stena 01.jpg|width2 = 200|caption2 = [[Picea omorika]] is a [[species]] of [[Pinophyta|coniferous tree]] [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Tara (mountain)|Tara National Park]] in western Serbia}} |
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Almost all of Serbia's rivers drain to the [[Black Sea]], by way of the [[Danube]] river. The Danube, the second largest European river, passes through Serbia with 588 kilometres<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.serbia.travel/destinations/cities-and-municipalities.a-283.692.html |title = The Danube {{!}} National Tourism Organisation of Serbia |website = www.serbia.travel |access-date = 27 April 2019 |archive-date = 10 May 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073749/https://www.serbia.travel/destinations/cities-and-municipalities.a-283.692.html |url-status = live }}</ref> (21% of its overall length) and represents the major source of fresh water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://danube-cooperation.com/danubius/2016/08/19/ten-economic-benefits-danube-serbia/ |title=Ten economic benefits of the Danube for Serbia |last=Jolović |first=Dejan |date=19 August 2016 |website=Danubius |language=en |access-date=27 April 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073750/http://danube-cooperation.com/danubius/2016/08/19/ten-economic-benefits-danube-serbia/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Takić |last2=Mladenović-Ranisavljević |last3=Nikolić |last4=Nikolić |last5=Vuković |last6=Živković |first1=Ljiljana M. |first2=Ivana I. |first3=Vesna D. |first4=Ljubiša B. |first5=Milovan V. |first6=Nenad V. |year=2012 |title=The assessment of the Danube water quality in Serbia |url=http://www.tf.ni.ac.rs/casopis-arhiva/sveska1/c8.pdf |journal=Advanced Technologies |page=59 |access-date=27 April 2019 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501191504/http://www.tf.ni.ac.rs/casopis-arhiva/sveska1/c8.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is joined by its biggest tributaries, the [[Great Morava]] (longest river entirely in Serbia with {{convert|493|km|abbr=on}} of length<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panacomp.net/morava-river/ |title=Morava River - |date=9 October 2015 |access-date=27 April 2019 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429233802/https://www.panacomp.net/morava-river/ |url-status=live }}</ref>), Sava and [[Tisza]] rivers.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dunavskastrategija.rs/en/?p=185 |title = Navigation and Transportation: Waterways |publisher = Danube Strategy in Serbia |access-date = 18 December 2014 |archive-date = 21 June 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150621012934/http://www.dunavskastrategija.rs/en/?p=185 |url-status = live }}</ref> One notable exception is the [[Pčinja (river)|Pčinja]] which flows into the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]]. Drina river forms the natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and represents the main [[kayaking]] and [[rafting]] attraction in both countries. |
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Due to the configuration of the terrain, natural lakes are sparse and small; most of them are located in [[Vojvodina]], like the glacial lake [[Palić lake|Palić]] (covering 6 square kilometers, country's largest natural lake) or numerous [[oxbow lake]]s along river flows (like [[Zasavica (river)|Zasavica]] and [[Carska Bara]]). However, there are numerous [[artificial lake]]s, mostly due to hydroelectric dams, the biggest being [[Iron Gate (Danube)|Đerdap]] on Danube with 163 square kilometers on the Serbian side (a total area of 253 square kilometers is shared with Romania) as well as the deepest (with maximum depth of 92 meters); [[Perućac]] on the Drina, and [[Vlasina]]. The largest waterfall, Jelovarnik, located in Kopaonik, is 71 meters high.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs">http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2012/pdf/G20122007.pdf</ref> |
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Due to configuration of the terrain, natural lakes are sparse and small; most of them are located in the lowlands of Vojvodina, like the aeolian lake [[Palić lake|Palić]] or numerous [[oxbow lake]]s along river flows (like [[Zasavica (river)|Zasavica]] and [[Carska Bara]]). However, there are numerous [[artificial lake]]s, mostly due to hydroelectric dams, the biggest being Đerdap (Iron Gates) on the Danube with {{convert|163|km2|abbr=on}} on the Serbian side<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.serbia-visit.com/en/things-to-do/nature-and-outdoors |title = Serbia Visit – Nature & Outdoors – Stema Guide |website=www.serbia-visit.com |access-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190428011415/https://www.serbia-visit.com/en/things-to-do/nature-and-outdoors |archive-date=28 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (a total area of {{convert|253|km2|abbr=on}} is shared with Romania); [[Perućac]] on the Drina, and [[Vlasina Lake|Vlasina]]. The largest waterfall, [[Jelovarnik]], located in Kopaonik, is 71 m high.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs">{{cite web |url = http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2012/pdf/G20122007.pdf |title = Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Serbia |year = 2012 |publisher = Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |access-date = 30 October 2013 |archive-date = 1 November 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131101201001/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2012/pdf/G20122007.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref> Abundance of relatively unpolluted surface waters and numerous underground natural and mineral water sources of high [[water quality]] presents a chance for export and economy improvement; however, more extensive exploitation and production of bottled water began only recently.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} |
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Abundance of relatively unpolluted surface waters and numerous underground natural and mineral water sources of high [[water quality]] presents a chance for export and economy improvement; however, more extensive exploitation and production of bottled water began only recently. |
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===Environment=== |
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Serbia is a country of rich ecosystem and species diversity—covering only 1.9% of the whole European territory, Serbia is home to 39% of European vascular flora, 51% of European fish fauna, 40% of European reptiles and amphibian fauna, 74% of European bird fauna, and 67% European mammal fauna.<ref name="iucn.org">{{cite web |url=http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/?10618/Serbian-biodiversity |title=Serbian biodiversity |publisher=IUCN |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426190817/http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/?10618%2FSerbian-biodiversity |archive-date=26 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its abundance of mountains and rivers make it an ideal environment for a variety of animals, many of which are protected including wolves, lynx, bears, foxes, and stags. There are 17 snake species living all over the country; 8 of them are venomous.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhmbeo.rs/upload/images/Glasnik/Bulletin%202014-04.pdf |title=Reptiles in Serbia |publisher=Glasnik |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=6 September 2017 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154415/http://www.nhmbeo.rs/upload/images/Glasnik/Bulletin%202014-04.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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[[File:Picea omorika2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Picea omorika|Serbian Spruce]] tree endemic to [[Tara National Park]]]] |
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Mountain of [[Tara (mountain)|Tara]] in western Serbia is one of the last regions in Europe where bears can still live in absolute freedom.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverserbia.org/en/animals-wildlife/brown-bear |title=Serbian Brown Bear |publisher=Discoverserbia.org |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002235502/http://www.discoverserbia.org/en/animals-wildlife/brown-bear |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=September 2021|reason=Reference is a tourism-promotional website, which is not reliable.}} Serbia is home to about 380 species of birds. In Carska Bara, there are over 300 bird species on just a few square |
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With 29.1% of its territory covered by forest, Serbia is considered to be a middle-forested country. Forest coverage is, when compared on a global scale, similar to world forest coverage which accounts for 30%, but it is somewhat lower than the European average of 35%. The total forest area in Serbia is 2,252,000 hа (1,194,000 hа or 53% are state-owned, and 1,058,387 hа or 47% are privately owned) or 0.3 ha per inhabitant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srbijasume.rs/sumskifonde.html |title=::SE "Srbijašume" Belgrade:: |publisher=Srbijasume.rs |date=31 December 2010}}</ref> The most common trees are oak, beech, pines and firs. |
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kilometres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carskabara.rs/index.php/odlike/fauna/fauna-ptica |title=CARSKA BARA – Fauna ptica |publisher=Carskabara.rs |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023071547/http://www.carskabara.rs/index.php/odlike/fauna/fauna-ptica |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Uvac|Uvac Gorge]] is considered one of the last habitats of the [[Griffon vulture]] in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uvac.org.rs/eng/index_eng.html |title=Uvac Special Nature Reserve |publisher=Uvac.org.rs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022010436/http://www.uvac.org.rs/eng/index_eng.html |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> In area around the city of [[Kikinda]], in the northernmost part of the country, some 145 endangered [[long-eared owl]]s are noted, making it the world's biggest settlement of these species.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serbia.com/kikinda-the-largest-winter-stationary-of-long-eared-owls-on-the-planet/ |title=The largest stationary of longeared owls |publisher=serbia.com |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=6 September 2017 |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609043137/http://www.serbia.com/kikinda-the-largest-winter-stationary-of-long-eared-owls-on-the-planet/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The country is considerably rich with threatened species of bats and butterflies as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earthsendangered.com/search-regions3.asp |title=Earths's Endangered Species |publisher=earthsendangered |date=9 June 2017 |access-date=6 September 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610084348/http://earthsendangered.com/search-regions3.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Stara planina14.jpg|thumb|[[Wild horses]] at the [[Balkan Mountains|Stara Planina]]]] |
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Serbia is a country of rich ecosystem and species diversity – covering only 1.9% of the whole European territory Serbia is home to 39% of European vascular flora, 51% of European fish fauna, 40% of European reptile and amphibian fauna, 74% of European bird fauna, 67% European mammal fauna.<ref name="iucn.org">{{cite web|url=http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/?10618/Serbian-biodiversity |title=Serbian biodiversity |publisher=IUCN |date=7 August 2012}}</ref> Its abundance of mountains and rivers make it an ideal environment for a variety of animals, many of which are protected including wolves, lynx, bears, foxes and stags. Mountain of [[Tara (mountain)|Tara]] in western Serbia is one of the last regions in Europe where bears can still live in absolute freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverserbia.org/en/animals-wildlife/brown-bear |title=Serbian Brown Bear |publisher=Discoverserbia.org |date=}}</ref> Serbia is also home to about 380 species of bird, including the imperial eagle, the great bustard, the corn crake and the Madagascar pochard. In [[Carska Bara]], there are over 300 bird species on just a few square kilometers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carskabara.rs/index.php/odlike/fauna/fauna-ptica |title=CARSKA BARA – Fauna ptica |publisher=Carskabara.rs |date=}}</ref> [[Uvac|Uvac Gorge]] is considered one of the last habitats of [[Griffon vulture|White-head vulture]] in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uvac.org.rs/eng/index_eng.html |title=Uvac Special Nature Reserve |publisher=Uvac.org.rs |date=}}</ref> |
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There are 380 [[List of protected natural resources in Serbia|protected areas of Serbia]], encompassing 4,947 square kilometres or 6.4% of the country.<ref name="iucn.org"/> Those protected areas include 5 national parks ([[Đerdap National Park|Đerdap]], Tara, [[Kopaonik]], [[Fruška Gora]] and Šar Mountain), 15 [[nature park]]s, 15 "landscapes of outstanding features", 61 nature reserves, and 281 natural monuments.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> |
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[[File:Gyps fulvus - 01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Griffon Vulture|White-head Vulture]] survives around [[Uvac|Uvac Gorge]]]] |
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With 29.1% of its territory covered by forest, Serbia is considered to be a middle-forested country, compared on a global scale to world forest coverage at 30%, and European average of 35%. The total forest area in Serbia is 2,252,000 ha (1,194,000 ha or 53% are state-owned, and 1,058,387 ha or 47% are privately owned) or 0.3 ha per inhabitant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srbijasume.rs/sumskifonde.html |title=::SE "Srbijašume" Belgrade |publisher=Srbijasume.rs |date=31 December 2010 |access-date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022002640/http://www.srbijasume.rs/sumskifonde.html |archive-date=22 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It had a 2019 [[Forest Landscape Integrity Index]] mean score of 5.29/10, ranking it 105th globally out of 172 countries.<ref name="FLII-Supplementary">{{cite journal|last1=Grantham|first1=H. S.|last2=Duncan|first2=A.|last3=Evans|first3=T. D.|last4=Jones|first4=K. R.|last5=Beyer|first5=H. L.|last6=Schuster|first6=R.|last7=Walston|first7=J.|last8=Ray|first8=J. C.|last9=Robinson|first9=J. G.|last10=Callow|first10=M.|last11=Clements|first11=T.|last12=Costa|first12=H. M.|last13=DeGemmis|first13=A.|last14=Elsen|first14=P. R.|last15=Ervin|first15=J.|last16=Franco|first16=P.|last17=Goldman|first17=E.|last18=Goetz|first18=S.|last19=Hansen|first19=A.|last20=Hofsvang|first20=E.|last21=Jantz|first21=P.|last22=Jupiter|first22=S.|last23=Kang|first23=A.|last24=Langhammer|first24=P.|last25=Laurance|first25=W. F.|last26=Lieberman|first26=S.|last27=Linkie|first27=M.|last28=Malhi|first28=Y.|last29=Maxwell|first29=S.|last30=Mendez|first30=M.|last31=Mittermeier|first31=R.|last32=Murray|first32=N. J.|last33=Possingham|first33=H.|last34=Radachowsky|first34=J.|last35=Saatchi|first35=S.|last36=Samper|first36=C.|last37=Silverman|first37=J.|last38=Shapiro|first38=A.|last39=Strassburg|first39=B.|last40=Stevens|first40=T.|last41=Stokes|first41=E.|last42=Taylor|first42=R.|last43=Tear|first43=T.|last44=Tizard|first44=R.|last45=Venter|first45=O.|last46=Visconti|first46=P.|last47=Wang|first47=S.|last48=Watson|first48=J. E. M.|display-authors=1|title=Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity – Supplementary Material|journal=Nature Communications|volume=11|issue=1|year=2020|page=5978|issn=2041-1723|doi=10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3|pmid=33293507|pmc=7723057|bibcode=2020NatCo..11.5978G |doi-access=free}}</ref> The most common trees are oak, beech, pines, and firs. |
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Air pollution is a significant problem in [[Bor, Serbia|Bor]] area, due to work of large copper mining and smelting complex, and [[Pančevo]] where oil and [[petrochemical industry]] is based.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/rs/soertopic_view?topic=air%20pollution |title=Serbia – European Environment Agency (EEA) |publisher=Eea.europa.eu |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023063626/http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/rs/soertopic_view?topic=air%20pollution |url-status=live }}</ref> Some cities suffer from water supply problems, due to mismanagement and low investments in the past, as well as water pollution (like the pollution of the [[Ibar River]] from the [[Trepča Mines|Trepča]] [[zinc]]-lead combinate,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Elezović |last2=Stefanov Ketin |last3=Dašić |last4=Dervišević |first1=Nataša |first2=Sonja |first3=Predrag |first4=Irma |date=April 2018 |title=Analysis of SWQI index of the River Ibar (Serbia) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324288846 |journal=Fresenius Environmental Bulletin }}</ref> affecting the city of [[Kraljevo]], or the presence of natural [[arsenic]] in underground waters in [[Zrenjanin]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2018/03/20/toxic-taps-arsenic-in-water-stirs-cancer-fears-03-02-2018/ |title=Toxic Taps: Arsenic in Water Stirs Cancer Fears |date=20 March 2018|website=Balkan Insight |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> |
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There are 377 [[List of protected natural resources in Serbia|protected areas of Serbia]], encompassing 4,947 square kilometers or 6.4% of the country. The "Spatial plan of the Republic of Serbia" states that the total protected area should be increased to 12% by 2021.<ref name="iucn.org"/> Those protected areas include 5 national parks ([[Đerdap National Park|Đerdap]], [[Tara (mountain)|Tara]], [[Kopaonik]], [[Fruška Gora]] and [[Šar Mountain]]), 15 [[nature park]]s, 15 "landscapes of outstanding features", 61 nature reserves, and 281 natural monuments.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> |
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Poor waste management has been identified as one of the most important environmental problems in Serbia and the [[recycling]] is a fledgling activity, with only 15% of its waste being turned back for reuse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blic.rs/society.php?id=2863|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231033001/http://www.blic.rs/society.php?id=2863|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2010|title=Serbia recycling 15% of waste|newspaper=Blic|access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> The [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|1999 NATO bombing]] caused serious damage to the environment, with several thousand tonnes of toxic chemicals stored in targeted factories and refineries released into the soil and water basins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewHTML.asp?FileID=9143&lang=EN|title=Environmental impact of the war in Yugoslavia on south-east Europe|website=assembly.coe.int|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014210/https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewHTML.asp?FileID=9143&lang=EN|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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{{Main|Politics of Serbia |
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[[File:Дом_Народне_Скупштине_Србије.jpg|thumb|500px|center|[[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia]]]] |
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Serbia is a [[parliamentary republic]], with the government divided into legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. The current constitution was adopted in 2006 in the aftermath of the Montenegro independence referendum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7378 |title=Serbia: Constitution of The Republic of Serbia |work=Wipo.int |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010153548/http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7378 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Constitutional Court of Serbia|Constitutional Court]] rules on matters regarding the [[Constitution of Serbia|Constitution]]. |
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The [[President of Serbia|President of the Republic]] (''Predsednik Republike'') is the [[head of state]], is elected by popular vote to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the [[commander in chief]] of the armed forces, the president has the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the parliament, and has some influence on foreign policy.<ref name="President">{{cite web|url=http://www.predsednik.rs/en/node/21|title=Responsibilities|publisher=predsednik.rs|access-date=20 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605140910/http://www.predsednik.rs/en/node/21|archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> Aleksandar Vučić of the Serbian Progressive Party is the current president following the 2017 presidential election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39474145|title=Serbia elects Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic as president|access-date=16 January 2018|work=BBC News|date=3 April 2017|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610111604/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39474145|url-status=live}}</ref> Seat of the presidency is [[Andrićev Venac|Novi Dvor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Da li znate priču o ovoj lepotici Beograda? |url=https://mondo.rs/Info/Drustvo/a916580/Predsednistvo-Srbije-Novi-dvor-istorija-zgrade-na-Andricevom-vencu.html |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=mondo.rs |language=sr |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727222514/https://mondo.rs/Info/Drustvo/a916580/Predsednistvo-Srbije-Novi-dvor-istorija-zgrade-na-Andricevom-vencu.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Дом Народне Скупштине Србије.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[House of the National Assembly of Serbia|House of the National Assembly]] in Belgrade]] |
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[[File:Kompleks Banovine.jpg|right|thumb|[[Banovina Palace]] complex, seat of the provincial government and the assembly of [[Vojvodina]] province ]] |
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The [[Government of Serbia|Government]] (''Vlada'') is composed of the [[Prime Minister of Serbia|prime minister]] and cabinet ministers. The Government is responsible for proposing legislation and a budget, executing the laws, and guiding the foreign and internal policies. The current prime minister is [[Miloš Vučević]], nominated by the Serbian Progressive Party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/info/izbori2012/vesti.php?yyyy=2012&mm=07&dd=27&nav_id=629999 |title=Izbori 2012 – Nova vlada položila zakletvu |publisher=B92 |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010155521/http://www.b92.net/info/izbori2012/vesti.php?yyyy=2012&mm=07&dd=27&nav_id=629999 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Serbia is a [[parliamentary republic]]. Government in Serbia is divided into legislative, executive and judiciary branches. |
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The [[Parliament of Serbia|National Assembly]] (''Narodna skupština'') is a [[unicameral]] legislative body. The National Assembly has the power to enact laws, approve the budget, schedule presidential elections, select and dismiss the Prime Minister and other ministers, declare war, and ratify international treaties and agreements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parlament.gov.rs/national-assembly/role-and-mode-of-operation/jurisdiction.501.html |title=National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia | Jurisdiction, competences and duties of the National Assembly |publisher=Parlament.gov.rs |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010155531/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/national-assembly/role-and-mode-of-operation/jurisdiction.501.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It is composed of 250 [[Proportional representation|proportionally]] elected members who serve four-year terms. Following the [[2020 Serbian parliamentary election|2020 parliamentary election]], the largest political parties in the National Assembly are the populist Serbian Progressive Party and Socialist Party of Serbia, that with its partners, hold more than a [[supermajority]] number of seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Izveštaj o ukupnim rezultatima izbora 2020. godine|url=https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/extfile/sr/9419/Izvestaj%20o%20ukupnim%20rezultatima%20izbora%2020201.doc|publisher=RIK|language=Serbian|access-date=19 January 2021|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705211158/https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/extfile/sr/9419/Izvestaj%20o%20ukupnim%20rezultatima%20izbora%2020201.doc|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Serbia had one of the first modern constitutions in Europe, 1835 Constitution (known as "Sretenje Constitution"), which was at the time considered among the most progressive and liberal constitutions in the world. Since then it has adopted 10 different constitutions.<ref>{{cite web|author=John says: |url=http://www.belgraded.com/serbian-constitutional-history-part-i |title=Serbian Constitutional History Part I |publisher=Belgraded.com |date=}}</ref> The current constitution was adopted on 8 November 2006 in the aftermath of [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|Montenegro independence referendum]] which by consequence renewed the independence of Serbia itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/details.jsp?id=7378 |title=Serbia: Constitution of The Republic of Serbia |publisher=Wipo.int |date=}}</ref> The [[Constitutional Court of Serbia|Constitutional Court]] rules on matters regarding the [[Constitution of Serbia|Constitution]]. |
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In 2021, Serbia was the 5th country in Europe by the number of women holding high-ranking public functions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Србија пета у Европи по броју жена на јавним функцијама|url=http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/470992/Srbija-peta-u-Evropi-po-broju-zena-na-javnim-funkcijama|access-date=18 January 2021|website=Politika Online|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510074014/https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/470992/Srbija-peta-u-Evropi-po-broju-zena-na-javnim-funkcijama|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2023}} |
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The [[President of Serbia|President of the Republic]] (''Predsednik Republike'') is the [[head of state]], and elected by popular vote to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the [[commander in chief]] of the armed forces, the president has the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the parliament, and has some influence on foreign policy.<ref name="President">{{cite web|url=http://www.predsednik.rs/en/node/21|title=Responsibilities|publisher=predsednik.rs|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[Tomislav Nikolić]] is the current president following the 2012 presidential election.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18134955|title=Tomislav Nikolic|accessdate=21 May 2012|work=BBC News|date=21 May 2012}}</ref> Seat of the presidency is [[Andrićev Venac|Novi Dvor]]. |
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===Law and criminal justice=== |
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The [[Government of Serbia|Government]] (''Vlada'') is composed of the [[Prime Minister of Serbia|prime minister]] and cabinet ministers. The Government is responsible for proposing legislation and a budget, executing the laws, and guiding the foreign and internal policies. The current prime minister is [[Aleksandar Vučić]] of the [[Serbian Progressive Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/info/izbori2012/vesti.php?yyyy=2012&mm=07&dd=27&nav_id=629999 |title=Izbori 2012 – Nova vlada položila zakletvu |publisher=B92 |date=}}</ref> |
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{{Main|Law of Serbia|Crime in Serbia}} |
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Serbia has a three-tiered judicial system, made up of the [[Supreme Court of Cassation (Serbia)|Supreme Court of Cassation]] as the court of the last resort, [[Court of Appeal|Courts of Appeal]] as the appellate instance, and Basic and High courts as the general jurisdictions at first instance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vk.sud.rs/en/history-judiciary-serbia|title=History of judiciary in Serbia|website=mreznisistemi.rs|author=Mrežni Sistemi|date=5 June 2014|publisher=Supreme Court of Cassation|language=en|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427235739/https://www.vk.sud.rs/en/history-judiciary-serbia|archive-date=27 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ninkovic.rs/news/legal.system.htm|title=Ninkovic Law Office :: News and Publications :: Legal system of Serbia|website=www.ninkovic.rs|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107102717/http://www.ninkovic.rs/news/legal.system.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The [[Parliament of Serbia|National Assembly]] (''Narodna skupština'') is a [[unicameral]] legislative body. The National Assembly has the power to enact laws, approve the budget, schedule presidential elections, select and dismiss the Prime Minister and other ministers, declare war, and ratify international treaties and agreements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.gov.rs/national-assembly/role-and-mode-of-operation/jurisdiction.501.html |title=National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia | Jurisdiction, competences and duties of the National Assembly |publisher=Parlament.gov.rs |date=11 June 2008}}</ref> It is composed of 250 [[Proportional representation|proportionally]] elected members who serve four-year terms. The largest political parties in Serbia are the centre-right [[Serbian Progressive Party]], leftist [[Socialist Party of Serbia]] and centre-left [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eizbori.com/rezultati-parlamentarnih-izbora-u-srbiji-2012-cesid/ |title=Rezultati parlamentarnih izbora u Srbiji 2012 – CESID |publisher=eIzbori |date=}}</ref> |
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Courts of special jurisdictions are the Administrative Court, commercial courts (including the Commercial Court of Appeal at second instance) and misdemeanor courts (including [[Misdemeanor Appellate Court|High Misdemeanor Court]] at second instance).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_uredjenju_sudova.html |title=Zakon o uređenju sudova |publisher=Paragraf.rs |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154419/http://paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_uredjenju_sudova.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The judiciary is overseen by the Ministry of Justice. Serbia has a typical [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law]] legal system. |
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Law enforcement is the responsibility of the [[Police of Serbia|Serbian Police]], which is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. Serbian Police fields 27,363 uniformed officers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Policing in Serbia |url=https://pointpulse.net/magazine/policing-in-serbia/ |website=POINTPULSE |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127132022/https://pointpulse.net/magazine/policing-in-serbia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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National security and counterintelligence are the responsibility of the [[Security Intelligence Agency|Security Intelligence Agency (BIA)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bia.gov.rs/eng/o-agenciji/delokrug-rada.html |title=About Agency / Security Information Agency |publisher=Bia.gov.rs |date=27 July 2002 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020030215/http://www.bia.gov.rs/eng/o-agenciji/delokrug-rada.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2021 |title=Špijuniranje, praćenje i još ponešto: Šta tačno rade srpske službe bezbednosti |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/srbija-57865543 |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=BBC News na srpskom |language=sr-Latn}}</ref> |
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===Administrative divisions=== |
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Serbia is a [[unitary state]]<ref>http://www.ccre.org/en/membres/Serbie.htm</ref> composed of [[Municipalities of Serbia|municipalities]]/[[List of cities in Serbia|cities]], districts, and two autonomous provinces. |
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There are 138 municipalities (''opštine'') and 23 cities (''gradovi''), which form the basic units of local self-government.<ref name="zakon">[http://www.parlament.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/zakoni/2007/4308-07-cir.zip Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government], Parliament of Serbia {{sr icon}}</ref> |
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Serbia (excluding Kosovo) is organized into 25 [[List of districts of Serbia|districts]] (''okruzi''). Belgrade constitutes a district of its own.<ref name="uredba">Government of Serbia: [http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/cms/view.php?id=1010 Districts of Serbia]</ref> They are regional centers of state authority, but have no powers of their own; they present purely administrative divisions. Belgrade is a separate territorial unit established by the Constitution and law,<ref name="srbija.gov.rs">[http://www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/article.php?id=20617]{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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Serbia has two autonomous provinces (''autonomne pokrajine''): [[Vojvodina]] in the north and claims [[Kosovo and Metohija]]<ref name="zakon"/> in the south, while the remaining area, termed [[Central Serbia]], never had its own regional authority. Since 1999, the territory of Kosovo has officially been administered by [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]] as per [[UN Security Council Resolution 1244|UNSC Resolution 1244]] of the United Nations. The [[Provisional Institutions of Self-Government]] (PISG), has an [[Assembly of Kosovo|assembly]] and a [[President of Kosovo|president]]. On 17 February 2008, representatives of the people of [[Kosovo]], [[International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence#Opinion issued|acting outside]] the UNMIK's PISG framework (not representing the Assembly of Kosovo or any other of these institutions),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/15987.pdf |title=The identity of the authors of the declaration of independence, ICJ ruling, par.102–109 |format=PDF |date=}}</ref> declared that Kosovo is independent from Serbia. Serbia does not recognize the declaration and considers the act illegal and illegitimate.<ref>[http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=43159 Decision on the annulment of the illegitimate acts of the provisional institutions of self-government in Kosovo and Metohija on their declaration of unilateral independence] Government of Serbia, 2008</ref> |
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===Foreign relations=== |
===Foreign relations=== |
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{{Main|Foreign relations of Serbia}} |
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{{See also|Accession of Serbia to the European Union|Political status of Kosovo}} |
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[[File:Kaunický palác, Mostecká 01.JPG|thumb|Serbian embassy in [[Prague]], Czech Republic]] |
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Serbia has established diplomatic relations with 191 [[UN member states]], the [[Holy See]], the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] and the European Union.<ref name="DList">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/diplomatic_list_1012.pdf |title=Serbia Diplomatic List 2012 |access-date=27 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023014630/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/diplomatic_list_1012.pdf |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref> Foreign relations are conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Serbia has a network of 74 embassies and 25 consulates internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/diplomatic-missions/serbian-diplomatic-missions/embassies |title=Embassies |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013823/https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/diplomatic-missions/serbian-diplomatic-missions/embassies |url-status=live }}</ref> There are 69 [[List of diplomatic missions in Serbia|foreign embassies]], 5 consulates and 4 liaison offices in Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Embassies/missions_e.html |title=Diplomatic Missions in Serbia |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia |access-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220121901/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Embassies/missions_e.html |archive-date=20 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/sr/index.php/diplomatsko-konzularna-predstavnistva/diplomatske-misije/ambasade?lang=lat |title=Ambasade Republike Srbije |access-date=2 February 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101125443/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/sr/index.php/diplomatsko-konzularna-predstavnistva/diplomatske-misije/ambasade?lang=lat |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Serbian foreign policy is focused on achieving the strategic goal of becoming a [[member state of the European Union]] (EU). Serbia officially applied for membership in the European Union on 22 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/12/22/serbia_apples_for_eu_membership|title=Serbia applies for EU membership|publisher=Swedish Presidency of the European Union|access-date=25 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127101640/http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/12/22/serbia_applies_for_eu_membership|archive-date=27 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received a full [[European Union candidates|candidate status]] on 1 March 2012 and started [[Enlargement of the EU|accession talks]] on 21 January 2014.<ref name="Council of the EU">{{cite news|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137634.pdf|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171010155436/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137634.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2017|work=Council of the European Union|title=EUROPEAN COUNCIL 27/28 JUNE 2013 CONCLUSIONS|date=27 June 2013|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/EU-grants-Serbia-candidate-status/articleshow/12108156.cms |title=EU grants Serbia candidate status |newspaper=Times of India |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=24 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417141835/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/EU-grants-Serbia-candidate-status/articleshow/12108156.cms |archive-date=17 April 2012 }}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, the European Commission considered accession possible by 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e0774a28-0695-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5|title=EU to map out membership for 6 western Balkan states|date=1 February 2018|accessdate=19 November 2024|first1=Michael|last1=Peel|first2=Neil|last2=Buckley|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|language=en|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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On 17 February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|declared independence]] from Serbia. In protest, Serbia initially recalled its ambassadors from countries that recognised Kosovo's independence.<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ekonomskitim.sr.gov.yu/et.php?str=novost_detalji&jez=eng&nov=1852 |date=* |title=Protest conveyed to France, Britain, Costa Rica, Australia, Albania}}</ref> The resolution of 26 December 2007 by the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]] stated that both the Kosovo declaration of independence and recognition thereof by any state would be gross violation of international law.<ref>[http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=80729 Резолуција Народне скупштине о заштити суверенитета, територијалног интегритета и уставног поретка Републике Србије] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072535/http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=80729 |date=3 January 2018 }} // See Article 4.</ref> |
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Serbia has established diplomatic relations with 188 [[UN member states]], the [[Holy See]], the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]], and the [[European Union]].<ref name="DList">[http://www.mfa.gov.rs/diplomatic_list_1012.pdf Serbia Diplomatic List 2012]</ref> Foreign relations are conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Serbia has a network of 65 embassies and 23 consulates internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Worldframe.htm|title=Diplomatic Missions|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia|accessdate=24 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> There are 65 [[List of diplomatic missions in Serbia|foreign embassies]], 5 consulates and 4 liaison offices in Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Embassies/missions_e.html|title=Diplomatic Missions in Serbia|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia|accessdate=15 September 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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Serbia began cooperation and dialogue with NATO in 2006, when the country joined the [[Partnership for Peace]] programme and the [[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council]]. The country's military neutrality was formally proclaimed by a resolution adopted by Serbia's parliament in December 2007, which makes joining any military alliance contingent on a popular referendum,<ref>[http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=80729 Резолуција Народне скупштине о заштити суверенитета, територијалног интегритета и уставног поретка Републике Србије] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014213/https://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=80729 |date=31 August 2024 }} // See Article 6.</ref><ref>[http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/119284/Kako-je-utvrdena-vojna-neutralnost Како је утврђена војна неутралност] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072443/http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/119284/Kako-je-utvrdena-vojna-neutralnost |date=3 January 2018 }} politika.rs, 12 January 2010.</ref> a stance acknowledged by NATO.<ref name="natorelations" /><ref>[https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2017&mm=10&dd=13&nav_id=102547 NATO "accepts Serbia's determination to be neutral"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014720/https://www.b92.net/o/eng/news/politics?yyyy=2017&mm=10&dd=13&nav_id=102547 |date=31 August 2024 }} b92.net, 13 October 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/840211 В зависимости от независимости: Сербия готова разорвать отношения с Западом из-за Косово] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072647/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/840211 |date=3 January 2018 }} [[Kommersant]], 27 December 2007.</ref> On the other hand, Serbia's relations with Russia are habitually described by mass media as a "centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance"<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2016 |title=With Russia as an ally, Serbia edges toward NATO |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-serbia-nato/with-russia-as-an-ally-serbia-edges-toward-nato-idUSKCN0ZJ06S |work=Reuters |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308152531/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-serbia-nato/with-russia-as-an-ally-serbia-edges-toward-nato-idUSKCN0ZJ06S |url-status=live }}</ref> and Russia is said to have sought to solidify [[Russia–Serbia relations|its relations with Serbia]] since the imposition of [[International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis|sanctions against Russia]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-ramani/why-russia-is-tightening-_b_9218306.html|title=Why Serbia is Strengthening its Alliance with Russia|first=Samuel|last=Ramani|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=15 February 2016|access-date=2 January 2018|archive-date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912180429/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-ramani/why-russia-is-tightening-_b_9218306.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Serbian foreign policy is focused on achieving the strategic goal of becoming a [[member state of the European Union]] (EU). Serbia started the process of joining the EU by signing of the [[Stabilisation and Association Process|Stabilisation and Association Agreement]] on 29 April 2008 and officially applied for membership in the European Union on 22 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/12/22/serbia_apples_for_eu_membership|title=Serbia applies for EU membership|publisher=Swedish Presidency of the European Union|accessdate=25 December 2009|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20100127101640/http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/12/22/serbia_applies_for_eu_membership|archivedate=27 January 2010 |deadurl=no}}</ref> It received a full [[Future enlargement of the European Union#Recognised candidates|candidate status]] on 1 March 2012 and started [[Enlargement of the EU|accession talks]] on 21 January 2014.<ref name="Council of the EU"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/EU-grants-Serbia-candidate-status/articleshow/12108156.cms|title=EU grants Serbia candidate status|publisher=Times of India|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=24 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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Following the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Serbia drew international scrutiny for not joining [[International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|EU sanctions against Russia]] and maintaining bilateral relations, citing its own past suffering with sanctions.<ref name="Bieber2023">{{cite web |title=Serbia's Staged Balancing Act |url=https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2023/08/07/serbias-staged-balancing-act/ |website=gjia.georgetown.edu |date=7 August 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013815/https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2023/08/07/serbias-staged-balancing-act/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is one of the only countries in Europe not to sanction Russia.<ref name="AP NEWS 2023">{{cite web | title=Serbian president rejects calls for sanctions against Russia | website=AP NEWS | date=4 January 2023 | url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-politics-europe-serbia-european-union-6deaa57230993b02e7a67f57693bf7f2 | access-date=6 June 2023 | archive-date=4 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404211943/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-politics-europe-serbia-european-union-6deaa57230993b02e7a67f57693bf7f2 | url-status=live }}</ref> However, Serbia voted to condemn the invasion, supporting the adoption of the [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1|United Nations draft resolution]] demanding Russia to withdraw its military forces from Ukraine, as well as supporting the suspension of Russia from the [[United Nations Human Rights Council|UN Human Rights Council]].<ref name="Bieber2023" /><ref name="Mojsilović 2022">{{cite web | last=Mojsilović | first=Julijana | title=Serbia votes 'yes' to UN's resolution condemning Russian attack, West welcomes | website=N1 | date=2 March 2022 | url=https://n1info.rs/english/news/serbia-votes-yes-to-uns-resolution-condemning-russian-attack-west-welocomes/ | language=sr | access-date=14 February 2023 | archive-date=31 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014720/https://n1info.rs/english/news/serbia-votes-yes-to-uns-resolution-condemning-russian-attack-west-welocomes/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. The declaration of independence has sparked varied responses from the international community, some welcoming it, while others condemn the unilateral move.<ref name="New York Sun"/> Serbia has consistently recalled its ambassadors from states which have recognized Kosovo, in protest.<ref>{{wayback|df=yes|url=http://www.ekonomskitim.sr.gov.yu/et.php?str=novost_detalji&jez=eng&nov=1852|title=Protest conveyed to France, Britain, Costa Rica, Australia, Albania}}</ref> |
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===Military=== |
===Military=== |
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{{Main|Serbian Armed Forces|Military history of Serbia}} |
{{Main|Serbian Armed Forces|Military history of Serbia}} |
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| style="width:120px;"|[[File:Sloboda 2019 - smotra 02 - 17.jpg|border|x120px]]<br /><small>Special forces brigade<br />[[4th Army Brigade]]</small> |
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| style="width:120px;"|[[File:H-145M YU-ICE Dan MUPa 2020 05.jpg|border|x120px]]<br /><small>[[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence]]<br />[[Eurocopter EC145]]</small> |
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The Serbian Armed Forces are subordinate to the [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|Ministry of Defence]], and are composed of the [[Serbian Army|Army]] and the [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence|Air Force]]. Although a landlocked country, Serbia operates a [[Serbian River Flotilla|River Flotilla]] which patrols on the Danube, Sava and Tisa rivers. The Serbian [[Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)|Chief of the General Staff]] reports to the Defence Minister. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the president, who is the [[commander-in-chief]].<ref name="President"/> {{As of|2019}}, Serbian defence budget amounts to $804 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/vojska-srbija-naoruzanje-novac/29637678.html|title=Više novca za naoružanje|website=Radio Slobodna Evropa|date=13 December 2018|language=sh|access-date=18 January 2019|last1=Martinović|first1=Iva|archive-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121909/https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/vojska-srbija-naoruzanje-novac/29637678.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Traditionally having relied on a large number of [[Conscription|conscripts]], Serbian Armed Forces went through a period of downsizing, restructuring and [[professionalisation]]. [[Conscription]] was abolished in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Vojska-Srbije-od-sutra-i-zvanicno-profesionalna.lt.html|title=Vojska Srbije od sutra i zvanično profesionalna|publisher=Politika|date=31 December 2010|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040853/http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Vojska-Srbije-od-sutra-i-zvanicno-profesionalna.lt.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Serbian Armed Forces have 28,000 active troops,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/221160/Sa-28000-vojnika-Vojska-Srbije-medju-najbrojnijim-u-regionu |title=Blic Online | Sa 28.000 vojnika Vojska Srbije među najbrojnijim u regionu |date=12 February 2010 |publisher=Blic.rs |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040853/http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/221160/Sa-28000-vojnika-Vojska-Srbije-medju-najbrojnijim-u-regionu |url-status=live }}</ref> supplemented by the "active reserve" which numbers 20,000 members and "passive reserve" with about 170,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/vojna_obaveza/33-52.pdf |title=Активна и пасивна резерва |language=Serbian |publisher=mod.gov.rs |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014720/http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/vojna_obaveza/33-52.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2011&mm=01&dd=04&nav_category=12&nav_id=483708|title=Obveznici postali "pasivna rezerva"|language=sr|publisher=B92|date=4 January 2011|access-date=21 June 2013|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630091836/http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2011&mm=01&dd=04&nav_category=12&nav_id=483708|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The Serbian Armed Forces are subordinate to the [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|Ministry of Defence]], and are composed of the [[Serbian Army|Army]] and the [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence|Air Force]]. Although a [[landlocked country]], Serbia operates a river flotilla which patrols on the Danube, Sava, and Tisza rivers. The Serbian [[Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)|Chief of the General Staff]] reports to the Defence Minister. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the President, who is the [[Commander-in-chief]].<ref name="President"/> As of 2012, Serbia defence budget amounts to $612 million or an estimated 1.6% of the country's GDP.<ref name="obris.org">{{cite web|url=http://obris.org/regija/obrambeni-sustav-republike-srbije/ |title=Obrambeni sustav Republike Srbije |publisher=Obris.org |date=}}</ref> |
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[[File:Serbian mig-29 missiles.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence|Serbian Air Force]] [[MiG-29]] in mid-takeoff]] |
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The country participates in the NATO [[Individual Partnership Action Plan]] programme,<ref name="natorelations">{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/cs/natohq/topics_50100.htm|title=Relations with Serbia|access-date=12 February 2015|archive-date=16 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116202346/http://www.nato.int/cps/cs/natohq/topics_50100.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> but has no intention of joining NATO, due to significant popular rejection, largely a legacy of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Amnesty International |url=https://www.amnesty.org/es/news-and-updates/news/No-justicia-v%C3%ADctimas-bombardeos-OTAN-20090423 |title=No hay justicia para las víctimas de los bombardeos de la OTAN |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724133753/http://www.amnesty.org/es/news-and-updates/news/No-justicia-v%C3%ADctimas-bombardeos-OTAN-20090423 |archive-date=24 July 2009 |access-date= 10 November 2009}}</ref> It is an observer member of the [[Collective Security Treaty Organisation]] (CSTO) as of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |editor-last=Tatyana |editor-first=Kudrenok |location=[[Astana]] |publisher=inform.kz |date=12 April 2013 |title=Afghan and Serbian parliaments acquire observer status at CSTO PA |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/afghan-and-serbian-parliaments-acquire-observer-status-at-csto-pa_a2549816 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=[[Каzinform]] |language=en |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124220910/https://www.inform.kz/en/afghan-and-serbian-parliaments-acquire-observer-status-at-csto-pa_a2549816 |url-status=live }}</ref> The country also signed the [[Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe]]. The Serbian Armed Forces take part in several multinational peacekeeping missions, including deployments in [[Lebanon]], [[Cyprus]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Liberia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.rs/sadrzaj.php?id_sadrzaja=4366|title=Current multinational operations|publisher=www.mod.gov.rs|access-date=26 April 2013|archive-date=30 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830063726/http://www.mod.gov.rs/sadrzaj.php?id_sadrzaja=4366|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Traditionally relying on a large number of conscripts, Serbian Armed Forces went through a period of downsizing, restructuring and [[professionalisation]]. [[Conscription]] was abolished on 1 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Vojska-Srbije-od-sutra-i-zvanicno-profesionalna.lt.html|title=Vojska Srbije od sutra i zvanično profesionalna|publisher=Politika|date=31 December 2010|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> Serbian Armed Forces have 28,000 active troops,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/221160/Sa-28000-vojnika-Vojska-Srbije-medju-najbrojnijim-u-regionu |title=Blic Online | Sa 28.000 vojnika Vojska Srbije među najbrojnijim u regionu |publisher=Blic.rs |date=}}</ref> supplemented by the "active reserve" which numbers 20,000 members and "passive reserve" with about 170,000.<ref>[http://www.mod.gov.rs/multimedia/file/staticki_sadrzaj/vojna_obaveza/33-52.pdf] – Latest information published in Serbia Defense Ministry monthly press "Odbrana" in 1. November 2011 about reserves according to law passed in Serbian parliament. Document contains 20 pages and have information about obligation regarding defending country use of reserve forces and division in to active and passive reserve</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2011&mm=01&dd=04&nav_category=12&nav_id=483708|title=Obveznici postali "pasivna rezerva"|language=Serbian|publisher=B92|date=4 January 2011|accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> |
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Serbia is a major producer and exporter of military equipment in the region. Defence exports totaled around $600 million in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Biznis/a447234/Vulin-Izvoz-odbrambene-industrije-600-miliona-dolara-u-2018.html|title=Vulin: Izvoz odbrambene industrije 600 miliona dolara u 2018.|website=N1 Srbija|date=26 December 2018|language=sr-Latn|access-date=1 August 2019|archive-date=1 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801005707/http://rs.n1info.com/Biznis/a447234/Vulin-Izvoz-odbrambene-industrije-600-miliona-dolara-u-2018.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The defence industry has seen significant growth over the years and it continues to grow on a yearly basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/ekonomija/glas-javnosti-11-01-2011/srpska-vojna-industrija-u-usponu|title=Srpska vojna industrija u usponu|publisher=Glas-javnosti|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629132300/http://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/ekonomija/glas-javnosti-11-01-2011/srpska-vojna-industrija-u-usponu|archive-date=29 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/228348/Povratak-vojne-industrije-Srbije-na-svetsku-scenu|title=Povratak vojne industrije Srbije na svetsku scenu|newspaper=Blic|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016040853/http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/228348/Povratak-vojne-industrije-Srbije-na-svetsku-scenu|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Serbia participates in the NATO [[Partnership for Peace]] program, but has shown no intention of joining [[NATO]], due to significant popular rejection, largely derived from the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.<ref>Amnistía Internacional. ''[http://www.amnesty.org/es/news-and-updates/news/No-justicia-v%C3%ADctimas-bombardeos-OTAN-20090423 No hay justicia para las víctimas de los bombardeos de la OTAN.]'' Consultado el 10 de noviembre de 2009.</ref> The country also signed the [[Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe]]. The Serbian Armed Forces take part in several multinational peacekeeping missions, including deployments in [[Lebanon]], [[Cyprus]], [[Ivory Coast]], and [[Liberia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.rs/sadrzaj.php?id_sadrzaja=4366|title=Current multinational operations|publisher=www.mod.gov.rs|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> |
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Serbia is one of the countries with the largest number of firearms in the civilian population in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gun Ownership By Country 2021|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country|access-date=24 July 2021|website=worldpopulationreview.com|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605151128/https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Serbia is a large producer and exporter of military equipment in the region. Defence exports totaled around $250 million in 2011.<ref name="obris.org"/> Serbia exports across the world, notably to the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-dialogue.eu/vesti/1614-srbija-ponovo-izvozna-vojna-sila.html|title=Srbija ponovo izvozna vojna sila|publisher=Business-dialogue.eu|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> The defence industry has seen significant growth over the years and it continues to grow on a yearly basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glas-javnosti.rs/clanak/ekonomija/glas-javnosti-11-01-2011/srpska-vojna-industrija-u-usponu|title=Srpska vojna industrija u usponu|publisher=Glas-javnosti|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/228348/Povratak-vojne-industrije-Srbije-na-svetsku-scenu|title=Povratak vojne industrije Srbije na svetsku scenu|publisher=Blic|accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> |
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In 2024 the Serbian president approved the reintroduction of mandatory military service, which was abolished in 2011. If the Government adopts this decision, military service will last 75 days, starting with 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2024 |title=Serbia to reinstate compulsory military service after 12 years |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/serbia-to-reinstate-compulsory-military-service-after-12-years-13815311.html |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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===Administrative divisions=== |
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Serbia is a [[unitary state]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccre.org/en/membres/Serbie.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604031513/http://www.ccre.org/en/membres/Serbie.htm|title=CCRE: Serbia|archive-date=4 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> composed of [[Municipalities of Serbia|municipalities]]/[[List of cities in Serbia|cities]], districts, and two autonomous provinces. In Serbia, excluding Kosovo, there are 145 municipalities (''opštine'') and 29 cities (''gradovi''), which form the basic units of local self-government.<ref name="zakon">{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.gov.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/zakoni/2007/4308-07-cir.zip|title=Law on Territorial Organization|language=sr|publisher=National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia|date=29 December 2007|access-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012035526/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/zakoni/2007/4308-07-cir.zip|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Apart from municipalities/cities, there are 24 [[List of districts of Serbia|districts]] (''okruzi'', 10 most populated listed below), with the City of Belgrade constituting an additional district. Except for Belgrade, which has an elected local government, districts are regional centres of state authority, but have no powers of their own; they present purely administrative divisions.<ref name="zakon"/> |
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The Constitution of Serbia recognizes two autonomous provinces, Vojvodina in the north, and the [[Political status of Kosovo|disputed]] territory of [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo and Metohija]] in the south,<ref name="zakon"/> while the remaining area of Central Serbia has never had its own regional authority. Following the Kosovo War, [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UN peacekeepers]] entered Kosovo and Metohija, as per [[UN Security Council Resolution 1244|UNSC Resolution 1244]]. The government of Serbia does not recognise Kosovo's February 2008 declaration of independence, considering it illegal and illegitimate.<ref>[http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=43159 Decision on the annulment of the illegitimate acts of the provisional institutions of self-government in Kosovo and Metohija on their declaration of unilateral independence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510073907/http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=43159 |date=10 May 2022 }} Government of Serbia, 2008</ref> |
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As of the 2022 census, Serbia (excluding Kosovo) has a total population of 6,647,003 and the overall [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density|population density]] is medium as it stands at 85.8 inhabitants per square kilometre.<ref name="Census 2022"/> The census was not conducted in [[Kosovo]] which held its own census that numbered their total population at 1,586,659. Serbia has been enduring a demographic crisis since the beginning of the 1990s, with a [[death rate]] that has continuously exceeded its [[birth rate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.rs/srbija-i-eu/4205-sebinost-ena-nije-uzrok-bele-kuge|title=Sebičnost žena u Srbiji nije uzrok bele kuge | EurActiv Srbija|publisher=Euractiv.rs|date=26 July 2013|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703221603/https://www.euractiv.rs/srbija-i-eu/4205-sebinost-ena-nije-uzrok-bele-kuge|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/children-born-per-woman?year=1800&country=FRA|title=Total Fertility Rate around the world over the last centuries|first=Max|last=Roser|date=2014|work=[[Our World In Data]], [[Gapminder Foundation]]|access-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708151649/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/children-born-per-woman?year=1800&country=FRA|archive-date=8 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is estimated that 500,000 people left Serbia during the 1990s, 20% of whom had a higher education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/61642.html|title=Serbia seeks to fill the '90s brain-drainage gap|publisher=EMG.rs|date=5 September 2008|access-date=20 November 2010|archive-date=29 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529021627/http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/61642.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="survey">{{cite web|url=http://www.pregled-rs.com/article.php?pid=208&id=19625&lang=en|title=Survey S&M 1/2003|publisher=Yugoslav Survey|access-date=19 February 2010|archive-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111073313/http://www.pregled-rs.com/article.php?pid=208&id=19625&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Serbia has one of the oldest populations in the world, with the average age of 43.3 years,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/486294/prosecna-starost-stanovnika-srbije-sve-veca.php |title=The average age of the population of Serbia is increasing |access-date=26 June 2022 |website=www.srbija.gov.rs |publisher=The Government of the Republic of Serbia |author-link= |year=2020 |language=sr |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816105704/https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/486294/prosecna-starost-stanovnika-srbije-sve-veca.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and its population is shrinking at one of the fastest rates in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2002rank.html?countryName=Serbia&countryCode=ri#ri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514203849/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2002rank.html?countryName=Serbia&countryCode=ri#ri|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2011|title=Country Comparison : Population growth rate|website=The World Factbook, [[CIA]]|year=2002}}</ref> A fifth of all households consist of only one person, and just one-fourth of four and more persons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga10.pdf|title=Household numbers|website=pod2.stat.gov.rs|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021031244/https://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga10.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The average [[List of countries by life expectancy|life expectancy in Serbia]] is 76.1 years.<ref>{{cite book |title=Europe Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2020 : Fighting COVID-19 |url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33476 |date=9 April 2020 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |access-date=9 April 2020 |pages=71, 72 |isbn=9781464815645 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214102039/https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33476 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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During the 1990s, Serbia had the largest refugee population in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=10&dd=22&nav_id=44785|title=Serbia's refugee population largest in Europe|author=Tanjug|author-link=Tanjug|date=22 October 2007|publisher=B92|access-date=23 October 2007|archive-date=12 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112013805/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=10&dd=22&nav_id=44785|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Refugees]] and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Serbia formed between 7% and 7.5% of its population at the time – about half a million refugees sought refuge in the country following the series of [[Yugoslav wars]], mainly from Croatia (and to a lesser extent from Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the IDPs from Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2013&mm=06&dd=20&nav_id=86697|title=Serbia currently hosts over 260K refugees and IDPs|publisher=B92|date=20 June 2013|access-date=21 June 2013|archive-date=25 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725210938/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2013&mm=06&dd=20&nav_id=86697|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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As of 2011 census, Serbia (excluding Kosovo) has a total population of 7,186,862 and the overall [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density|population density]] is medium as it stands at 92.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popis2011.stat.rs/?lang=en |title=Попис у Србији 2011 |publisher=Popis2011.stat.rs |date=}}</ref> The census was not conducted in [[Kosovo]] which held its own census that numbered their total population at 1,739,825,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esk.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/?cid=2,40 |title=REKOS2011 |publisher=Esk.rks-gov.net |date=}}</ref> excluding Serb-inhabited [[North Kosovo]], as [[Serbs of Kosovo|Serbs]] from that area (about 50,000) boycotted the census. |
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Serbs with 5,360,239 are the largest ethnic group in Serbia, representing 81% of the total population (excluding Kosovo). Serbia is one of the European countries with the highest number of registered national minorities, while the province of Vojvodina is recognizable for its [[Multinational state|multi-ethnic]] and [[Multiculturalism|multi-cultural]] identity.<ref name="Gov on Slovakia national minority">{{cite web |url = https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/135125/slovakias-national-minority-makes-serbia-nicer-richer.php |title = Slovakia's national minority makes Serbia nicer, richer |date = 11 December 2018 |website = srbija.gov.rs |access-date = 12 August 2019 |archive-date = 29 April 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220429232848/https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/135125/slovakias-national-minority-makes-serbia-nicer-richer.php |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Taylor & Francis">{{cite book |first1 = Gábor |last1 = Lux |first2 = Gyula |last2 = Horváth |title = The Routledge Handbook to Regional Development in Central and Eastern Europe |publisher = Taylor & Francis |year = 2017 |page = 190 }}</ref><ref name="Filep Politics of Good Neighbourhood p. 71">{{cite book |first = Béla |last = Filep |title = The Politics of Good Neighbourhood: State, civil society and the enhancement of cultural capital in East Central Europe |publisher = Taylor & Francis |year = 2016 |page = 71 }}</ref> Despite a decline in recent years, with a population of 184,442, [[Hungarians in Serbia|Hungarians]] remain the largest ethnic minority in Serbia, concentrated predominantly in northern Vojvodina and representing 2.8% of the country's population (10.5% in Vojvodina). Romani population stands at 131,936 according to the 2022 census but unofficial estimates place their actual number between 400,000 and 500,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2009&mm=04&dd=07&nav_category=12&nav_id=354362 |title=Vesti – Zvaničan broj Roma u Srbiji |publisher=B92 |date=7 April 2009 |access-date=5 October 2013 |archive-date=1 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101174527/http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2009&mm=04&dd=07&nav_category=12&nav_id=354362 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bosniaks of Serbia|Bosniaks]] with 153,801 and [[Muslims (ethnic group)|Muslims by nationality]] with 13,011 are concentrated in [[Sandžak|Raška (Sandžak)]], in the southwest. Other minority groups include [[Albanians in Serbia|Albanians]], [[Croats of Serbia|Croats]] and [[Bunjevci]], [[Slovaks in Serbia|Slovaks]], [[Yugoslavs in Serbia|Yugoslavs]], [[Montenegrins of Serbia|Montenegrins]], [[Romanians in Serbia|Romanians]] and [[Vlachs of Serbia|Vlachs]], [[Macedonians in Serbia|Macedonians]] and [[Bulgarians in Serbia|Bulgarians]]. [[Chinese people in Serbia|Chinese]], estimated at 15,000, are the only significant non-European [[immigrant]] minority.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=83182&page=1 Chinese Migrants Use Serbia as Gate to Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154421/http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=83182&page=1 |date=10 October 2017 }}, ABC News, 13 July 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=V. Mijatović – B. Hadžić|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/reportaze/aktuelno.293.html:446510-I-Kinezi-napustaju-Srbiju|title=I Kinezi napuštaju Srbiju|publisher=Novosti.rs|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101174527/http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/reportaze/aktuelno.293.html:446510-I-Kinezi-napustaju-Srbiju|url-status=live}}</ref> Most recently, tens of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have immigrated to Serbia following the [[Russian Invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="Easternslavemigrants2022">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Srbiju naselilo Rusa koliko Kragujevac ima stanovnika Od početka rata u Ukrajini ljudi traže spas kod nas: Broj izbeglica raste svakog dana |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/srbiju-naselilo-rusa-koliko-kragujevac-ima-stanovnika-od-pocetka-rata-u-ukrajini/7hsmzhg |date=8 December 2022 |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=www.blic.rs |language=Serbian |archive-date=11 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211154139/https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/srbiju-naselilo-rusa-koliko-kragujevac-ima-stanovnika-od-pocetka-rata-u-ukrajini/7hsmzhg |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Serbia is in an acute demographic crisis since the beginning of the 1990s, as [[death rate]] has continuously exceeded its [[birth rate]]. It has one of the most negative population growth rates in the world, ranking 225th out of 233 countries and territories overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2002rank.html?countryName=Serbia&countryCode=ri#ri|title=Country Comparison : Population growth rate|work=The World Factbook, [[CIA]]|year=2002}}</ref> The [[total fertility rate]] of 1.44 children per mother, is one of the lowest in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.rs/srbija-i-eu/4205-sebinost-ena-nije-uzrok-bele-kuge |title=Sebičnost žena u Srbiji nije uzrok bele kuge | EurActiv Srbija |publisher=Euractiv.rs |date=26 July 2013}}</ref> Serbia has a comparatively old overall population (among the 10 oldest in the world), with the average age of 42.2 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danas.rs/danasrs/drustvo/srbija_gubi_30000_stanovnika_godisnje_.55.html?news_id=261188 |title=Dnevni list Danas | Društvo | Srbija gubi 30.000 stanovnika godišnje |publisher=Danas.rs |date=}}</ref> The [[List of countries by life expectancy|life expectancy in Serbia]] at birth is 74.2 years.<ref>[http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/Public/ReportResultView.aspx?rptKey=indId%3d180108IND01%2635%3d6%266%3d1%2c2%2c3%2c4%2c5%2c6%2c7%2c8%2c9%2c10%2c11%2c12%2c13%2c14%2c15%2c16%2c17%2c18%2c19%262%3d200100%2c201100%26sAreaId%3d180108%26dType%3dName%26lType%3dSerbianCyrillic Basic demographic data of the population.] Republic of Serbia Institute for Statistics. {{sr icon}}</ref> A fifth of all households consist of only one person and just one-fourth of 4 and more persons.<ref>http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga10.pdf</ref> |
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As of January 2024, more than 300,000 Russians had emigrated to Serbia since the start of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. About one in 10 have been issued a residence permit, though integration issues have been reported, with Russian immigrants living in a ″parallel society″.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian immigrants to Serbia live in a parallel society – DW – 01/29/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/russian-immigrants-to-serbia-live-in-a-parallel-society/video-68116165 |website=dw.com |language=en |access-date=5 May 2024 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014721/https://www.dw.com/en/russian-immigrants-to-serbia-live-in-a-parallel-society/video-68116165 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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During the 1990s, Serbia used to have the largest refugee population in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=10&dd=22&nav_id=44785|title=Serbia's refugee population largest in Europe|author=Tanjug|authorlink=Tanjug|date=22 October 2007|publisher=B92}}</ref> [[Refugees]] and [[internally displaced person]]s (IDPs) in Serbia formed between 7% and 7.5% of its population – about half a million refugees sought refuge in the country following the series of [[Yugoslav wars]], mainly from Croatia (and to a lesser extent from Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the IDPs from Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2013&mm=06&dd=20&nav_id=86697|title=Serbia currently hosts over 260K refugees and IDPs|publisher=B92|date=20 June 2013|accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> Meanwhile, it is estimated that 300,000 people left Serbia during the 1990s, 20% of which had a higher education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/61642.html|title=Serbia seeks to fill the '90s brain-drainage gap|publisher=EMG.rs|date=5 September 2008}}</ref><ref name="survey">{{cite web|url=http://www.pregled-rs.com/article.php?pid=208&id=19625&lang=en|title=Survey S&M 1/2003|publisher=Yugoslav Survey}}</ref> |
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According to World Happiness Report 2024, Serbia is on 37th rank amount 140 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2024 |title=World Happiness Report 2024: Most comprehensive picture yet of happiness across generations |url=https://worldhappiness.report/news/world-happiness-report-2024-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-happiness-across-generations/#:~:text=Afghanistan%20remains%20bottom%20of%20the,widely%20from%20the%20overall%20rankings. |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=worldhappiness.report |language=en |archive-date=20 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320021023/https://worldhappiness.report/news/world-happiness-report-2024-most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-happiness-across-generations/#:~:text=Afghanistan%20remains%20bottom%20of%20the,widely%20from%20the%20overall%20rankings. |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[Serbs]] with 5,988,150 are the largest ethnic group in Serbia, representing 83.3% of the total population (excluding Kosovo). With a population of 253,899, [[Hungarians in Serbia|Hungarians]] are the largest ethnic minority in Serbia, concentrated predominately in northern Vojvodina and representing 3.5% of the country's population (13% in Vojvodina). Roma population stands at 147,604 according to the 2011 census but unofficial estimates place their actual number between 400,000 and 500,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2009&mm=04&dd=07&nav_category=12&nav_id=354362 |title=Vesti – Zvaničan broj Roma u Srbiji |publisher=B92 |date=7 April 2009}}</ref> [[Bosniaks of Serbia|Bosniaks]] with 145,278 are third largest ethnic minority mainly inhabiting [[Raška, Serbia|Raška]] region in southwestern part of the country. Other minority groups include [[Croats of Serbia|Croats]], [[Slovaks in Serbia|Slovaks]], [[Albanians in south Serbia|Albanians]], [[Montenegrins in Serbia|Montenegrins]], [[Vlachs of Serbia|Vlachs]], [[Romanians in Serbia|Romanians]], [[Macedonians in Serbia|Macedonians]] and [[Bulgarians in Serbia|Bulgarians]]. The [[Chinese people in Serbia|Chinese]], estimated at about 15,000, are the only significant immigrant minority.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=83182&page=1 Chinese Migrants Use Serbia as Gate to Europe]. ABC News. 13 July 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=V. Mijatović – B. Hadžić |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/reportaze/aktuelno.293.html:446510-I-Kinezi-napustaju-Srbiju |title=I Kinezi napuštaju Srbiju | Reportaže |publisher=Novosti.rs |date=}}</ref> |
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The majority of the population, or 59.4%, reside in urban areas and some 16.1% in Belgrade alone. Belgrade is the only city with more than a million inhabitants and there are four more with over 100,000 inhabitants.<ref name=census2011>{{Serbian census 2011}}</ref> |
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|pop_1 = 1,197,714 |
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|img_1 = Belgrade Waterfront (Београд на води).jpg |
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|city_2 = Novi Sad |
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|div_2 = South Bačka |
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{{Main|Religion in Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church}} |
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|pop_2 = 306,702 |
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[[File:Hram-svetog-save-atipiks-beograd.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cathedral of Saint Sava]] in Belgrade, the largest Orthodox and among the ten largest Christian churches in the world]] |
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|img_2 = Petrovaradinska tvrđava, 12.jpg |
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|city_3 = Niš |
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The Constitution of Serbia defines it as a [[secular state]] with guaranteed religious freedom. Serbia is one of religiously diverse European countries, with an [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] majority, and a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and Islamic minority, among other smaller confessions.<ref name="popis2011.stat.rs">{{cite web|url=http://popis2011.stat.rs/?page_id=1221 |title=Становништво, домаћинства и породице – база : Попис у Србији 2011 |publisher=Popis2011.stat.rs |date=}}</ref> |
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|div_3 = Nišava District |
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|pop_3 = 260,237 |
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|img_3 = Nis center.JPG |
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|city_4 = Kragujevac |
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Orthodox Christians with 6,079,396 comprise 84.5% of country's population. The [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] is the largest and traditional church of the country, adherents of which are overwhelmingly Serbs. Other Orthodox Christian communities in Serbia include Montenegrins, Romanians, Vlachs, [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] and [[Bulgarians]]. |
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|div_4 = Šumadija District |
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|pop_4 = 146,315 |
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|city_5 = Subotica |
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[[Roman Catholicism in Serbia|Roman Catholics]] number 356,957 in Serbia, or roughly 5% of the population, mostly in Vojvodina (especially its northern part) which is home to minority ethnic groups such as Hungarians, Croats, [[Bunjevci]], as well as to some Slovaks and Czechs.<ref name="popis2011.stat.rs"/> [[Protestantism]] accounts for about 1% of the country's population, chiefly among [[Slovaks in Vojvodina]] as well as among [[Hungarian Reformed Church|Reformist Hungarians]]. |
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|div_5 = North Bačka |
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|pop_5 = 94,228 |
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|city_6 = Pančevo |
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[[Muslims]], with 222,282 or 3% of the population, form the third largest religious group. Islam has a strong historic following in the southern regions of Serbia, primarily in southern Raška. [[Bosniaks]] are the largest Islamic community in Serbia; estimates are that some third of country's Roma people are Muslim. |
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|div_6 = South Banat |
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|pop_6 = 86,408 |
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|city_7 = Novi Pazar |
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There are only 578 [[Jews]] by faith in Serbia.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Jews from Spain [[History of the Jews in Serbia|settled in Serbia]] after following the expulsion from Spain in late 15th century. The community flourished and reached a peak of 33,000 before World War II (of which almost 90% were living in Belgrade and Vojvodina); however, the wars that later ravaged the region resulted in a great part of the Jewish Serbian population emigrating from the country.<ref>Romano, Jasa. "Jews of Yugoslavia 1941–1945", Federation of Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia, 1980; pp. 573–590.</ref> Today, the [[Belgrade Synagogue]] is the only functioning synagogue, saved by the local population during [[World War II]] from destruction at the hands of the Nazis. Other synagogues, such as [[Subotica Synagogue]], which used to be the fourth largest synagogue building in Europe, and [[Novi Sad Synagogue]], have been converted into museums and art spaces. |
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|div_7 = Raška District |
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|pop_7 = 71,462 |
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|city_8 = Čačak |
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[[Atheists]] numbered 80,053 or 1.1% of population and additional 4,070 are Agnostics.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga4_Veroispovest.pdf</ref> |
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|div_8 = Moravica District |
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|pop_8 = 69,598 |
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|city_9 = Kruševac |
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|div_9 = Rasina District |
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|pop_9 = 68,119 |
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|city_10 = Zrenjanin |
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|div_10 = Central Banat |
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|pop_10 = 67,129 |
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|city_11 = Kraljevo |
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|div_11 = Raška District |
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|pop_11 = 61,490 |
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|city_12 = Smederevo |
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|div_12 = Podunavlje District |
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|pop_12 = 59,261 |
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|city_13 = Leskovac |
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|div_13 = Jablanica District |
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|pop_13 = 58,338 |
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|city_14 = Valjevo |
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|div_14 = Kolubara District |
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|pop_14 = 56,059 |
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|city_15 = Vranje |
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|div_15 = Pčinja District |
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|pop_15 = 55,214 |
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|city_16 = Užice |
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|div_16 = Zlatibor District |
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|pop_16 = 54,965 |
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|city_17 = Požarevac |
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|div_17 = Braničevo District |
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|pop_17 = 51,271 |
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|city_18 = Šabac |
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|div_18 = Mačva District |
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|pop_18 = 51,163 |
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|city_19 = Sombor |
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|div_19 = West Bačka |
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|pop_19 = 41,814 |
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|city_20 = Sremska Mitrovica |
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|div_20 = Srem District |
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|pop_20 = 40,144 |
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===Religion=== |
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{{Main|Religion in Serbia|Serbian Orthodox Church}} |
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[[File:Hram svetog save beograd 0005.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Church of Saint Sava|Saint Sava Cathedral]] in [[Belgrade]] is one of the [[List of largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings|largest Orthodox churches]] in the world.<ref>{{cite book|author1=J. Gordon Melton|first2=Martin|last2=Baumann|title=Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yiyLLOj88C&pg=PA511|year=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-59884-204-3|pages=511–12|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>]] |
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The Constitution of Serbia defines it as a [[secular state]] with guaranteed religious freedom. Orthodox Christians with 6,079,396 comprise 84.5% of country's population. The Serbian Orthodox Church is the largest and traditional church of the country, adherents of which are overwhelmingly Serbs. Other Orthodox Christian communities in Serbia include Montenegrins, Romanians, Vlachs, [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] and [[Bulgarians]]. |
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In 2011, [[Roman Catholicism in Serbia|Roman Catholics]] numbered 356,957 in Serbia, or roughly 6% of the population, mostly in northern Vojvodina which is home to ethnic minority groups such as Hungarians, Croats, and [[Bunjevci]], as well as to some Slovaks and Czechs.<ref name="popis2011.stat.rs">{{cite web |url=http://popis2011.stat.rs/?page_id=1221 |title=Становништво, домаћинства и породице – база : Попис у Србији 2011 |publisher=Popis2011.stat.rs |access-date=5 October 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213146/http://popis2011.stat.rs/?page_id=1221 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur|Greek Catholic Church]] is adhered by around 25,000 citizens (0.37% of the population), mostly [[Pannonian Rusyns|Rusyns]] in Vojvodina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zumberacki-vikarijat.com/grkokatolici-u-vojvodini-istocni-dio-nekadasnje-grkokatolicke-slavonske-eparhije/|title=GRKOKATOLICI U VOJVODINI|publisher=Žumberacki Vikarijat|date=August 2014|access-date=18 August 2014|archive-date=29 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429233833/https://www.zumberacki-vikarijat.com/grkokatolici-u-vojvodini-istocni-dio-nekadasnje-grkokatolicke-slavonske-eparhije/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[Protestantism]] accounts for 0.8% of the country's population,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evropa |first=Radio Slobodna |date=16 June 2023 |title=Objavljeni rezultati popisa o maternjem jeziku i veroispovesti u Srbiji |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/popis-srbija-veroispovest-maternji-jezik/32462211.html |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}}</ref> chiefly [[Lutheranism]] among [[Slovaks in Vojvodina]] as well as [[Calvinism]] among [[Reformed Church in Hungary|Reformed Hungarians]]. |
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[[Muslims]], with 222,282 or 3% of the population, form the third largest religious group. Islam has a strong historic following in the southern regions of Serbia, primarily in southern Raška. [[Bosniaks]] are the largest Islamic community in Serbia, followed by [[Albanians]]; estimates are that around a third of the country's Roma people are Muslim.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} |
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In 2011, there were only 578 [[Jews in Serbia]],<ref name="ReferenceA" /> compared to over 30,000 prior to World War II. [[Atheists]] numbered 80,053, or 1.1% of the population, and an additional 4,070 declared themselves to be [[agnostic]]s.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga4_Veroispovest.pdf |title=Municipality data |website=pod2.stat.gov.rs |publisher=PBC |access-date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715000726/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga4_Veroispovest.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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===Language=== |
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{{Main|Languages of Serbia|Serbian language}} |
{{Main|Languages of Serbia|Serbian language}} |
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[[File:Serbian alphabets.png|thumb|right|The standard [[Serbian language]] uses both the Cyrillic and the Latin script. Serbian is a rare example of synchronic [[digraphia]], a situation where all literate members of a society have two interchangeable writing systems available to them.]] |
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The official language is [[Serbian language|Serbian]], member of the [[Slavic languages|South Slavic]] group of languages, and is native to 88% of the population.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Serbian is the only European language with active [[digraphia]], using both [[Cyrillic]] and [[Latin]] alphabets. [[Serbian Cyrillic]] was devised in 1814 by Serbian linguist [[Vuk Karadžić]], who created the alphabet on phonemic principles. The Cyrillic script itself has its origins in [[Cyril and Methodius]]' transformation of the [[Greek script]] in the 9th century. |
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The official language is Serbian, native to 88% of the population.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Serbian is the only European language with active [[digraphia]], using both [[Cyrillic]] and [[Gaj's Latin alphabet|Latin]] alphabets. [[Serbian Cyrillic]] is designated in the Constitution as the "official script".<ref name="Alexander2006">{{cite book|first=Ronelle|last=Alexander|title=Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar: With Sociolinguistic Commentary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HTdZ5rxJ-cC|date=15 August 2006|publisher=Univ of Wisconsin Press|isbn=978-0-299-21193-6|pages=1–2|access-date=13 February 2016|archive-date=12 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112112742/https://books.google.com/books?id=6HTdZ5rxJ-cC|url-status=live}}</ref> A survey from 2014 showed that 47% of Serbians favour the Latin alphabet, 36% favour the Cyrillic one and 17% have no preference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=1087&yyyy=2014&mm=12&dd=16&nav_id=936784|title=Ivan Klajn: Ćirilica će postati arhaično pismo|date=16 December 2014|access-date=13 January 2016|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011114445/http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=1087&yyyy=2014&mm=12&dd=16&nav_id=936784|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Recognized minority languages are: [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]] as well as [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]] and [[Croatian language|Croatian]] which are completely [[Mutual intelligibility|mutual intelligible]] with Serbian. All these languages are in official use in municipalities or cities where more than a 15% of population consists of national minority.<ref>http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/Report/EvaluationReports/SerbiaECRML2_en.pdf</ref> In [[Vojvodina]], provincial administration uses, besides Serbian, five other languages ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]] and [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]]). |
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Standard Serbian is mutually intelligible with recognised minority languages of [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]] and [[Croatian language|Croatian]], as all three are based on the most widespread [[Shtokavian]] dialect from [[Eastern Herzegovinian dialect|Eastern Herzegovina]].<ref>{{citation |first1=Ljiljana |last1=Subotić |first2=Dejan |last2=Sredojević |first3=Isidora |last3=Bjelaković |title=Fonetika i fonologija: Ortoepska i ortografska norma standardnog srpskog jezika |language=sh |year=2012 |publisher=FILOZOFSKI FAKULTET NOVI SAD |url=http://digitalnabiblioteka.tk/digitalna-biblioteka?task=view&id=56&catid=903 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103173557/http://digitalnabiblioteka.tk/digitalna-biblioteka?task=view&id=56&catid=903 |archive-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref> Other recognised minority languages are: [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]], and [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]. All these languages are in official use in municipalities or cities where the ethnic minority exceeds 15% of the total population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/Report/EvaluationReports/SerbiaECRML2_en.pdf |title=Application of the Charter in Serbia |publisher=European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |date=11 June 2013 |pages=4–5, 9 |access-date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=28 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124113/http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/Report/EvaluationReports/SerbiaECRML2_en.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In Vojvodina, the provincial administration co-officially uses, besides Serbian, five other languages (Slovak, Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian and Rusyn).<ref>{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Službena upotreba jezika i pisama u AP Vojvodini |url=https://www.puma.vojvodina.gov.rs/etext.php?ID_mat=26 |access-date=27 July 2024 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728171337/https://www.puma.vojvodina.gov.rs/etext.php?ID_mat=26 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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{{Main|Economy of Serbia}} |
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[[File:Serbia Export Treemap.png|thumb|right|Graphical depiction of Serbia's product exports]] |
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===Healthcare=== |
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Serbia has an emerging [[market economy]] in upper-middle income range.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421402~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html#Upper_middle_income|title=Upper-middle-income economies|publisher=The World Bank}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> According to the [[IMF]], Serbian [[nominal GDP]] in 2013 is officially estimated at $43.8 billion or $5,907 per capita while [[purchasing power parity]] GDP was $81.13 billion or $11,269 per capita.<ref name="imf2" /> The economy is dominated by [[Service (economics)|services]] which accounts for 63.8% of GDP, followed by industry with 23.5% of GDP, and agriculture at 12.7% of GDP.<ref name="CIA Factbook Serbian GDP structure">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ri.html CIA Factbook Serbian GDP]</ref> The official currency of Serbia is [[Serbian dinar]] ([[ISO 4217|ISO]] code: RSD), and the central bank is [[National Bank of Serbia]]. The [[Belgrade Stock Exchange]] is the only stock exchange in the country, with market capitalization of $8.9 billion (as of Q4 2013) and BELEX 15 as the main index representing the 15 most liquid stocks.<ref>http://www.belex.rs/eng/o_berzi/o_berzi_pregled</ref> |
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{{Main|Healthcare in Serbia}} |
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The healthcare system in Serbia is organized and managed by the three primary institutions: [[Ministry of Health (Serbia)|The Ministry of Health]], The Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" and the [[Military Medical Academy (Serbia)|Military Medical Academy]]. Healthcare protections are defined as a constitutional right in Serbia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1= Ivanović|first1=Aleksandar|doi= 10.4467/25444654SPP.19.004.10147|title=The right to social security in the constitution of the republic of Serbia |journal=Studia z Zakresu Prawa Pracy i Polityki Społecznej|volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=47–65|year=2019 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The Serbian public health system is based on the principles of equity and solidarity, organized on the model of [[Universal health care#Compulsory insurance|compulsory health insurance contributions]].<ref name="Stosić_Karanović">{{Cite journal |last1= Stosić|first1=Sanja |last2= Karanović |first2= Nevena |doi= 10.2298/vsp120205002s |title=Health care economics in Serbia: current problems and changes |journal=Vojnosanit Pregl |volume=71 |issue=11 |pages=1055–61|year=2014 |pmid=25536810 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Private health care is not integrated into the public health system, but certain services may be included by contracting.<ref name="Stosić_Karanović"/> |
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[[File:KCS 1.jpg|thumb|right|The newly opened wing of the [[Clinical Centre of Serbia|University Clinical Centre of Serbia]], opened in 2022, has 3,150 beds, considered to be the highest number in Europe, and among the highest in the world.]] |
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The Ministry of Health determines the healthcare policy and adopts standards for the work of the healthcare service. The Ministry is also in charge of the health care system, health insurance, preservation and improvement of health of citizens, health inspection, supervision over the work of the healthcare service and other tasks in the field of health care. |
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The economy has been affected by the [[Great Recession|global economic crisis]]. After eight years of strong economic growth (average of 4.45% per year), Serbia entered the recession in 2009 with negative growth of −3% and again in 2012 with −1.7%.<ref>http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2010/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2000&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=942&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=&pr.x=45&pr.y=6</ref> As the government was fighting effects of crisis the public debt has doubled in 4 years: from pre-crisis level of 29.2% to 61.5% of GDP.<ref>http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Ekonomija/Javni-dug-Srbije-na-kraju-prosle-godine-615-odsto-BDP-a.lt.html</ref> |
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The Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" is responsible for [[medical statistics]], epidemiology and hygiene. This central, tertiary institution manages and coordinates a dense network of municipal and regional Centers of Public Health that provide [[epidemiology|epidemiological]] and [[hygiene]] services at primary and secondary levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.batut.org.rs/index.php?category_id=122|title=IZJZS – Batut ::|website=www.batut.org.rs|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228132748/http://www.batut.org.rs/index.php?category_id=122|url-status=live}}</ref> The National Health Insurance Fund finances the functioning of health care at all levels, and also provides and implements the compulsory health insurance.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bjegović Mikanović|first=Vesna|date=2016|title=Governance and management of health care institutions in Serbia: An overview of recent developments|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307677775|journal=SEEJPH|volume=|pages=|via=|access-date=27 January 2021|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013823/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307677775_Governance_and_management_of_health_care_institutions_in_Serbia_An_overview_of_recent_developments|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[File:100RSD front.jpg|thumb|left||100 [[Serbian dinar|dinar]] banknote featuring the scientist [[Nikola Tesla]]]] |
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One of the most important health institutions in Serbia is the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade.<ref>{{Cite book |title=[[Правопис српскога језика]] |last1=Пешикан |first1=Митар |last2=Јерковић |first2=Јован |last3=Пижурица |first3=Мато |publisher=Матица српска |year=2010 |isbn=978-86-7946-079-0 |location=Нови Сад |chapter=Речник| pages=282– }}</ref> It takes care of about 30,000 patients a year (military and civilian insured). The academy performs around 30,000 surgical interventions and more than 500,000 specialist examinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8450/2009/0042-84500903183R.pdf |title=Vojnomedicinska akademija: 165 godina tradicije i napretka |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-date=31 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013814/http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8450/2009/0042-84500903183R.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The [[Clinical Centre of Serbia]] spreads over 34 hectares in Belgrade and consists of about 50 buildings, while also has 3,150 beds considered to be the highest number in Europe,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mišković|first1=Ivan|title=Za godinu dana više od 50.000 operacija|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/beograd/za-godinu-dana-vise-od-50000-operacija/687nddy|access-date=28 January 2021|work=blic.rs|date=4 February 2009|language=sr|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726163120/https://www.blic.rs/vesti/beograd/za-godinu-dana-vise-od-50000-operacija/687nddy|url-status=live}}</ref> and among [[List of hospitals by capacity|highest in the world]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Largest Hospitals In The World|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-hospitals-in-the-world.html|website=worldatlas.com|date=5 October 2017|access-date=28 January 2021|archive-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710191100/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-hospitals-in-the-world.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=September 2023}} |
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Other important health institutions include: KBC Dr Dragiša Mišović, Cardiovascular institute Dedinje,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rs.n1info.com/zdravlje/a558769-Institut-Dedinje-prvi-u-Evropi-po-broju-operacija-na-otvorenom-srcu-u-2019/|title=Institut "Dedinje" prvi u Evropi po broju operacija na otvorenom srcu u 2019.|date=8 January 2020|website=N1|language=sr-RS|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130001837/https://rs.n1info.com/zdravlje/a558769-institut-dedinje-prvi-u-evropi-po-broju-operacija-na-otvorenom-srcu-u-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Clinical Centre of Kragujevac]], [[Clinical Centre of Niš]], [[Clinical Center of Vojvodina]] and others. |
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==Economy== |
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[[File:NIS-ova zgrada - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|[[Naftna Industrija Srbije|NIS]] multinational [[List of oil exploration and production companies|oil and gas company]] headquarters in [[Novi Sad]]]] |
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Serbia has an emerging [[market economy]] in upper-middle income range.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/?locations=RS-XT|title=Data for Serbia, Upper middle income|publisher=The World Bank|access-date=8 May 2024|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303012501/https://data.worldbank.org/?locations=RS-XT|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[International Monetary Fund]], Serbian [[nominal GDP]] in 2024 is officially estimated at $81.873 billion or $12,385 per capita while [[purchasing power parity]] GDP stood at $185.014 billion or $27,985 per capita.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2024/April/weo-report?c=942,&s=NGDP_R,NGDP_RPCH,NGDP,NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDP_D,NGDPRPC,NGDPRPPPPC,NGDPPC,NGDPDPC,PPPPC,PPPSH,PPPEX,NID_NGDP,NGSD_NGDP,PCPI,PCPIPCH,PCPIE,PCPIEPCH,TM_RPCH,TMG_RPCH,TX_RPCH,TXG_RPCH,LUR,LP,GGR,GGR_NGDP,GGX,GGX_NGDP,GGXCNL,GGXCNL_NGDP,GGSB,GGSB_NPGDP,GGXONLB,GGXONLB_NGDP,GGXWDN,GGXWDN_NGDP,GGXWDG,GGXWDG_NGDP,NGDP_FY,BCA,BCA_NGDPD,&sy=2022&ey=2029&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1 | title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects | access-date=27 April 2024 | archive-date=27 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427221034/https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2024/April/weo-report?c=942,&s=NGDP_R,NGDP_RPCH,NGDP,NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDP_D,NGDPRPC,NGDPRPPPPC,NGDPPC,NGDPDPC,PPPPC,PPPSH,PPPEX,NID_NGDP,NGSD_NGDP,PCPI,PCPIPCH,PCPIE,PCPIEPCH,TM_RPCH,TMG_RPCH,TX_RPCH,TXG_RPCH,LUR,LP,GGR,GGR_NGDP,GGX,GGX_NGDP,GGXCNL,GGXCNL_NGDP,GGSB,GGSB_NPGDP,GGXONLB,GGXONLB_NGDP,GGXWDN,GGXWDN_NGDP,GGXWDG,GGXWDG_NGDP,NGDP_FY,BCA,BCA_NGDPD,&sy=2022&ey=2029&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1 | url-status=live }}</ref> The economy is dominated by [[Service (economics)|services]] which accounts for 67.9% of GDP, followed by industry with 26.1% of GDP, and agriculture at 6% of GDP.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2018/PdfE/G20181271.pdf |title=Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2005–2017 – Revised Data Series |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=1 November 2021 |archive-date=13 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313111834/http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2018/PdfE/G20181271.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The official currency is [[Serbian dinar]], and the central bank is [[National Bank of Serbia]]. The [[Belgrade Stock Exchange]] is the only stock exchange in the country, with market capitalisation of $8.65 billion and [[BELEX15]] as the main index representing the 15 most liquid stocks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Belgrade Stock Exchange jsc, Belgrade|url=http://www.belex.rs/eng/o_berzi/o_berzi_pregled|website=belex.rs|access-date=5 August 2014|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317145748/https://www.belex.rs/eng/o_berzi/o_berzi_pregled|url-status=live}}</ref> The country is ranked 52nd on the [[List of countries by Social Progress Index|Social Progress Index]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socialprogress.org/index/global/results|title=Global Index: Results|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503073115/https://www.socialprogress.org/index/global/results/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as 54th on the [[Global Peace Index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2024 |url=https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPI-2024-web.pdf |access-date=15 August 2024 |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819091540/https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPI-2024-web.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The economy has been affected by the [[Great Recession|global economic crisis]]. After almost a decade of strong economic growth (average of 4.45% per year), Serbia entered the recession in 2009 with negative growth of −3% and again in 2012 and 2014 with −1% and −1.8%, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: Serbia GDP growth rate|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2000&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=49&pr1.y=7&c=942&s=NGDP_RPCH&grp=0&a=|website=imf.org|access-date=5 August 2014|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623111332/https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2000&ey=2015&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=49&pr1.y=7&c=942&s=NGDP_RPCH&grp=0&a=|url-status=live}}</ref> As the government was fighting effects of crisis the public debt has more than doubled: from pre-crisis level of just under 30% to about 70% of GDP and trending downwards recently to around 50%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.021.rs/story/Info/Biznis-i-ekonomija/129346/Kako-je-Srbija-dosla-do-javnog-duga-od-248-milijardi-evra.html|title=Kako je Srbija došla do javnog duga od 24,8 milijardi evra|date=21 February 2016|access-date=7 May 2017|archive-date=29 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429233837/https://www.021.rs/story/Info/Biznis-i-ekonomija/129346/Kako-je-Srbija-dosla-do-javnog-duga-od-248-milijardi-evra.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.javnidug.gov.rs/eng/default.asp?P=46&MenuItem=4 | title=Public Debt Administration – Public Debt Stock and Structure | access-date=26 July 2019 | archive-date=20 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020230949/http://www.javnidug.gov.rs/eng/default.asp?P=46&MenuItem=4 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Labour force stands at 3.2 million, with 56% employed in services sector, 28.1% in industry and 15.9% in the agriculture.<ref name="auto1">{{cite journal |url=http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/PdfE/G20195646.pdf |title=Bulletin: Labour Force Survey in The Republic of Serbia, 2018 |journal=Bilten |publisher=Statistical Office of The Republic of Serbia |location=Belgrade |date=2019 |issn=0354-3641 |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808002558/http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/PdfE/G20195646.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The average monthly net salary in May 2019 stood at 47,575 dinars or $525.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/vesti/20190725-prosecne-zarade-po-zaposlenom-maj-2019 |title=Average salaries and wages per employee, May 2019 |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316130511/https://www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/vesti/20190725-prosecne-zarade-po-zaposlenom-maj-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The unemployment remains an acute problem, with rate of 11% {{As of|2021|lc=y}}.<ref name="auto2">{{cite journal |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/pdfE/G20225682.pdf |title=Labour Force Survey in The Republic of Serbia, 2021 |journal=Bilten |publisher=Statistical Office of The Republic of Serbia |location=Belgrade |date=2022 |issn=0354-3641 |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612125517/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/pdfE/G20225682.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Labor force is 2.96 million, of whom 58.6% are employed in services sector, 21.9% are employed in the agriculture and 19.5% are employed in industry.<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2046.html</ref> The average monthly net salary in August 2013 was 44,770 dinars (US$ 528). The unemployment remains an acute problem, with rate of 20.1% as of October 2013.<ref>http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=2128</ref> |
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Since 2000, Serbia has attracted over $ |
Since 2000, Serbia has attracted over $40 billion in [[foreign direct investment]] (FDI).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/ |title=Europe :: Serbia — the World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |date=26 October 2021 |access-date=23 January 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204144154/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Blue chip (stock market)|Blue-chip]] corporations making investments include: [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]], [[Siemens]], [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]], [[Philip Morris International|Philip Morris]], [[Michelin]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] and others.<ref name="belgrade.usembassy.gov">{{cite web | url=http://belgrade.usembassy.gov/partnership/invest.html | title=US embassy: private sector investments | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527093003/http://belgrade.usembassy.gov/partnership/invest.html | archive-date=27 May 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the energy sector, Russian energy giants, [[Gazprom]] and [[Lukoil]] have made large investments.<ref name="economy.gov.ru">{{cite web | url=http://www.economy.gov.ru/wps/wcm/myconnect/economylib/mert/welcome_eng/pressservice/eventschronicle/doc1229612064630 | title=Ministry of economic relations, Russian Federation | access-date=10 June 2009 | archive-date=10 March 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310103036/http://www.economy.gov.ru/wps/wcm/myconnect/economylib/mert/welcome_eng/pressservice/eventschronicle/doc1229612064630 | url-status=live }}</ref> In metallurgy sector, Chinese steel and copper giants, [[Hesteel]] and [[Zijin Mining]] have acquired key complexes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ekapija.com/en/news/2383107/mining-a-new-ace-up-the-sleeve-for-serbia | title=Mining, a new "ace up the sleeve" for Serbia? | access-date=26 July 2019 | archive-date=25 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725134621/https://www.ekapija.com/en/news/2383107/mining-a-new-ace-up-the-sleeve-for-serbia | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Serbia has an unfavourable trade balance: imports exceed exports by 25%.{{Update inline|date=May 2024|reason=This should be referenced with date}} Serbia's exports, however, recorded a steady growth in the 2010s reaching $19.2 billion in 2018.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/pdfE/G20191198.pdf |title=Statistical Release: Statistics of external trade |journal=Labour Force Survey |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |number=198 |date=16 July 2019 |issn=0353-9555 |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808002732/http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/pdfE/G20191198.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The country has [[free trade agreement]]s with the [[European Free Trade Association|EFTA]] and [[Central European Free Trade Agreement|CEFTA]], a preferential trade regime with the European Union, a [[Generalized System of Preferences|Generalised System of Preferences]] with the United States, and individual free trade agreements with Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Turkey.<ref name="SIEPA - Liberalized Trade">{{cite web|title=LIBERALIZED TRADE|url=http://www.siepa.gov.rs/site/en/home/1/investing_in_serbia/liberalized_trade/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429234809/http://www.siepa.gov.rs/site/en/home/1/investing_in_serbia/liberalized_trade/|archive-date=29 April 2012|website=siepa.gov.rs|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> |
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===Agriculture=== |
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[[File:Slivka.JPG|thumb|left|[[Plum]], fruit-symbol of the country; Serbia is world's second largest producer of plums]] |
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[[File:Raspberries and blackberries from Srem, Serbia.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Serbia is one of the largest providers of frozen fruit to the EU and a big producer of fruits like raspberries, blackberries, apples and plums.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 May 2022|title=Koje voće Srbija najviše izvozi, a koje donosi najviše novca|url=https://nova.rs/vesti/biznis/koje-voce-srbija-najvise-izvozi/|access-date=2 October 2022|website=NOVA portal|language=sr-RS|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014724/https://nova.rs/vesti/biznis/koje-voce-srbija-najvise-izvozi/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IZVOZ i UVOZ VOĆA IZ SRBIJE: Najveće količine završe na policama zemalјa EU – Макроекономија|date=20 May 2022|url=https://www.makroekonomija.org/0-branislav-gulan/izvoz-i-uvoz-voca-iz-srbije-najvece-kolicine-zavrse-na-policama-zemalja-eu/|access-date=2 October 2022|language=sr-RS|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831014727/https://www.makroekonomija.org/0-branislav-gulan/izvoz-i-uvoz-voca-iz-srbije-najvece-kolicine-zavrse-na-policama-zemalja-eu/|url-status=live}}</ref>]] |
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Serbia has very favourable natural conditions (land and climate) for varied agricultural production. It has 5,056,000 ha of agricultural land (0.7 ha per capita), out of which 3,294,000 ha is arable land (0.45 ha per capita).<ref name="pks.rs">http://www.pks.rs/PrivredaSrbije.aspx?id=13&p=2&</ref> In 2013, Serbia exported agricultural and food products worth $2.8 billion, and the export-import ratio was 180%.<ref>http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/Ekonomija/1513842/Izvoz+poljoprivrede+2%2C799+milijardi+dolara.html</ref> Agricultural exports constitute one-fifth of all Serbia's sales on the world market. Serbia is one of the largest provider of frozen fruit to the EU (largest to the French market, and 2nd largest to the German market).<ref name="siepa.gov.rs">http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/food.html</ref> Agricultural production is most prominent in [[Vojvodina]] on the fertile Pannonian Plain. Other agricultural regions include [[Mačva]], [[Pomoravlje (region)|Pomoravlje]], [[Tamnava]], [[Rasina District|Rasina]], and [[Jablanica District|Jablanica]].<ref name="Agriculture">{{cite web|url=http://www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/article.php?id=93|title=Agriculture|publisher=Government of Serbia|accessdate=19 March 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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Serbia has very favourable natural conditions (land and climate) for varied agricultural production. It has 5,056,000 ha of agricultural land (0.7 ha per capita), out of which 3,294,000 ha is arable land (0.45 ha per capita).<ref name="pks.rs">{{cite web|url=http://www.pks.rs/PrivredaSrbije.aspx?id=13&p=2&|title=Privreda u Srbiji|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406130914/https://pks.rs/PrivredaSrbije.aspx?id=13&p=2&|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Serbia exported agricultural and food products worth $3.2 billion, and the export-import ratio was 178%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ekonomski.net/rekordan-izvoz-poljoprivrednih-proizvoda-32-milijarde-dolara|title=Izvoz poljoprivrednih proizvoda – 3,2 milijarde dolara|website=Ekonomski Online|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208132354/http://www.ekonomski.net/rekordan-izvoz-poljoprivrednih-proizvoda-32-milijarde-dolara|url-status=live}}</ref> Agricultural exports constitute more than a fifth of all Serbia's sales on the world market. Serbia is one of the largest provider of frozen fruit to the EU (largest to the French market, and 2nd largest to the German market).<ref name="siepa.gov.rs">{{cite web|url=http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/food.html|title=Food|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009113803/http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/food.html|archive-date=9 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Agricultural production is most prominent in Vojvodina on the fertile Pannonian Plain. Other agricultural regions include Mačva, Pomoravlje, [[Tamnava]], [[Rasina District|Rasina]], and [[Jablanica District|Jablanica]].<ref name="Agriculture">{{cite web|url=http://www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/article.php?id=93 |title=Agriculture |publisher=Government of Serbia |access-date=19 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616151327/http://www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/article.php?id=93 }}</ref> |
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In the structure of the agricultural production 70% is from the crop field production, and 30% is from the livestock production.<ref name="Agriculture"/> Serbia is world's second largest producer of [[plums]] (582,485 tons; second to China), third largest of [[raspberries]] (89,602 tons, third to Russia and Poland), it is also significant producer of maize (6.48 million tons, ranked 32nd in the world) and wheat (2.07 million tpns, ranked 35th in the world).<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://faostat3.fao.org/home/index.html#VISUALIZE_BY_AREA|title=Serbia Overview|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> Other important agricultural products are: [[sunflower]], [[sugar beet]], [[soya bean]], potato, apple, pork meat, beef, [[poultry meat]] and dairy. |
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In the structure of the agricultural production, 70% is from the crop field production and 30% is from the livestock production.<ref name="Agriculture"/> Serbia is world's second largest producer of [[plum]]s (582,485 tonnes; second to China), second largest of [[Raspberry|raspberries]] (89,602 tonnes, second to Poland), it is also a significant producer of maize (6.48 million tonnes, ranked 32nd in the world) and wheat (2.07 million tonnes, ranked 35th in the world).<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://faostat3.fao.org/home/index.html#VISUALIZE_BY_AREA|title=Serbia Overview|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|access-date=14 June 2013|archive-date=1 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401115157/http://faostat3.fao.org/home/index.html#VISUALIZE_BY_AREA|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other important agricultural products are: [[sunflower]], [[sugar beet]], [[soybean]], potato, apple, pork meat, beef, [[poultry]] and dairy.<ref name="Export Solutions 2014">{{cite web | title=export.gov | website=Export Solutions | date=1 January 2014 | url=https://www.export.gov/apex/article2?id=Serbia-Agribusiness#:~:text=Approximately%2060%20percent%20of%20Serbia's,total%20cultivable%20land%20in%20Serbia. | access-date=20 June 2021 | archive-date=24 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203022/https://www.export.gov/apex/article2?id=Serbia-Agribusiness#:~:text=Approximately%2060%20percent%20of%20Serbia's,total%20cultivable%20land%20in%20Serbia. | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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There are 56,000 ha of vineyards in Serbia, producing about 230 million litres of wine annually.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/><ref name="pks.rs"/> Most famous viticulture regions are: [[Vršac]] area, [[Župa]], [[Fruška Gora]], [[Topola]] area. |
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There are 56,000 ha of [[Serbian wine|vineyards in Serbia]], producing about 230 million litres of wine annually.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/><ref name="pks.rs"/> The most famous viticulture regions are located in Vojvodina and Šumadija.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vinsketure.rs/vinski-regioni/|title=Vinski regioni|website=vinsekture.rs|publisher=Vinske Ture|language=Serbian|access-date=14 April 2021|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414122859/https://vinsketure.rs/vinski-regioni/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Industry=== |
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{{See also|Automotive industry in Serbia}} |
{{See also|Automotive industry in Serbia}} |
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[[File:2012 Geneva Motor Show - Fiat 500L.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Fiat 500L]] are assembled at the [[Fiat Automobili Srbija|FAS]] plant in Kragujevac]] |
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[[File:Fiat Grande Panda.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|The [[Fiat Grande Panda]] is manufactured in the [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles|FCA]] plant in [[Kragujevac]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kragujevac: Počela probna proizvodnja električnog 'Fiata Grande Panda' |url=https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/2024/7/22/pocinje-proizvodnja-elektricnog-vozila-fiat-grande-panda-u-kragujevcu |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=Al Jazeera Balkans |language=bs |archive-date=28 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728181706/https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/2024/7/22/pocinje-proizvodnja-elektricnog-vozila-fiat-grande-panda-u-kragujevcu |url-status=live }}</ref>]] |
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The industry is the economy sector which was hardest hit by the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 757|UN sanctions and trade embargo]] and [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|NATO bombing]] during the 1990s and transition to market economy during the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/306.html|title=NATO's Latest Target: Yugoslavia's Economy}}</ref> The industrial output saw dramatic downsizing: in 2013 it is expected to be only a half of that of 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://akter.co.rs/weekly/kolumna/180-deindustrijalizacija-srbije.html|title=Deindustrijalizacija Srbije – Kolumne|publisher=AKTER|date=28 April 2013}}</ref> Main industrial sectors include: automotive, mining, non-ferrous metals, food-processing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, clothes. |
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The industry was the economic sector hardest hit by the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 757|UN sanctions and trade embargo]] and NATO bombing during the 1990s and transition to market economy during the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/306.html|title=NATO's Latest Target: Yugoslavia's Economy|access-date=24 October 2013|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154430/http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/306.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The industrial output saw dramatic downsizing: in 2013 it was expected to be only a half of that of 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://akter.co.rs/weekly/kolumna/180-deindustrijalizacija-srbije.html|title=Deindustrijalizacija Srbije – Kolumne|publisher=AKTER|date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185236/http://akter.co.rs/weekly/kolumna/180-deindustrijalizacija-srbije.html|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> Main industrial sectors include: automotive, mining, non-ferrous metals, food-processing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, clothes. Serbia has 14 free economic zones as of September 2017,<ref name="srbeconomiczone2017">{{cite news |last1=Mikavica |first1=A. |title=Slobodne zone mamac za investitore |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/388105/Slobodne-zone-mamac-za-investitore |access-date=17 March 2019 |work=politika.rs |date=3 September 2017 |language=sr |archive-date=6 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406133513/http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/388105/Slobodne-zone-mamac-za-investitore |url-status=live }}</ref> in which many foreign direct investments are realised. |
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The automotive industry is dominated by cluster located in [[Kragujevac]] and its vicinity, and contributes to export with about $2 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=10&dd=04&nav_id=761347 |title=Biz – Vesti – Auto-industrija za Srbiju kao IT |publisher=B92 |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=24 October 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017194628/http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=10&dd=04&nav_id=761347 |url-status=live }}</ref> Country is a leading steel producer in the wider region of Southeast Europe and had production of nearly 2 million tonnes of raw steel in 2018, coming entirely from [[Hesteel Serbia|Smederevo steel mill]], owned by the Chinese [[Hesteel Group|Hesteel]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://financialobserver.eu/cse-and-cis/incredible-rise-of-serbian-steel-industry/ |title=Incredible rise of Serbian steel industry {{!}} {{!}} Central European Financial Observer<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725134621/https://financialobserver.eu/cse-and-cis/incredible-rise-of-serbian-steel-industry/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Serbia's mining industry is comparatively strong: Serbia is the 18th largest producer of coal (7th in Europe) extracted from large deposits in [[RB Kolubara|Kolubara]] and [[Kostolac coal mine|Kostolac]] basins; it is also world's 23rd largest (3rd in Europe) producer of copper which is extracted by [[Zijin Bor Copper]], a large copper mining company, acquired by Chinese Zijin Mining in 2018; significant gold extraction is developed around [[Majdanpek]]. Serbia notably manufactures [[intel]] smartphones named Tesla smartphones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraf.rs/english/1672966-all-about-the-tesla-telephone-heres-why-the-serbian-smartphone-is-better-than-the-competition-photo-video|title=All about the Tesla Telephone|work=telegraf.rs|date=23 July 2015|access-date=6 February 2016|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010155535/http://www.telegraf.rs/english/1672966-all-about-the-tesla-telephone-heres-why-the-serbian-smartphone-is-better-than-the-competition-photo-video|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Automotive industry (with [[FIAT]] as a forebearer) is dominated by cluster located in [[Kragujevac]] and its vicinity, and contributes to country's exports with about $2 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=10&dd=04&nav_id=761347 |title=Biz – Vesti – Auto-industrija za Srbiju kao IT |publisher=B92 |date=4 October 2013}}</ref> Serbia's mining industry is comparatively strong: country is world's 18th largest producer of coal (7th in the Europe) extracted from large deposits in [[RB Kolubara|Kolubara]] and [[Kostolac coal mine|Kostolac]] basins; it is also world's 23rd largest (3rd in Europe) producer of copper which is extracted by [[RTB Bor]], a large domestic copper mining company; significant gold extraction is developed around [[Majdanpek]]. Food industry is well known both regionally and internationally and is one of the strong points of the economy.<ref>http://siepa.gov.rs/en/files/pdf2010/FOOD_SEKTOR.pdf</ref> Some of the international brand-names established production in Serbia: [[PepsiCo]] and [[Nestle]] in food-processing sector; [[Coca-Cola]] (Belgrade), [[Heineken]] (Novi Sad) and [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] (Bačka Palanka) in beverage industry; Nordzucker in sugar industry.<ref name="siepa.gov.rs"/> Clothing and textile industry has seen a surge in recent years with significant greenfeild investments by foreign companies: [[Benetton Group|Benneton]] in Niš, [[Geox]] in Vranje, Calzedonia in Sombor, Falke in Leskovac and others. Serbia's electronics industry had its peak in the 1980s and the industry today is only a third of what it was back then, but has witnessed a something of revival in last decade with investments of companies such as [[Siemens]] (wind turbines) in Subotica, [[Panasonic]] (lighting devices) in Svilajnac, and [[Gorenje]] (electrical home appliances) in Valjevo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/electronics.html |title=Electronics |publisher=Siepa.gov.rs |date=}}</ref> The pharmaceutical industry in Serbia comprises 20 manufacturers of generic drugs, of which [[Hemofarm a.d.|Hemofarm]] in Vršac and [[Galenika a.d.|Galenika]] in Belgrade, account for 80% of production volume. Domestic production meets over 60% of the local demand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/pharmaceutical.html|title=Pharmaceutical|publisher=Siepa.gov.rs |date=}}</ref> |
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Food industry is well known both regionally and internationally and is one of the strong points of the economy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siepa.gov.rs/en/files/pdf2010/FOOD_SEKTOR.pdf|title=Serbian Development Agency – RAS|work=siepa.gov.rs|access-date=24 October 2013|archive-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425052824/http://siepa.gov.rs/en/files/pdf2010/FOOD_SEKTOR.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some of the international brand-names established production in Serbia: [[PepsiCo]] and [[Nestlé]] in food-processing sector; Coca-Cola (Belgrade), [[Heineken]] (Novi Sad) and Carlsberg (Bačka Palanka) in beverage industry; Nordzucker in sugar industry.<ref name="siepa.gov.rs"/> Serbia's electronics industry had its peak in the 1980s and the industry today is only a third of what it was back then, but has witnessed a something of revival in last decade with investments of companies such as Siemens (wind turbines) in Subotica, [[Panasonic]] (lighting devices) in Svilajnac, and [[Gorenje]] (electrical home appliances) in Valjevo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/electronics.html |title=Electronics |publisher=Siepa.gov.rs |access-date=24 October 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213427/http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/electronics.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The pharmaceutical industry in Serbia comprises a dozen manufacturers of generic drugs, of which [[Hemofarm a.d.|Hemofarm]] in Vršac and [[Galenika a.d.|Galenika]] in Belgrade, account for 80% of production volume. Domestic production meets over 60% of the local demand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/pharmaceutical.html|title=Pharmaceutical|publisher=Siepa.gov.rs|access-date=24 October 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023701/http://siepa.gov.rs/en/index-en/key-industries/pharmaceutical.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Energy=== |
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The energy sector is one of the largest and most important sectors to the country's economy. Serbia is a net exporter of electricity and importer of key fuels (such as oil and gas). |
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Serbia has an abundance of coal, and significant reserves of oil and gas. Serbia's proven reserves of 5.5 billion tonnes of [[lignite|coal lignite]] are the fifth largest in the world (second in Europe, after Germany).<ref name="b92.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=19&nav_id=507192 |title=Biz – Vesti – Srbija ima uglja za još jedan vek |date=19 April 2011 |publisher=B92 |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017195753/http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=19&nav_id=507192 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldenergy.org/documents/ser_2010_report_1.pdf |title=2010 Survey of World Energy Resources |publisher=World Energy Council |access-date=20 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824071141/http://www.worldenergy.org/documents/ser_2010_report_1.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> |
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[[File:Dam Serbia Djerdap 2.jpg|thumb|The [[Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station|Đerdap 1 Hydroelectric Power Station]] is the largest dam on the Danube river and one of the largest hydro power stations in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrmjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=182|title=Monitoring of the Iron Gate Hydropower and Navigation System on the Danube River|website=wrmjournal.com|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106153740/https://www.wrmjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=182|url-status=dead}}</ref>]] |
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[[File:NIS HQ in Novi-Sad.jpg|thumb|left|[[Naftna Industrija Srbije|NIS]] headquarters in [[Novi Sad]]]] |
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Coal is found in two large deposits: Kolubara (4 billion tonnes of reserves) and Kostolac (1.5 billion tonnes).<ref name="b92.net"/> Despite being small on a world scale, Serbia's oil and gas resources (77.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent and 48.1 billion cubic metres, respectively) have a certain regional importance since they are largest in the region of former Yugoslavia as well as the Balkans (excluding Romania).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2179rank.html |url-status=dead |title=Country Comparison: Natural Gas – Proved Reserves |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309174844/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2179rank.html |archive-date=9 March 2013 }}</ref> Almost 90% of the discovered oil and gas are to be found in Banat and those oil and gas fields are by size among the largest in the Pannonian basin but are average on a European scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ogj.com/1/vol-110/issue-1a/exploration-development/exploration-production-full.html |title=Exploration, production pace faster in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Oil & Gas Journal |date=9 January 2012 |publisher=Ogj.com |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154422/http://www.ogj.com/1/vol-110/issue-1a/exploration-development/exploration-production-full.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The production of electricity in 2012 in Serbia was 36.06 billion kilowatt-hours (KWh), while the final electricity consumption amounted to 35.5 billion kilowatt-hours (KWh).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?v=79&c=ri&l=en |title=Serbia – Electricity – production – Historical Data Graphs per Year |publisher=Indexmundi.com |date=1 January 2011}}</ref> Most of the electricity produced comes from thermal-power plants (72.7% of all electricity) and to a lesser degree from [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric-power plants]] (27.3%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forumserbia.eu/P42A0C50S26/Energy-Sector.htm |title=Sectors >> Energy Sector .:: Italy-Serbia: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Development :: |language={{it icon}} |publisher=Forumserbia.eu |date=6 March 2012}}</ref> There are 6 lignite-operated [[Fossil-fuel power station|thermal-power plants]] with an installed power of 3,936 MW; largest of which are 1,502 MW-[[TPP Nikola Tesla|Nikola Tesla 1]] and 1,160 MW-[[TPP Nikola Tesla|Nikola Tesla 2]], both in Obrenovac.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tent.rs/en/about-us |title=TENT – Responsibility and Privilege |publisher=Tent.rs |date=}}</ref> Total installed power of 9 hydroelectric-power plants is 2,831 MW, largest of which is [[Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station|Đerdap 1]] with capacity of 1,026 MW.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djerdap.rs/index.aspx?pageno=14&mId=177&mpId=69&langId=2 |title=HE Đerdap 1 – Tehničke karakteristike |publisher=Djerdap.rs |date=}}</ref> In addition to this, there are mazute and gas-operated thermal-power plants with an installed power of 353 MW.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://serbia-energy.eu/energy-sector-serbia/ |title=Serbia Energy Business Magazine – Energy Sector Serbia |publisher=Serbia-energy.eu |date=}}</ref> The entire production of electricity is concentrated in [[Elektroprivreda Srbije|Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS)]], public electric-utility power company. |
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The production of electricity in 2015 in Serbia was 36.5 billion kilowatt-hours (KWh), while the final electricity consumption amounted to 35.5 billion kilowatt-hours (KWh).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eps.rs/Eng/Article.aspx?lista=Novosti&id=69 |title=Higher production, EPS stable in 2017 |publisher=eps.rs |access-date=8 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924231958/http://www.eps.rs/Eng/Article.aspx?lista=Novosti&id=69 |archive-date=24 September 2017 }}</ref> Most of the electricity produced comes from thermal-power plants (72.7% of all electricity) and to a lesser degree from [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric-power plants]] (27.3%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forumserbia.eu/P42A0C50S26/Energy-Sector.htm |title=Sectors >> Energy Sector .:: Italy-Serbia: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Development |language=it |publisher=Forumserbia.eu |date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193017/http://www.forumserbia.eu/P42A0C50S26/Energy-Sector.htm |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> There are 6 lignite-operated [[Fossil-fuel power station|thermal-power plants]] with an installed power of 3,936 MW.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tent.rs/en/about-us |title=TENT – Responsibility and Privilege |publisher=Tent.rs |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192009/http://www.tent.rs/en/about-us |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Total installed power of 9 hydroelectric-power plants is 2,831 MW.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djerdap.rs/index.aspx?pageno=14&mId=177&mpId=69&langId=2 |title=HE Đerdap 1 – Tehničke karakteristike |publisher=Djerdap.rs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403143323/http://www.djerdap.rs/index.aspx?pageno=14&mId=177&mpId=69&langId=2 |archive-date=3 April 2012 }}</ref> In addition to this, there are mazute and gas-operated thermal-power plants with an installed power of 353 MW.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://serbia-energy.eu/energy-sector-serbia/ |title=Serbia Energy Business Magazine – Energy Sector Serbia |publisher=Serbia-energy.eu |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162457/https://serbia-energy.eu/energy-sector-serbia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The entire production of electricity is concentrated in [[Elektroprivreda Srbije|Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS)]], public electric-utility power company. |
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The current oil production in Serbia amounts to over 1.1 million tons of oil equivalent<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nis.rs/o-nama/nis-ukratko/nis-u-brojkama?lang=en |title=НИС у бројкама | НИС |publisher=Nis.rs |date=}}</ref> and satisfies some 43% of country's needs while the rest is imported.<ref name="uk.practicallaw.com">{{cite web|url=http://uk.practicallaw.com/4-524-1945?q=*&qp=&qo=&qe= |title=Practical Law |publisher=Uk.practicallaw.com |date=1 February 2013}}</ref> National petrol company, [[Naftna Industrija Srbije|Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS)]], was acquired in 2008 by [[Gazprom Neft]]. The company has completed $700 million modernisation of oil-refinery in [[Pančevo]] (capacity of 4.8 million tons) and is currently in the midst of converting oil refinery in [[Novi Sad]] into lubricants-only refinery. It also operates network of 334 filling stations in Serbia (74% of domestic market) and additional 36 stations in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], 31 in [[Bulgaria]], and 28 in [[Romania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=11&dd=10&nav_id=775796 |title=Biz – Vesti – Kravčenko: NIS je već sada broj 1 |publisher=B92 |date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nis.rs/o-nama/nis-ukratko/nis-danas?lang=en |title=НИС данас | НИС |publisher=Nis.rs |date=}}</ref> There are 155 kilometers of crude oil pipelines connecting Pančevo and Novi Sad refineries as a part of trans-national [[Adria oil pipeline]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transnafta.rs/en/home/about_us/comp_activity/ |title=Transnafta – Home – About us – Company's activity |publisher=Transnafta.rs |date=}}</ref> |
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The current oil production in Serbia amounts to over 1.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nis.rs/o-nama/nis-ukratko/nis-u-brojkama?lang=en |title=НИС у бројкама | НИС |publisher=Nis.rs |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193618/http://www.nis.rs/o-nama/nis-ukratko/nis-u-brojkama?lang=en |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and satisfies some 43% of country's needs while the rest is imported.<ref name="uk.practicallaw.com">{{cite web |url=http://uk.practicallaw.com/4-524-1945?q=*&qp=&qo=&qe= |title=Practical Law |publisher=Uk.practicallaw.com |date=1 February 2013 |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-date=29 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329041056/http://uk.practicallaw.com/4-524-1945?q=*&qp=&qo=&qe= |url-status=live }}</ref> National petrol company, [[Naftna Industrija Srbije|Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS)]], was acquired in 2008 by [[Gazprom Neft]]. The company's refinery in Pančevo (capacity of 4.8 million tonnes) is one of the most modern oil-refineries in Europe; it also operates network of 334 filling stations in Serbia (74% of domestic market) and additional 36 stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 in [[Bulgaria]], and 28 in [[Romania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=11&dd=10&nav_id=775796 |title=Biz – Vesti – Kravčenko: NIS je već sada broj 1 |date=11 October 2013 |publisher=B92 |access-date=10 November 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017200835/http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=11&dd=10&nav_id=775796 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nis.rs/o-nama/nis-ukratko/nis-danas?lang=en |title=НИС данас | НИС |publisher=Nis.rs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192114/http://www.nis.rs/o-nama/nis-ukratko/nis-danas?lang=en |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> There are 155 kilometres of crude oil pipelines connecting Pančevo and Novi Sad refineries as a part of trans-national [[Adria oil pipeline]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transnafta.rs/en/home/about_us/comp_activity/ |title=Transnafta – Home – About us – Company's activity |publisher=Transnafta.rs |access-date=24 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185815/http://www.transnafta.rs/en/home/about_us/comp_activity/ |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Serbia is heavily dependent on foreign sources of natural gas, with only 17% coming from domestic production (totalling 491 million cubic meters in 2012) and the rest is imported, mainly from Russia (via gas pipelines that run through Ukraine and Hungary).<ref name="uk.practicallaw.com"/> [[Srbijagas]], public gas company, operates the natural gas transportation system which comprise 3,177 kilometers of trunk and regional natural gas pipelines and a 450 million cubic meter underground gas storage facility at [[Banatski Dvor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srbijagas.com/o-preduzecu/delatnost/transport/transport-prirodnog-gasa.67.html |title=Transport prirodnog gasa |publisher=Srbijagas |date=31 July 2013}}</ref> Major European transit gas pipeline, [[South Stream|South Stream pipeline]], will pass through Serbia in length of 422 kilometers and will have capacity of 40.5 billion cubic meters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wire.seenews.com/news/gazprom-mulls-funding-srbijagass-share-of-south-stream-pipeline-construction-costs-382868 |title=Gazprom mulls funding Srbijagas's share of South Stream pipeline construction costs – SeeNews The corporate wire |publisher=Wire.seenews.com |date=}}</ref> Construction of Serbian portion of the pipeline started in 2013 and is financed with $2.6 billion by the Russian energy giant [[Gazprom]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Tanjug |url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Ekonomija/Bajatovic-Radovi-na-izgradnji-gasovoda-trajace-oko-dve-godine.lt.html |title=Bajatoviću uručena lokacijska dozvola za "Južni tok" : Ekonomija : POLITIKA |publisher=Politika.rs |date=13 November 2013}}</ref> |
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Serbia is heavily dependent on foreign sources of natural gas, with only 17% coming from domestic production (totalling 491 million cubic metres in 2012) and the rest is imported, mainly from Russia (via gas pipelines that run through Ukraine and Hungary).<ref name="uk.practicallaw.com"/> [[Srbijagas]], public company, operates the natural gas transportation system which comprise {{convert|3177|km}} of trunk and regional natural gas pipelines and a 450 million cubic metre underground gas storage facility at [[Banatski Dvor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srbijagas.com/o-preduzecu/delatnost/transport/transport-prirodnog-gasa.67.html |title=Transport prirodnog gasa |publisher=Srbijagas |date=31 July 2013 |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194037/http://www.srbijagas.com/o-preduzecu/delatnost/transport/transport-prirodnog-gasa.67.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Balkan Stream gas pipeline opened through Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 January 2021|title=Balkan Stream gas pipeline opens through Serbia|url=https://rs.n1info.com/english/news/balkan-stream-gas-pipeline-opens-through-serbia/|access-date=2 January 2021|website=N1|language=sr-RS|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104115018/https://rs.n1info.com/english/news/balkan-stream-gas-pipeline-opens-through-serbia/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Serbia has a strategic transportation location since the country's backbone, Morava Valley, represents the easiest land route from continental Europe to Asia Minor and the [[Near East]].<ref name="International Trade Administration | Trade.gov 2021">{{cite web | title=Serbia | website=International Trade Administration | Trade.gov | date=8 March 2021 | url=http://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/serbia-infrastructure | access-date=20 June 2021 | archive-date=10 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510074340/https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/serbia-infrastructure | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Air Serbia Airbus A319 Milinkovic.jpg|thumb|right|[[Air Serbia]]'s Airbus A319]] |
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Serbian road network carries the bulk of traffic in the country. Total length of roads is {{cvt|45419|km}} of which {{cvt|962|km}} are "class-IA state roads" (i.e. [[motorways]]); {{cvt|4517|km}} are "class-IB state roads" (national roads); {{cvt|10941|km}} are "class-II state roads" (regional roads) and {{cvt|23780|km}} are "municipal roads".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/pdf/zakon_o_putevima_lat.pdf |title=Zakon |publisher=putevi-srbije.rs |access-date=26 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419032548/http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/pdf/zakon_o_putevima_lat.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/sr/putna-mrea-republike-srbije |title=Putna mreža Republike Srbije |publisher=putevi-srbije.rs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217053433/http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/sr/putna-mrea-republike-srbije |archive-date=17 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/index.php/en/about-us|title=About Us|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230072002/http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/index.php/en/about-us|archive-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> The road network, except for the most of class-IA roads, are of comparatively lower quality to the Western European standards because of lack of financial resources for their maintenance in the last 20 years. |
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[[File:Serbia Beograd westE75 from west IMG 9215.JPG|thumb|left|A3 motorway near [[Dobanovci]], west of Belgrade]] |
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Over {{cvt|300|km}} of new motorways were constructed in the last decade and additional {{cvt|154|km}} are currently under construction: [[A5 motorway (Serbia)|A5 motorway]] (from north of [[Kruševac]] to [[Čačak]]) and {{cvt|31|km}}-long segment of [[A2 motorway (Serbia)|A2]] (between Čačak and [[Požega, Serbia|Požega]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Potpisan komercijalni ugovor za auto-put Preljina–Požega|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/ekonomija/2952511/potpisan-komercijalni-ugovor-za-auto-put-preljinapozega.html|access-date=26 June 2018|work=Radio Television of Serbia|date=27 November 2017|language=sr|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224215106/https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/ekonomija/2952511/potpisan-komercijalni-ugovor-za-auto-put-preljinapozega.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://seenews.com/news/serbia-to-invest-800-mln-euro-in-morava-corridor-motorway-project-651609 |title=Serbia to invest 800 mln euro in Morava Corridor motorway project<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=SeeNews |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225075721/https://seenews.com/news/serbia-to-invest-800-mln-euro-in-morava-corridor-motorway-project-651609 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Coach (bus)|Coach]] transport is very extensive: almost every place in the country is connected by bus, from largest cities to the villages; in addition there are international routes (mainly to countries of Western Europe with large Serb diaspora). Routes, both domestic and international, are served by more than hundred [[intercity bus service|intercity coach services]], biggest of which are [[Lasta Beograd|Lasta]] and [[Niš-Ekspres]]. {{As of|2018}}, there were 1,999,771 registered passenger cars or 1 passenger car per 3.5 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/PdfE/G20191062.pdf |title=Statistical Release: Registered Road Motor Vehicles and Trailers and Road Traffic Accidents, 2018 |journal=Labour Force Survey |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |date=8 March 2019 |issn=0353-9555 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705081821/http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/PdfE/G20191062.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Serbia has {{cvt|3819|km}} of rail tracks, of which {{cvt|1279|km}} are electrified and {{cvt|283|km}} are double-track railroad.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> The major rail hub is Belgrade (and to a lesser degree Niš), while the most important railroads include: Belgrade–Subotica–Budapest (Hungary) (currently upgraded to high-speed status), [[Belgrade–Bar railway|Belgrade–Bar (Montenegro)]], [[Belgrade-Šid railway|Belgrade–Šid–Zagreb (Croatia)/Belgrade–Niš–Sofia (Bulgaria)]] (part of [[Pan-European Corridor X]]), and Niš–Thessaloniki (Greece). Some 75 km (46 mi) of new high-speed rail line between Belgrade and Novi Sad was opened in 2022 and additional 108 km (67 mi) from Novi Sad to Subotica and border with Hungary are currently under construction and due to open in 2025. Construction work for 212 km-long prolongation of the high-speed rail line to the south, to the city of Niš, is set to commence in 2024 and with its planned completion by the end of the decade four of country's five largest cities will be connected by the high-speed rail lines.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/186610/belgrade-novi-sad-high-speed-railway-open-to-traffic.php | title=Belgrade-Novi Sad high-speed railway open to traffic | access-date=24 February 2023 | archive-date=24 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145308/https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/186610/belgrade-novi-sad-high-speed-railway-open-to-traffic.php | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bizlife.rs/novi-sad-subotica-railway-closes-works-on-high-speed-railway-begin/ | title=Novi Sad – Subotica railway closes, works on high-speed railway begin | date=7 April 2022 | access-date=24 February 2023 | archive-date=24 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145308/https://bizlife.rs/novi-sad-subotica-railway-closes-works-on-high-speed-railway-begin/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.railfreight.com/railfreight/2022/11/25/europe-pours-billions-into-serbian-belgrade-nis-line-as-ten-t-extends/ | title=Europe pours billions into Serbian Belgrade-Niš line as TEN-T extends | date=25 November 2022 | access-date=24 February 2023 | archive-date=24 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145307/https://www.railfreight.com/railfreight/2022/11/25/europe-pours-billions-into-serbian-belgrade-nis-line-as-ten-t-extends/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Rail services are operated by [[Srbija Voz]] (passenger transport) and [[Srbija Kargo]] (freight transport).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serbianrailways.com/active/en/home/glavna_navigacija/o_preduzecu/opste_informacije.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160518034614/http://www.serbianrailways.com/active/en/home/glavna_navigacija/o_preduzecu/opste_informacije.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2016 |title=General Information |publisher=Serbian Railways }}</ref> |
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Serbia has 3,819 kilometers of rail tracks, of which 1,279 are electrified and 283 kilometers are double-track railroad.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> The major rail hub is [[Belgrade]] (and to a lesser degree [[Niš]]), while the most important railroads include: [[Belgrade–Bar railway|Belgrade-Bar (Montenegro)]], [[Belgrade-Šid railway|Belgrade-Šid-Zagreb (Croatia)/Belgrade-Niš-Sofia (Bulgaria)]] (part of [[Pan-European Corridor X]]), |
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Belgrade-Subotica-Budapest (Hungary) and Niš-Thessaloniki (Greece). Although still a major mode of freight transportation, railroads face increasing problems with the maintenance of the infrastructure and lowering speeds. All rail services are operated by public rail company, [[Serbian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.serbianrailways.com/active/en/home/glavna_navigacija/o_preduzecu/opste_informacije.html |title=General Information |publisher=Serbian Railways |date=}}</ref> |
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There are three airports with regular passenger services reaching over 6 million passengers in 2022 with [[Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport]] serving bulk of it, being a hub of flagship carrier [[Air Serbia]] which flies to 80 destinations in 32 countries (including intercontinental flights to New York City, Chicago and Tianjin) and carried 2.75 million passengers in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Destinations |url=https://www.airserbia.com/en/destinations |website=airserbia.com |access-date=19 January 2023 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119004953/https://www.airserbia.com/en/destinations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jajcanin |first1=Djordje |title=Air Serbia passenger traffic more than doubles in December |url=https://seenews.com/news/air-serbia-passenger-traffic-more-than-doubles-in-december-810311 |website=seenews.com |date=4 January 2023 |access-date=19 January 2023 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119225644/https://seenews.com/news/air-serbia-passenger-traffic-more-than-doubles-in-december-810311 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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There are only two cities in Serbia (excluding Kosovo) served by international airports with regular passenger traffic: Belgrade and [[Niš]]. Belgrade [[Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport|Nikola Tesla Airport]] served 3.54 million passengers in 2013, and is a hub of flagship carrier [[Air Serbia]].<ref>http://www.beg.aero/about_us/traffic_figures/traffic_figures.889.html</ref> |
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Serbia has a developed inland water transport since there are {{cvt|1716|km}} of navigable inland waterways ({{cvt|1043|km|disp=comma}} of navigable rivers and {{cvt|673|km|disp=comma}} of navigable canals), which are almost all located in northern third of the country.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> The most important inland waterway is the Danube. Other navigable rivers include Sava, Tisza, [[Bega River (Tisza)|Begej]] and [[Timiş River]]s, all of which connect Serbia with Northern and Western Europe through the [[Rhine–Main–Danube Canal]] and [[North Sea]] route, to Eastern Europe via the Tisza, Begej and Danube Black Sea routes, and to Southern Europe via the Sava river. More than 8 million tonnes of cargo were transported on Serbian rivers and canals in 2018 while the largest river ports are: Novi Sad, Belgrade, Pančevo, [[Smederevo]], Prahovo and Šabac.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/Pdf/G20192052.pdf |title=Statistical Yearbook |journal=Statistički Godišnjak Srbije = Statistical Yearbook of Serbia |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |date=2019 |location=Belgrade |access-date=9 May 2022 |issn=0354-4206 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510074412/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/Pdf/G20192052.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siepa.gov.rs/site/en/home/1/investing_in_serbia/modern_infrastructure/transport/ |title=Investing in Serbia: Modern Infrastructure, Transport |publisher=SIEPA |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106001304/http://www.siepa.gov.rs/site/en/home/1/investing_in_serbia/modern_infrastructure/transport/ |archive-date=6 November 2009 }}</ref> |
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[[File:Avala TV Tower.jpg|thumb|upright|205 meters-high [[Avala Tower|Avala telecommunication tower]]]] |
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Serbia has a developed inland water transport since there are 1,716 kilometers of navigable inland waterways (1,043 km of navigable rivers and 673 km of navigable canals), which are almost all located in northern third of the country.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> The most important inland waterway is the [[Danube]] (part of Pan-European Corridor VII). Other navigable rivers include [[Sava River|Sava]], [[Tisza]], [[Bega River (Tisza)|Begej]] and [[Timiş River]], all of which connect Serbia with Northern and Western Europe through the [[Rhine–Main–Danube Canal]] and [[North Sea]] route, to Eastern Europe via the Tisza, Begej and Danube Black Sea routes, and to Southern Europe via the Sava river. More than 2.1 million tons of cargo were transported on Serbian rivers and canals in 2011 while the largest river ports are: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pančevo, [[Smederevo]], [[Prahovo]] and Šabac.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siepa.gov.rs/site/en/home/1/investing_in_serbia/modern_infrastructure/transport/|title=Investing in Serbia: Modern Infrastructure, Transport|publisher=SIEPA|accessdate=28 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref> |
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===Telecommunications=== |
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Fixed telephone lines connect 81% of households in Serbia, and with about 9.1 million users the number of cellphones surpasses the total population of by 28%.<ref name="ratel.rs"/> The largest mobile operator is [[Telekom Srbija]] with 4.2 million subscribers, followed by [[Yettel Serbia|Yettel]] with 2.8 million users and [[A1 Srbija|A1]] with about 2 million.<ref name="ratel.rs">{{cite web|url= http://www.ratel.rs/upload/documents/Pregled_trzista/Pregled%20trzista%202016.pdf|title= Pregled trzista|date= 2017|website= ratel.rs|access-date= 4 February 2018|archive-date= 5 February 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072158/http://www.ratel.rs/upload/documents/Pregled_trzista/Pregled%20trzista%202016.pdf|url-status= live}}</ref> Some 58% of households have fixed-line (non-mobile) broadband Internet connection while 67% are provided with [[pay television|pay television services]] (i.e. 38% cable television, 17% IPTV, and 10% satellite).<ref name="ratel.rs"/> [[Digital television transition]] has been completed in 2015 with [[DVB-T2]] standard for signal transmission.<ref name=EJC>Jovanka Matic and Larisa Rankovic, "[http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/serbia Serbia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113100100/http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/serbia |date=13 January 2016 }}", EJC Media Landscapes; accessed 11 March 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etv.rs/etvesti/87-etvakcije/281-zavrsena-digitalizacija|title=ZAVRŠENA DIGITALIZACIJA!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085213/http://www.etv.rs/etvesti/87-etvakcije/281-zavrsena-digitalizacija|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> |
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Serbia is not a mass-tourism destination but nevertheless has a diverse range of touristic products.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serbia-times.com/dacic-tourism-records-positive-growth-rates/ |title=Serbia Times Daily News – Dacic: Tourism records positive growth rates |publisher=Serbia-times.com |date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101215047/http://www.serbia-times.com/dacic-tourism-records-positive-growth-rates/ |archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2019, total of over 3.6 million tourists were recorded in accommodations, of which half were foreign.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/pdf/G20201020.pdf|title=Office of the Republic of Serbia, data for 2019|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131114100/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/pdf/G20201020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Foreign exchange earnings from tourism were estimated at $1.5 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.blic.rs/biznis/vesti/ljajic-cilj-je-17-milijardi-dolara-od-turizma-u-2019-godini/s7bhyxq |title=Ljajić: Cilj je 1,7 milijardi dolara od turizma u 2019. godini<!-- Bot generated title --> |date=21 February 2019 |access-date=22 July 2019 |archive-date=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722164109/https://www.blic.rs/biznis/vesti/ljajic-cilj-je-17-milijardi-dolara-od-turizma-u-2019-godini/s7bhyxq |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Tourism is mainly focused on the mountains and spas of the country, which are mostly visited by domestic tourists, as well as Belgrade and, to a lesser degree, [[Novi Sad]], which are preferred choices of foreign tourists (almost two-thirds of all foreign visits are made to these two cities).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.totaltravel.yahoo.com/destinations/destination/serbia/ |title=Serbia |publisher=au.totaltravel.yahoo.com |access-date=20 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102021309/http://au.totaltravel.yahoo.com/destinations/destination/serbia/ |archive-date=2 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/repository/documents/00/02/64/14/16-Turizam.pdf|title=Tourism|website=stat.gov.rs|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205535/http://www.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/repository/documents/00/02/64/14/16-Turizam.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The most famous mountain resorts are [[Kopaonik ski resort|Kopaonik]], [[Stara Planina ski resort|Stara Planina]] and [[Tornik ski resort|Zlatibor]]. There are also many [[spa]]s in Serbia, the biggest of which are [[Vrnjačka Banja]], [[Soko Banja]], and [[Banja Koviljača]]. City-break and conference tourism is developed in Belgrade and Novi Sad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/putovanja/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=02&dd=06&nav_id=808985|title=Putovanja – Porast broja turista u Beogradu u 2013. – B92 Putovanja|website=B92|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=10 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010102244/http://www.b92.net/putovanja/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=02&dd=06&nav_id=808985|url-status=live}}</ref> Other touristic products that Serbia offer are natural wonders like [[Djavolja varos|Đavolja varoš]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serbia.travel/nature/natural-monuments/djavolja-varos/ |title=Đavolja varoš |access-date=20 March 2013 |publisher=serbia.travel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508104848/https://www.serbia.travel/nature/natural-monuments/djavolja-varos/ |archive-date=8 May 2013 }}</ref> Christian pilgrimage to the many [[List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries|Orthodox monasteries]] across the country and the river cruising along the Danube. There are several internationally popular music festivals held in Serbia, such as [[Exit (festival)|EXIT]] and the [[Guča trumpet festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=1087&yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=01&nav_id=522607 |title=Kultura – Vesti – Na Exitu oko 25 hiljada stranaca |date=7 January 2011 |publisher=B92 |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-date=13 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813100508/http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=1087&yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=01&nav_id=522607 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Serbia is not a mass-tourism destination but nevertheless has diverse range of touristic products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.serbia-times.com/dacic-tourism-records-positive-growth-rates/ |title=Serbia Times Daily News – Dacic: Tourism records positive growth rates |publisher=Serbia-times.com |date=28 May 2013}}</ref> In 2013, total of 2,192,435 tourists were recorded in accommodations, of which 921,768 were foreign, while the average length of a tourist stay was 3.6 days (2.3 days for foreign tourists).<ref>http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/repository/documents/00/01/29/14/ut10012014.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srbija.travel/turisticki-promet-u-republici-srbiji-u-2012-godini/ |title=Turistički promet u Republici Srbiji u 2012. godini « Turistička organizacija Srbije |publisher=Srbija.travel |date=}}</ref> Foreign exchange earnings for the same year were estimated at $1.053 billion, while total income from tourism is estimated around $2.5 billion .,<ref>http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/Ekonomija/1558953/Turizam+razvojna+%C5%A1ansa+Srbije.html</ref><ref>http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/1069096-srpski-prihodi-od-turizma-25-milijardi-dolara</ref> |
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Tourism is mainly focused on the mountains and spas of the country, which are mostly visited by domestic tourists, as well as [[Belgrade]] which is preferred choice of foreign tourists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.totaltravel.yahoo.com/destinations/destination/serbia/ |title=Serbia |publisher=au.totaltravel.yahoo.com|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> The most famous mountain resorts are [[Kopaonik]], [[Balkan Mountains|Stara Planina]], and [[Zlatibor]]. There are also many [[spa]]s in Serbia, the biggest of which is [[Vrnjačka Banja]], [[Soko Banja]], and [[Banja Koviljača]]. City-break and conference tourism is developed in Belgrade (which was visited by 517,401 foreign tourists in 2013, more than a half of all international visits to the country) and to a lesser degree [[Novi Sad]].<ref>http://www.b92.net/putovanja/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=02&dd=06&nav_id=808985</ref> Other touristic products that Serbia offer are natural wonders like [[Djavolja varos|Đavolja varoš]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serbia.travel/nature/natural-monuments/djavolja-varos/ |title=Đavolja varoš |accessdate=20 March 2013 |publisher=serbia.travel}}</ref> Christian pilgrimage to the many [[List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries|Orthodox monasteries]] across the country<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infohub.com/vacation_packages/6508.html |title=Pilgrimage of Saint Sava |publisher=Info Hub}}</ref> and the river cruising along the [[Danube]]. There are several internationally popular music festivals held in Serbia, such as [[Exit (festival)|EXIT]] (with 25–30,000 foreign visitors coming from 60 different countries) and the [[Guča trumpet festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=1087&yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=01&nav_id=522607 |title=Kultura – Vesti – Na Exitu oko 25 hiljada stranaca |publisher=B92 |date=}}</ref> |
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File:Pančićev vrh during winter.jpg|[[Kopaonik|Kopaonik winter resort]] |
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File:Vrnjacka Banja 20.JPG|[[Vrnjačka Banja|Vrnjačka Banja spa resort]] |
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File:Đavolja Varoš.jpg|[[Đavolja Varoš|Đavolja Varoš natural monument]] |
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File:Pejzaz9.jpg|[[Zlatibor]] |
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File:Golubaccas.jpg|[[Golubac Fortress]] |
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File:EXIT 2012 Duran Duran (3).jpg|[[Exit (festival)|EXIT festival]] |
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==Education and science== |
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According to 2011 census, literacy in Serbia stands at 98% of population while computer literacy is at 49% (complete computer literacy is at 34.2%).<ref>[http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Skolska%20sprema,%20pismenost%20i%20kompjuterska%20pismenost-Educational%20attainment,%20literacy%20and%20computer%20literacy%20.pdf 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808003023/http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Skolska%20sprema,%20pismenost%20i%20kompjuterska%20pismenost-Educational%20attainment,%20literacy%20and%20computer%20literacy%20.pdf |date=8 August 2019 }} Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia</ref> Same census showed the following levels of education: 16.2% of inhabitants have higher education (10.6% have bachelors or master's degrees, 5.6% have an associate degree), 49% have a secondary education, 20.7% have an elementary education, and 13.7% have not completed elementary education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=1565|title=Education stats in Serbia|website=webrzs.stat.gov.rs|access-date=20 March 2013|archive-date=29 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329042240/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=1565|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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[[File:Univerzitetska biblioteka Svetozar Marković.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Belgrade University Library|University of Belgrade Library]]]] |
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According to 2011 census, literacy in Serbia stands at 98% of population while computer literacy is at 49% (complete computer literacy is at 34.2%).<ref>http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Skolska%20sprema,%20pismenost%20i%20kompjuterska%20pismenost-Educational%20attainment,%20literacy%20and%20computer%20literacy%20.pdf</ref> Same census showed the following levels of education: 16.2% of inhabitants have higher education (10.6% have bachelors or masters degrees, 5.6% have an associates degree), 49% have a secondary education, 20.7% have an elementary education, and 13.7% have not completed elementary education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=1565|title=Education stats in Serbia|work=webrzs.stat.gov.rs|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Education in Serbia is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science. Education starts in either preschools or elementary schools. Children enroll in elementary schools at the age of seven. Compulsory education consists of eight grades of elementary school. Students have the opportunity to attend [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasiums]] and [[vocational school]]s for another four years, or to enroll in vocational training for 2 to 3 years. Following the completion of gymnasiums or vocational schools, students have the opportunity to attend university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ei-ie.org/barometer/en/profiles_detail.php?country=serbia|title=Education rights|work=ei-ie.org|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> Elementary and secondary education are also available in languages of recognised minorities in Serbia, where classes are held in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Slovak language|Slovak]], Albanian, Romanian, [[Rusyn language|Rusyn]], Bulgarian as well as Bosnian and Croatian languages. |
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[[File:Dositej Obradovic.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Dositej Obradović]], the founder of the [[University of Belgrade]] and Serbia's first [[Minister of Education (Serbia)|Minister of Education]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antikvarne-knjige.com/biografije/dositej_obradovic/dositej_obradovic_biografija.html |title=Biography (Serbian) |publisher=Antikvarne-knjige.com |accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>]] |
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There are 17 universities in Serbia (eight public universities with a total number of 85 [[Faculty (division)|faculties]] and nine private universities with 51 faculties).<ref>[http://www.pregled-rs.com/article.php?pid=144&id=14338 Survey Serbia Online], Retrieved on 31 July 2009</ref> In 2010/2011 academic year, 181,362 students attended 17 universities (148,248 at public universities and some 33,114 at private universities) while 47,169 attended 81 "higher schools".<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> Public universities in Serbia are: the [[University of Belgrade]] (oldest, founded in 1808, and largest university with 89,827 undergraduates and graduates<ref>http://www.mastersportal.eu/universities/943/university-of-belgrade.html</ref>), [[University of Novi Sad]] (founded in 1960 and with student body of 47,826<ref>http://www.uns.ac.rs/en/o_univerzitetu.htm/</ref>), [[University of Niš]] (founded in 1965; 27,000 students), [[University of Kragujevac]] (founded in 1976; 14,000 students), [[Univerzitet u Prištini|University of Priština – Kos. Mitrovica]], [[State University of Novi Pazar|Public University of Novi Pazar]] as well as two specialist universities – [[University of Arts (Belgrade)|University of Arts]] and [[Military Academy (Serbia)|University of Defence]]. Largest private universities include [[Megatrend University]] and [[Singidunum University]], both in Belgrade, and Educons University in Novi Sad. Public universities tend to be of a better quality and therefore more renowned than private ones. Thе [[University of Belgrade]] (placed in 301–400 bracket on [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|2013 Shanghai Ranking of World Universities]], being best-placed university in Southeast Europe after those in Athens and Thessaloniki) and [[University of Novi Sad]] are generally considered as the best institutions of higher learning in the country.<ref>http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2013.html</ref> |
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| caption2 = {{font|size=100%|text=[[Milutin Milanković]] was a [[climate science]] theorist who founded the [[Milankovitch cycles]] theory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Milankovitch/ |title=Milutin Milankovitch : Feature Articles |publisher=Earthobservatory.nasa.gov |access-date=15 August 2012|date=24 March 2000 |quote=The Serbian astrophysicist Milutin Milankovitch is best known for developing one of the most significant theories relating Earth motions and long-term climate change.}}</ref><ref name="Buis 2020 v709">{{cite web | last=Buis | first=Alan | title=Milankovitch (Orbital) Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet | website=Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet | date=27 February 2020 | url=https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/#:~:text=A%20century%20ago%2C%20Serbian%20scientist,glaciation%20periods%20(Ice%20Ages). | access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>}} |
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Education in Serbia is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science. Education starts in either preschools or elementary schools. Children enroll in elementary schools at the age of seven. Compulsory education consists of eight grades of elementary school. Students have the opportunity to attend [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasiums]] and [[vocational school]]s for another four years, or to enroll in vocational training for two to three years. |
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Serbia spent 0.64% of GDP on scientific research in 2012, which is one of the lowest R&D budgets in Europe.<ref>http://voditeracuna.rs/research/koliko-smo-daleko-od-zeljenih-1-bdp-a-izdvajanja-za-nauku-2/</ref> Serbia has a long history of excellence in maths and computer sciences which has created a strong pool of engineering talent, although economic sanctions during the 1990s and chronic underinvestment in research forced many scientific professionals to leave the country.<ref>http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/243991/Vise-od-10000-naucnika-napustilo-Srbiju</ref> Nevertheless, there are several areas in which Serbia still excels such as growing information technology sector, which includes software development as well as outsourcing. It generated $200 million in exports in 2011, both from international investors and a significant number of dynamic homegrown enterprises.<ref>http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2011&mm=10&dd=27&nav_id=552903</ref> In 2005 the global technology giant, [[Microsoft]], founded the Microsoft Development Center, only its fourth such centre in the world. Among the scientific institutes operating in Serbia, the largest are the [[Mihajlo Pupin Institute]] and [[Vinča Nuclear Institute]], both in Belgrade. The [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] is a [[learned society]] promoting science and arts from its inception in 1841.<ref>http://www.sanu.ac.rs/english/Index.aspx</ref> Country has a rich tradition of contributing to the field of science and technology with many renowned scientists. |
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Following the completion of gymnasiums or vocational schools, students have the opportunity to attend university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ei-ie.org/barometer/en/profiles_detail.php?country=serbia|title=Education rights|website=ei-ie.org|access-date=20 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027072732/http://www.ei-ie.org/barometer/en/profiles_detail.php?country=serbia|archive-date=27 October 2007}}</ref> Elementary and secondary education are also available in languages of recognised minorities in Serbia, where classes are held in Hungarian, Slovak, Albanian, Romanian, Rusyn, Bulgarian as well as Bosnian and Croatian languages. [[Petnica Science Center]] is a notable institution for extracurricular science education focusing on gifted students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://almanah.petnica.rs/23/01.html|title=Petnica kao nacionalni brend|website=almanah.petnica.rs|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> |
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*[[Nikola Tesla]], [[electrical engineer]] and inventor, best known for his contributions to the design of the modern [[alternating current]] (AC) [[electricity supply]] system including the AC [[induction motor]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Laplante |first=Phillip A. |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=soSsLATmZnkC |title=Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering 1999 |page=635 |publisher=Springer |year=1999 |isbn=978-3-540-64835-2}}</ref> The '''[[Tesla (unit)|tesla]]''' is the SI derived unit of magnetic flux density and was named after Tesla.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sizes.com/units/SI.htm |title=Details of SI units |publisher=sizes.com |date=1 July 2011 |accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> |
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*[[Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin|Mihajlo Pupin]] discovered a means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils of wire (known as Pupin coils) at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire (known as "pupinization").<ref>Pupin, M, ''Art of Reducing Attenuation of Electrical Waves and Apparatus Therefor'', US patent 0 652 230, filed 14 December 1899, issued 19 June 1900.</ref> |
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[[File:KnezMihailova ped.jpg|thumb|The [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] in [[Belgrade]], founded in 1841]] |
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*[[Milutin Milanković]] is known for his theory of ice ages, suggesting a relationship between the Earth's long-term climate changes and periodic changes in its orbit, now known as Milankovitch cycles. |
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*[[Mihailo Petrović]] is known for having contributed significantly to differential equations and phenomenology, as well as inventing one of the first prototypes of an analog computer. |
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There are 19 universities in Serbia (nine public universities with a total number of 86 [[Faculty (division)|faculties]] and ten private universities with 51 faculties).<ref>[http://www.pregled-rs.com/article.php?pid=144&id=14338 Survey Serbia Online], Retrieved on 31 July 2009</ref> In 2018/2019 academic year, 210,480 students attended 19 universities (181,310 at public universities and some 29,170 at private universities) while 47,169 attended 81 "higher schools".<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/><ref name="enrolledstudents2019">{{cite web |title=Уписани студенти, 2018/2019. школска година |url=http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2019/Pdf/G20191167.pdf |website=stat.gov.rs |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |access-date=30 June 2019 |language=sr |date=25 June 2019}}</ref> Public universities in Serbia are: the [[University of Belgrade]], [[University of Novi Sad]],<ref name="enrolledstudents2019"/> [[University of Niš]],<ref name="enrolledstudents2019"/> [[University of Kragujevac]], [[University of Priština (North Mitrovica)|University of Priština]], [[State University of Novi Pazar|Public University of Novi Pazar]] as well as three specialist universities – [[University of Arts (Belgrade)|University of Arts]], [[Military Academy (Serbia)|University of Defence]] and University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies. Largest private universities include [[Megatrend University]] and [[Singidunum University]], both in Belgrade, and Educons University in Novi Sad. The University of Belgrade (placed in 301–400 bracket on [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|2013 Shanghai Ranking of World Universities]], being best-placed university in Southeast Europe after those in Athens and Thessaloniki) and University of Novi Sad are generally considered the best institutions of higher learning in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2013.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2013 – Top 500 universities – Shanghai Ranking – 2013 – World University Ranking – 2013|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311085241/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2013.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*[[Miodrag Radulovacki]] is best known for postulating the Adenosine Sleep Theory in 1984.<ref>[http://lecerveau.mcgill.ca/flash/capsules/articles_pdf/adenosine.pdf Adenosine Sleep Theory: How I postulated it], Neurological Research, Mar 2005 by Radulovacki, Miodrag</ref> |
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Serbia spent 0.9% of GDP on scientific research in 2017, which is slightly below the European average.<ref>[https://knoema.com/atlas/Serbia/topics/Research-and-Development/RandD-Expenditure/RandD-expenditure-as-a-share-of-GDP Serbia R&D expenditure as a share of GDP, 1960–2018 – knoema.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Serbia was ranked 52nd in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite book |author=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |year=2024 |title=Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2024/en/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.wipo.int |page=18 |publisher=World Intellectual Property Organization |language=en |doi=10.34667/tind.50062 |isbn=978-92-805-3681-2}}</ref> Since 2018, Serbia is a full member of [[CERN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/135251/cern-council-unanimously-adopts-resolution-for-serbia-to-become-full-member.php|title=CERN Council unanimously adopts resolution for Serbia to become full member|last=srbija.gov.rs|website=www.srbija.gov.rs|language=en|access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a444118/Serbia-becomes-forth-non-Europen-Union-member-state-to-join-CERN.html|title=Serbia becomes CERN member state|website=N1 Srbija|date=14 December 2018|language=sr-Latn|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183341/http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a444118/Serbia-becomes-forth-non-Europen-Union-member-state-to-join-CERN.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Serbia has a long history of excellence in maths and computer sciences which has created a strong pool of engineering talent, although economic sanctions during the 1990s and chronic underinvestment in research forced many scientific professionals to leave the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/243991/Vise-od-10000-naucnika-napustilo-Srbiju|title=Blic Online – Više od 10.000 naučnika napustilo Srbiju |website=Blic Online|date=27 March 2011 |access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> Nevertheless, there are several areas in which Serbia still excels such as growing information technology sector, which includes software development as well as outsourcing. It generated over $1.2 billion in exports in 2018, both from international investors and a significant number of dynamic homegrown enterprises.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/serbia-generates-over-1-bln-euro-in-ict-exports-for-the-first-time-ever/|title = Serbia generates over 1 BLN euro in ICT exports for the first time ever|date = 25 February 2019}}</ref> Serbia is one of the countries with the highest proportion of [[women in science]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Holman|first1=Luke|last2=Stuart-Fox|first2=Devi|last3=E. Hauser |first3=Cindy |title=The gender gap in science: How long until women are equally represented?|journal=PLOS Biology|date=April 2018 |volume=16 |issue=4|pages=e2004956|doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.2004956|pmid=29672508|pmc=5908072|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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Among the scientific institutes operating in Serbia, the largest are the [[Mihajlo Pupin Institute]] and [[Vinča Nuclear Institute]], both in Belgrade. The [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]] is a [[learned society]] promoting science and arts from its inception in 1841.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanu.ac.rs/english/Index.aspx|title=SASA|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020062034/http://www.sanu.ac.rs/English/Index.aspx |archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Culture== |
==Culture== |
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[[File:Beli andjeo2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mileševa Monastery|Mileševa monastery]]'s [[White Angel]] fresco (1235)]] |
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[[File:STUDENICA MONASTERY.jpg|thumb|right|Marble [[Studenica monastery]] built in 1196, [[World Heritage Sites in Serbia|UNESCO]]]] |
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For centuries straddling the boundaries between East and West, Serbia had been divided among the Eastern and |
For centuries straddling the boundaries between East and West, the territory of Serbia had been divided among the Eastern and Western halves of the [[Roman Empire]]; then between [[Byzantium]] and the Kingdom of Hungary; and in the early modern period between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire. These overlapping influences have resulted in cultural varieties throughout Serbia; its north leans to the profile of Central Europe, while the south is characteristic of the wider Balkans and even the Mediterranean. Serbia was influenced by the [[Republic of Venice]] as well, mainly though trade, literature and [[Romanesque art|romanesque architecture]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ML-aXrrBrv8C&q=Venetian+influences+on+Serbian+culture&pg=PA1616|title=World and Its Peoples|date=2010|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|isbn=978-0-7614-7903-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mihajlović |first=Radmila |date=2018|title=Following the traces of Serbs through Northern Italy |journal=Basis of Cultural Tourism Development|location=Rome|pages=37–39}}</ref> |
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Serbia has |
Serbia has five cultural monuments inscribed in the list of [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage]]: the early medieval capital [[Stari Ras]] and the 13th-century monastery [[Sopoćani]]; the 12th-century [[Studenica monastery]]; the Roman complex of [[Gamzigrad|Gamzigrad–Felix Romuliana]]; medieval tombstones [[Stećci]]; and finally the endangered [[Medieval Monuments in Kosovo]] (the monasteries of [[Visoki Dečani]], [[Our Lady of Ljeviš]], [[Gračanica Monastery|Gračanica]] and [[Patriarchal Monastery of Peć]]).{{sfn|Čanak-Medić|Todić|2017|p=}} |
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There are four literary works on UNESCO's [[Memory of the World Programme]]: the 12th-century ''[[Miroslav Gospel]]'', the electrical engineer and inventor [[Nikola Tesla]]'s archive, the telegram of [[Austria-Hungary]]`s declaration of war on Serbia, and the [[1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement]] archives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Memory of the World International Register - Serbia|url=https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/list?f%5B0%5D=countries%3A30d9168e-1b8a-57e7-8d65-5555dd3a97ba |access-date=4 December 2024|website=www.unesco.org/}}</ref> The ''[[slava (patron saint veneration)|slava]]'' (patron saint veneration), [[kolo (dance)|kolo]] (traditional folk dance), singing to the accompaniment of the [[gusle]], [[Zlakusa pottery]], [[slivovitz]] (plum brandy) and [[Naïve art|naïve painting]] practices of [[Kovačica]] are inscribed on [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Serbia Intangible Heritage|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/state/serbia-RS |access-date=4 December 2024|website=www.unesco.org/}}</ref> The [[Minister of Culture (Serbia)|Ministry of Culture and Information]] is tasked with preserving the nation's [[Cultural Heritage of Serbia|cultural heritage]] and overseeing its development, with further activities undertaken by local governments. |
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The [[Minister of Culture (Serbia)|Ministry of Culture and Information]] is tasked with preserving the nation's [[Cultural Heritage of Serbia|cultural heritage]] and overseeing its development. Further activities supporting development of culture are undertaken at local government level. |
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===Art=== |
===Art and architecture=== |
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[[File:Kosovski božuri.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|''Kosovo peonies'' by [[Nadežda Petrović]], part of the collection of the [[National Museum of Serbia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Надежда Петровић, Косовски божури (Грачаница), 1913. {{!}} Народни музеј |url=https://www.narodnimuzej.rs/nadezhda-petrovi-kosovski-bozhuri-grachanitsa-1913-2/?lang=en |access-date=27 July 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>]] |
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Traces of Roman and early Byzantine Empire architectural heritage are found in many royal cities and palaces in Serbia, such as [[Sirmium]], [[Viminacium]], [[Mediana]], [[Gamzigrad|Felix Romuliana]] and [[Justiniana Prima]], since 535 the seat of the [[Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima]].{{sfn|Turlej|2016|p=193}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=INSTITUTE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL MONUMENTS OF SERBIA - BELGRADE |url=https://www.heritage.gov.rs/english/nepokretna_kulturna_dobra.php |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=www.heritage.gov.rs}}</ref> |
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[[File:Kosovka devojka.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kosovo Maiden]] (1919) by [[Uroš Predić]], based on [[Serbian epic poetry]], which was praised by many famous persons such as [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], [[Jacob Grimm]], [[Hans Christian Andersen]] and [[Carl Spitteler]].<ref>Volim te Srbijo, zapisi svetskih autora o Srbiji i Srbima kroz vekove, Ikea, 1996. godine, autor nepoznat.</ref>]] |
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Traces of Roman and early Byzantine Empire architectural heritage are found in many royal cities and palaces in Serbia, like [[Sirmium]], [[Gamzigrad|Gamzigrad-Felix Romuliana]] and [[Justiniana Prima]]. |
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Serbian monasteries |
Serbian monasteries were under the influence of [[Byzantine Art]], particularly after the fall of Constantinople in 1204 when many Byzantine artists fled to Serbia.<ref name="The Royal Family of Serbia">{{cite web | title=Serbian art | website=The Royal Family of Serbia | date=25 April 2020 | url=https://royalfamily.org/about-serbia/serbian-art/ | access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> The monasteries include Studenica (built around 1190), which was a model for such later monasteries as [[Mileševa]], Sopoćani, [[Žiča]], [[Gračanica monastery|Gračanica]] and Visoki Dečani. Numerous monuments and cultural sites were destroyed at various stages of Serbian history, including [[Destruction of Serbian heritage in Kosovo|destruction in Kosovo]]. In the late 14th and the 15th centuries, an autochthonous architectural style known as [[Morava architectural school|Morava style]] evolved in the area around Morava Valley. A characteristic of this style was the wealthy decoration of the frontal church walls. Examples of this include [[Manasija]], [[Ravanica]] and [[Kalenić Monastery|Kalenić]] monasteries. |
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Frescos include [[White Angel]] (Mileševa monastery), ''Crucifixion'' (Studenica monastery) and ''Dormition of the Virgin'' (Sopoćani).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.rs/~todorom/tutorials/rad43.html|title=Spirituality and Materiality on Serbian Frescoes |website=afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.rs|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> |
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During the time of Turkish occupation, Serbian art was virtually non-existent, with the exception of several Serbian artists who lived in the lands ruled by the [[Habsburg Monarchy]]. Traditional Serbian art showed some [[Baroque]] influences at the end of the 18th century as shown in the works of [[Nikola Nešković]], [[Teodor Kračun]], [[Zaharije Orfelin]] and Jakov Orfelin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/dmedakovic-art_xviii-xix.html |title=Art in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries |language={{en icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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The country is dotted with many well-preserved medieval fortifications and castles such as [[Smederevo Fortress]] (largest lowland fortress in Europe),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turorama.com/day-tours/private-day-tours-from-belgrade/viminacium-smederevo-fortress|title=Viminacium & Smederevo fortress|website=www.turorama.com|language=en-gb|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> [[Golubac Fortress|Golubac]], [[Maglič]], [[Soko Grad (Sokobanja)|Soko grad]], [[Belgrade Fortress]], [[Ostrvica Fortress|Ostrvica]] and [[Ram Fortress|Ram]]. |
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Serbian painting showed the influence of [[Biedermeier]], [[Neoclassicism]] and Romanticism during the 19th century. The most important Serbian painters of the first half of 20th century were [[Paja Jovanović]] and [[Uroš Predić]] of [[Realism (arts)|Realism]], Cubist [[Sava Šumanović]], [[Milena Pavlović-Barili]] and [[Nadežda Petrović]] of Impressionism, Expressionist [[Milan Konjović]]. Noted painters of the second half of 20th century include [[Marko Čelebonović]], [[Petar Lubarda]], [[Milo Milunović]], and [[Vladimir Veličković]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/mprotic-art_xx_a.html |title=Painting and sculpture in the twentieth century |language={{en icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Under Ottoman occupation, Serbian art was virtually non-existent outside the lands ruled by the Habsburg monarchy. Traditional Serbian art showed [[Baroque]] influences at the end of the 18th century as shown in the works of [[Nikola Nešković]], [[Teodor Kračun]], [[Zaharije Orfelin]] and [[Jakov Orfelin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/dmedakovic-art_xviii-xix.html |title=Art in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> Serbian painting showed the influence of [[Biedermeier]] and [[Neoclassicism]] as seen in works by [[Konstantin Danil]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs/en/biedermeier.html|title=Biedermeier Of The 19th Century|website=www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110123113/http://www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs/en/biedermeier.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Arsenije Teodorović]] and [[Pavel Đurković]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1144228|title=19. vek|website=Nedeljnik Vreme|date=16 October 2013|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302014859/https://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1144228|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many painters followed the artistic trends set in the 19th century Romanticism, notably [[Đura Jakšić]], [[Stevan Todorović]], [[Katarina Ivanović]] and [[Novak Radonić]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hQBUJVwjcjsC&pg=PA43|title=Serbia|last=Mitchell|first=Laurence|date=2010|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-326-9|page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs/en/romanticism.html|title=Romanticism Of The 19th Century|website=www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs|access-date=10 June 2019|archive-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404044027/http://www.galerijamaticesrpske.rs/en/romanticism.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Serbian painters of the first half of the 20th century include [[Paja Jovanović]] and [[Uroš Predić]] of [[Realism (arts)|Realism]], Cubist [[Sava Šumanović]], [[Milena Pavlović-Barili]] and [[Nadežda Petrović]] of Impressionism, Expressionist [[Milan Konjović]]. Painters of the second half of 20th century include [[Marko Čelebonović]], [[Petar Lubarda]], [[Milo Milunović]], [[Ljubomir Popović]] and [[Vladimir Veličković]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/mprotic-art_xx_a.html |title=Painting and sculpture in the twentieth century |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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There are around 100 art museums in Serbia, of which the most prominent is the [[National Museum of Serbia|National Museum]], founded in 1844; it houses one of the largest art collections in the Balkans with more than 400,000 exhibits, over 5,600 paintings and 8,400 drawings and prints, including many foreign masterpiece collections. Other art museums of note are [[Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgrade)|Museum of Contemporary Art]] in Belgrade and [[Museum of Vojvodina]] in Novi Sad. |
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[[Anastas Jovanović]] was one of the earliest photographers in the world. [[Marina Abramović]] is a performance artist. [[Pirot carpet]] is a traditional handicraft in Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/serbia/articles/the-rich-history-of-serbias-pirot-rugs/|title=The Rich History of Serbia's Pirot Rugs|last=Bills|first=John William|website=Culture Trip|date=25 June 2018|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/22/world/europe/pirot-carpets-serbia/index.html|title=Magic and mystery weaved through threads of Pirot carpets|author=Milena Veselinovic, for|website=CNN|date=22 December 2014|language=en-US|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> |
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There are around 180 museums in Serbia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muzejirade.com/muzeji/|title=Lista muzeja|website=muzejirade.com|language=en-GB|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417195522/http://muzejirade.com/muzeji/|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> including the [[National Museum of Serbia]], founded in 1844, houses one of the largest art collections in the Balkans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myforevertravel.com/national-museum-belgrade-international-collection/|title=International Collection – National Museum Belgrade|date=23 February 2019|website=My Forever Travel|language=en-GB|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> Other art museums include the [[Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgrade)|Museum of Contemporary Art]] in Belgrade, the [[Museum of Vojvodina]] and the [[Gallery of Matica Srpska]] in Novi Sad. |
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===Literature=== |
===Literature=== |
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[[File:Page of Miroslav Gospel 01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|[[Miroslav's Gospel]] (1186) is a 362-page illuminated manuscript on parchment listed in [[UNESCO]]'s Memory of the World Register.]] |
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Serbian uses the Cyrillic alphabet created by the students of the brothers [[Cyril and Methodius]] at the [[Preslav Literary School]] in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite book | first=Francis | last=Dvornik |title=The Slavs: Their Early History and Civilization | quote = The Psalter and the Book of Prophets were adapted or "modernized" with special regard to their use in Bulgarian churches, and it was in this school that glagolitic writing was replaced by the so-called Cyrillic writing, which was more akin to the Greek uncial, simplified matters considerably and is still used by the Orthodox Slavs. | year=1956 |place=Boston | publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences |page=179}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica">{{cite web | title=History | website=Encyclopedia Britannica | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Serbia | access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> Serbian works from the early 11th century are written in [[Glagolitic]]. Starting in the 12th century, books were written in Cyrillic. The [[Miroslav Gospels]] from 1186 are considered to be the oldest book of Serbian medieval history and are listed in [[UNESCO]]'s [[Memory of the World Register]].<ref name=mow>{{cite web|title= Miroslav Gospel – Manuscript from 1180 |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/full-list-of-registered-heritage/registered-heritage-page-5/miroslav-gospel-manuscript-from-1180/| date=19 January 2014 |publisher=UNESCO Memory of the World Programme |access-date=14 December 2009}}</ref> |
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The beginning of Serbian literacy dates back to the activity of the brothers [[Cyril and Methodius]] in the Balkans. Monuments of Serbian literacy from the early 11th century can be found, written in [[Glagolitic]]. Starting in the 12th century, books were written in [[Cyrillic]]. From this epoch, the oldest Serbian Cyrillic book editorial are the [[Miroslav Gospels]]. The Miroslav Gospels are considered to be the oldest book of Serbian medieval history. |
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There are 551 public libraries, the largest of which are: the [[National Library of Serbia]] in Belgrade with about 6 million items, and [[Matica Srpska]] (the oldest [[matica]] and Serbian cultural institution, founded in 1826) in Novi Sad with nearly 3.5 million volumes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vesti online / Scena / Kultura / Narodna biblioteka slavi 180. rođendan |url=http://www.vesti-online.com/Scena/Kultura/206269/Narodna-biblioteka-slavi-180-rodendan |access-date=27 October 2014 |website=Vesti online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THE MATICA SRPSKA LIBRARY |url=http://www.bms.ns.ac.rs/bmseng101b.htm |access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> In 2010, there were 10,989 books and brochures published.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs" /> The book publishing market is dominated by several major publishers such as Laguna and Vulkan. The industry's centrepiece event, annual [[Belgrade Book Fair]], is the most visited cultural event in Serbia with 158,128 visitors in 2013.<ref>[http://www.beogradskisajamknjiga.com/system/en/home/newsplus/viewsingle/_params/newsplus_news_id/21675.html 2013 Book Fair in figures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111100947/http://www.beogradskisajamknjiga.com/system/en/home/newsplus/viewsingle/_params/newsplus_news_id/21675.html|date=11 November 2013}} Belgrade Book Fair.</ref> The highlight of the literary scene is awarding of [[NIN Prize]], given every January since 1954 for the best newly published novel in Serbian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aleksandar Gatalica Wins NIN Literary Prize |url=http://www.thebalkansdaily.com/aleksandar-gatalica-wins-nin-literary-prize/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009120700/http://www.thebalkansdaily.com/aleksandar-gatalica-wins-nin-literary-prize/ |archive-date=9 October 2014 |access-date=27 October 2014 |website=The Balkans Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=16 January 2019 |title=Vladimir Tabasevic winner of NIN Literary Award |url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/vladimir-tabasevic-winner-of-nin-literary-award/ |access-date=27 April 2019 |website=Serbian Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Notable medieval authors include [[Saint Sava]], Nun Jefimija, [[Stefan Lazarević]], [[Constantine of Kostenets]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_01.html#_Toc412462947 |title=Stara književnost |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century. Notable Baroque-influenced authors were [[Gavril Stefanović Venclović]], [[Jovan Rajić]], [[Zaharije Orfelin]], [[Andrija Zmajević]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_03.html |title=Od stare k novoj književnosti (Barokne tendencije) |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[Dositej Obradović]] was the most prominent figure of the [[Age of Enlightenment]], while the most notable [[Classicism|Classicist]] writer was [[Jovan Sterija Popović]], although his works also contained elements of Romanticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_04.html |title=Prosvećenost i počeci nove književnosti |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> In the era of national revival, in the first half of the 19th century, [[Vuk Stefanović Karadžić]] collected Serbian [[folk literature]], and reformed the Serbian language and spelling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_06.html |title=Predromantizam (Književnost Vukovog doba) |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> The first half of the 19th century was dominated by Romanticism, with [[Đura Jakšić]], [[Jovan Jovanović Zmaj]], [[Laza Kostić]], and [[Branko Radičević]] being the most notable representatives, while the second half of the century was marked by [[Literary realism|Realist]] writers such as [[Milovan Glišić]], [[Laza Lazarević]], [[Simo Matavulj]], [[Stevan Sremac]], [[Branislav Nušić]], [[Radoje Domanović]] and [[Borisav Stanković]]. The 20th century was dominated by the prose writers [[Ivo Andrić]] (the 1961 winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]), [[Miloš Crnjanski]], [[Meša Selimović]], [[Borislav Pekić]], [[Danilo Kiš]], [[Dobrica Ćosić]], [[Isidora Sekulić]], [[Branko Ćopić]] and [[Aleksandar Tišma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_07.html |title=Romantizam |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_08.html |title=Realizam |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> There were also many valuable poetic achievements, as seen by the writings of [[Milan Rakić]], [[Jovan Dučić]], [[Desanka Maksimović]], [[Vladislav Petković Dis]], [[Branko Miljković]], [[Vasko Popa]], [[Oskar Davičo]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_12.html |title=Posleratna književnost |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=rastko.rs |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[Milorad Pavić (writer)|Milorad Pavić]] stands out as being the most critically acclaimed contemporary Serbian writer, with his novel [[Dictionary of the Khazars]] that brought him international recognition. Other currently popular authors include [[David Albahari]], [[Goran Petrović]], [[Svetlana Velmar-Janković]], [[Svetislav Basara]] and [[Zoran Živković (writer)|Zoran Živković]]. |
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Medieval authors include Saint Sava, [[Jefimija]], [[Stefan Lazarević]], [[Constantine of Kostenets]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_01.html#_Toc412462947 |title=Stara književnost |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> Under Ottoman occupation, when Serbia was not part of the European [[Renaissance]], the tradition of oral story-telling through [[epic poetry]] was inspired by the [[Kosovo battle]] and folk tales rooted in [[Slavic mythology]]. [[Serbian epic poetry]] in those times was seen as the most effective way in preserving the national identity.{{sfn|Dragnich|1994|pp=29–30}}<ref name="CaseNaimark2003">{{cite book|editor-first1=Norman M.|editor-last1=Naimarkan|editor-first2=Holly |editor-last2=Case |first1=Wendy |last1=Bracewell |chapter=The Proud Name of Hadjaks |title=Yugoslavia and Its Historians: Understanding the Balkan Wars of the 1990s |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u5tUbUyXtToC&pg=PA25|year=2003|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0-8047-8029-2|pages=25–}}</ref> The oldest known, entirely fictional poems, make up the ''Non-historic cycle'', which is followed by poems inspired by events before, during and after the Battle of Kosovo. Folk ballads include ''The Death of the Mother of the Jugović Family'' and [[Hasanaginica|''The Mourning Song of the Noble Wife of the Asan Aga'']] (1646), translated into European languages by [[Goethe]], [[Walter Scott]], [[Pushkin]] and [[Mérimée]]. A tale from Serbian folklore is [[The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples]].<ref>[http://www.zeno.org/nid/20007912420 ''Volksmärchen der Serben: Der goldene Apfelbaum und die neun Pfauinnen''], on zeno.org.</ref> |
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There are 551 public libraries in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), biggest of which are two national libraries: [[National Library of Serbia]] in Belgrade with funds of about 5 million volumes, and [[Matica Srpska]] (oldest Serbian cultural institution, founded in 1826) in Novi Sad with nearly 3.5 million volumes.<ref>http://www.vesti-online.com/Scena/Kultura/206269/Narodna-biblioteka-slavi-180-rodendan</ref><ref>http://www.bms.ns.ac.rs/bmseng101b.htm</ref> In 2010, there were 10,989 books and brochures published.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> The book publishing market is dominated by several major publishers such as Laguna and Vulkan (both of which operate their own bookstore chains) and the industry's centerpiece event, annual [[Belgrade Book Fair]], is the most visited cultural event in Serbia with 158,128 visitors in 2013.<ref>http://www.beogradskisajamknjiga.com/system/en/home/newsplus/viewsingle/_params/newsplus_news_id/21675.html</ref> Highlight of the literary scene is awarding of [[NIN Prize]], most prestigious literary award given every January since 1954 for the best newly published novel in Serbian language (during times of Yugoslavia, in Serbo-Croatian language).<ref>http://www.thebalkansdaily.com/aleksandar-gatalica-wins-nin-literary-prize/</ref> |
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Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century. Baroque-influenced authors include [[Gavril Stefanović Venclović]], [[Jovan Rajić]], Zaharije Orfelin and [[Andrija Zmajević]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_03.html |title=Od stare k novoj književnosti (Barokne tendencije) |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[Dositej Obradović]] was a prominent figure of the [[Age of Enlightenment]], while [[Jovan Sterija Popović]] was a [[Classicism|Classicist]] writer whose works also contained elements of Romanticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_04.html |title=Prosvećenost i počeci nove književnosti |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> In the era of national revival, in the first half of the 19th century, [[Vuk Stefanović Karadžić]] collected Serbian [[folk literature]], and reformed the Serbian language and spelling,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_06.html |title=Predromantizam (Književnost Vukovog doba) |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> paving the way for Serbian Romanticism. The first half of the 19th century was dominated by Romanticist writers, including [[Petar II Petrović-Njegoš]], [[Branko Radičević]], Đura Jakšić, [[Jovan Jovanović Zmaj]] and [[Laza Kostić]], while the second half of the century was marked by [[Literary realism|Realist]] writers such as [[Milovan Glišić]], [[Laza Lazarević]], [[Simo Matavulj]], [[Stevan Sremac]], [[Vojislav Ilić]], [[Branislav Nušić]], [[Radoje Domanović]] and [[Borisav Stanković]]. |
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The 20th century was dominated by the prose writers [[Meša Selimović]] (''[[Death and the Dervish]]''), [[Miloš Crnjanski]] (''Migrations''), [[Isidora Sekulić]] (''The Chronicle of a Small Town Cemetery''), [[Branko Ćopić]] (''[[Eagles Fly Early (novel)|Eagles Fly Early]]''), [[Borislav Pekić]] (''The Time of Miracles''), [[Danilo Kiš]] (''[[The Encyclopedia of the Dead]]''), [[Dobrica Ćosić]] (''[[Koreni (novel)|The Roots]]''), [[Aleksandar Tišma]] (''The Use of Man''), [[Milorad Pavić]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_07.html |title=Romantizam |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_08.html |title=Realizam |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> Notable poets include [[Milan Rakić]], [[Jovan Dučić]], [[Vladislav Petković Dis]], [[Rastko Petrović]], [[Stanislav Vinaver]], [[Dušan Matić]], [[Branko Miljković]], [[Vasko Popa]], [[Oskar Davičo]], [[Miodrag Pavlović]], and [[Stevan Raičković]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/knjizevnost/jderetic_knjiz/jderetic-knjiz_12.html |title=Posleratna književnost |language=sr |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Composer and [[musicology|musicologist]] [[Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac]] is considered founder of modern Serbian music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/isk_17.html |title=Projekat Rastko: Istorija srpske kulture |publisher=Rastko.rs |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riznicasrpska.net/muzika/index.php?topic=60.0 |title=Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac (1856—1914) |publisher=Riznicasrpska.net |date=28 September 1914 |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> |
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The Serbian composers of the first generation [[Petar Konjović]], [[Stevan Hristić]], and [[Miloje Milojević]] maintained the national expression and modernized the romanticism into the direction of impressionism. Other famous [[European classical music|classical]] Serbian composers include [[Isidor Bajić]], [[Stanislav Binički]] and [[Josif Marinković]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/rpejovic-music_xviii-xx.html|title=Roksanda Pejovic – Musical composition and performance from the eighteenth century to the present |publisher=rastko.rs |accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> There are three opera houses in Serbia: [[National Theatre in Belgrade|Opera of the National Theatre]] and [[Madlenianum Opera and Theatre|Madlenianum Opera]], both in Belgrade, and [[Serbian National Theatre|Opera of the Serbian National Theatre]] in Novi Sad. Four symphonic orchestra operate in the country: [[Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Niš Symphony Orchestra]], Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Television of Serbia, and Novi Sad Philharmonic Orchestra. The Choir of Radio Television of Serbia is a leading vocal ensemble in the country.<ref>http://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/Muzicka+produkcija/story/95/Hor+RTS/1764/O+Horu+RTS.html</ref> The [[Belgrade Music Festival|BEMUS]] is one of the most prominent classical music festivals in the South East Europe. |
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[[File:Stevan Kragujevic, Dobrica Cosic i Ivo Andric.jpg|thumb|Writer [[Ivo Andrić]], [[Nobel prize]] winner in 1961 and writer and politician [[Dobrica Ćosić]]]] |
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[[File:Mokranjac.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac]]]] |
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Pavić is a 21st-century Serbian author whose ''[[Dictionary of the Khazars]]'' has been translated into 38 languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khazars.com/en/catalog/dictionary-of-the-khazars|title=Dictionary of the Khazars – Милорад Павић|website=www.khazars.com|access-date=26 April 2019|archive-date=25 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425220901/http://khazars.com/en/catalog/dictionary-of-the-khazars|url-status=dead}}</ref> Contemporary authors include [[David Albahari]], [[Svetislav Basara]], [[Goran Petrović]], [[Gordana Kuić]], [[Vuk Drašković]] and [[Vladislav Bajac]]. [[Serbian comics]] emerged in the 1930s and the medium remains popular today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=STEREOTIPI U SRPSKOM ISTORIJSKOM STRIPU |url=https://www.canforbalkans.eu/the-research-project/study-on-cultural-and-social-cliches-and-stereotypes/stereotipi-u-srpskom-istorijskom-stripu/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=CAN for BALKANS |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Traditional Serbian music includes various kinds of [[bagpipes]], [[flutes]], [[Blowing horn|horns]], [[trumpets]], [[lutes]], [[psalteries]], drums and cymbals. The ''[[Kolo (dance)|kolo]]'' is the traditional collective folk dance, which has [[Serbian dances|a number of varieties]] throughout the regions. The most popular are those from [[Užice]] and Morava region. [[Serbian epic poetry|Sung epic poetry]] has been an integral part of Serbian and Balkan music for centuries. In the highlands of Serbia these long poems are typically accompanied on a one-string fiddle called the ''[[gusle]]'', and concern themselves with themes from history and mythology. There are records of ''gusle'' being played at the court of the 13th-century King [[Stefan Nemanjić]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/rpejovic-medieval_music.html|title=Roksanda Pejovic – Medieval music |publisher=rastko.rs |accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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[[Ivo Andrić]] (''[[The Bridge on the Drina]]'') is a Serbian author {{sfn|Snel|2004|p=209}} who won the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1961. Another writer was [[Desanka Maksimović]], who for seven decades was the leading lady of Yugoslav poetry.{{sfn|Deliso|2009|p=110}}{{sfn|Vidan|2016|p=494}}{{sfn|Hawkesworth|2000|p=15}}{{sfn|Hawkesworth|2000|p=203}}{{sfn|Juraga|2002|p=204}} |
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The [[Serbian rock]] which was during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s part of [[SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene|former Yugoslav rock scene]], used to be well developed, featuring various rock genres, and was well covered in the media, which included numerous magazines, radio and TV shows. During the 1990s and 2000s popularity of rock music declined in Serbia, and although several major mainstream acts managed to sustain their popularity, an [[underground music|underground]] and [[independent music]] scene developed. The most notable Serbian rock acts include [[Bajaga i Instruktori]], [[Đorđe Balašević]], [[Disciplina Kičme]], [[Električni Orgazam]], [[Galija]], [[Idoli]], [[Korni Grupa]], [[Partibrejkers]], [[Pekinška Patka]], [[Rambo Amadeus]], [[Riblja Čorba]], [[Smak]], [[Šarlo Akrobata]], [[Van Gogh (band)|Van Gogh]], [[YU grupa]], and others. |
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Pop music has mainstream popularity. [[Željko Joksimović]] won second place at the [[2004 Eurovision Song Contest]] and [[Marija Šerifović]] managed to win the [[2007 Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "[[Molitva]]", and Serbia was the host of the [[2008 Eurovision Song Contest|2008 edition]] of the contest. Most popular pop singers include likes of [[Zdravko Čolić]], [[Vlado Georgiev]], [[Nataša Bekvalac]] among others. |
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Composer and [[musicology|musicologist]] [[Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac]] is considered the founder of modern Serbian music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/isk_17.html |title=Projekat Rastko: Istorija srpske kulture |publisher=Rastko.rs |access-date=24 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riznicasrpska.net/muzika/index.php?topic=60.0 |title=Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac (1856–1914) |publisher=Riznicasrpska.net |date=28 September 1914 |access-date=24 May 2012 |archive-date=26 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926231446/http://www.riznicasrpska.net/muzika/index.php?topic=60.0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Serbian composers of the first generation [[Petar Konjović]], [[Stevan Hristić]], and [[Miloje Milojević]] maintained the national expression and modernised the romanticism into the direction of impressionism.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sterbik|first=Anita|title=Istorija nacionalne muzike 1. Muzika u srednjevekovnoj Srbiji (izvori, duhovna i svetovna muzika) |url=https://www.academia.edu/31544416 |language=bs |website=www.academia.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Đurković|first=Miša|date=2004|title=Ideološki i politički sukobi oko popularne muzike u Srbiji|url=http://instifdt.bg.ac.rs/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/M.Djurkovic.pdf|journal=Institut Za Evropske Studije|page=275|access-date=26 April 2019|archive-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808002555/http://instifdt.bg.ac.rs/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/M.Djurkovic.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other famous [[European classical music|classical]] Serbian composers include [[Isidor Bajić]], [[Stanislav Binički]] and [[Josif Marinković]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/rpejovic-music_xviii-xx.html|title=Roksanda Pejovic – Musical composition and performance from the eighteenth century to the present |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C-NdDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT126|title=A Brief History of Serbian Music|last=Dorich|first=William|date=21 November 2011|publisher=BookBaby|isbn=978-1-882383-91-7|page=126}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> There are three opera houses in Serbia: [[National Theatre in Belgrade|Opera of the National Theatre]] and [[Madlenianum Opera and Theatre|Madlenianum Opera]], both in Belgrade, and [[Serbian National Theatre|Opera of the Serbian National Theatre]] in Novi Sad. Four symphonic orchestra operate in the country: [[Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Niš Symphony Orchestra]], Novi Sad Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Television of Serbia. The Choir of Radio Television of Serbia is a leading vocal ensemble in the country.<ref>[http://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/Muzicka+produkcija/story/95/Hor+RTS/1764/O+Horu+RTS.html O Horu RTS] PTC</ref> The [[Belgrade Music Festival|BEMUS]] is one of the most prominent classical music festivals in the Southeastern Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanjug |date=4 October 2022 |title="Zavodljivo... Kao Muzika": Prva zvezda ovogodišnjeg Bemusa je Ivo Pogorelić |url=https://www.euronews.rs/kultura/aktuelno-iz-kulture/64376/zavodljivo-kao-muzika-prva-zvezda-ovogodisnjeg-bemusa-je-ivo-pogorelic/vest |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=Euronews.rs |language=sr}}</ref> |
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[[File:Споменик косовским јунацима у Крушевцу 6.JPG|thumb|left|''[[Filip Višnjić]] sings to the [[gusle]]'' by [[Sreten Stojanović]], [[Kruševac]], central Serbia]] |
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Traditional Serbian music includes various kinds of [[bagpipes]], [[flutes]], [[Blowing horn|horns]], [[trumpet]]s, [[lutes]], [[psalteries]], drums and cymbals. The ''kolo'' is the traditional collective folk dance, which has [[Serbian dances|a number of varieties]] throughout the regions. The most popular are those from [[Užice]] and Morava region. Sung epic poetry has been an integral part of Serbian and Balkan music for centuries. In the highlands of Serbia these long poems are typically accompanied on a one-string fiddle called the ''gusle'', and concern themselves with themes from history and mythology. There are records of ''gusle'' being played at the court of the 13th-century king [[Stefan the First-Crowned]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/rpejovic-medieval_music.html |title=Roksanda Pejovic – Medieval music |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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[[File:ESC 2007 Serbia - Marija Serifovic - Molitva.jpg|thumb|left|[[Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Serbia]] won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]].]] |
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[[Balkan Brass Band|Balkan Brass]], or ''truba'' ("trumpet") is a popular genre, especially in Central and Southern Serbia where Balkan Brass originated. There are two main varieties of this genre, one from Western Serbia and the other from Southern Serbia, with brass musician [[Boban Marković]] being one of the most respected names in the world of modern brass band bandleaders.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 January 2016 |title=Boban and Marko Marković Brass Band - |url=http://www.panacomp.net/boban-and-marko-markovic-brass-band/ |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> |
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[[Turbo-folk]] music is sub-genre that has developed in Serbia in late 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s and has since enjoyed an immense popularity. It is a blend of [[folk music]] with [[Pop music|pop]] and/or [[Dance music|dance]] elements and can be seen as a result of the urbanization of folk music. In recent period turbo-folk featured even more pop music elements, and some of the performers were labeled as pop-folk. |
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The most popular music festivals are [[Guča Trumpet Festival]], with over 300,000 annual visitors, and [[Exit (festival)|Exit]] in Novi Sad (won the Best Major Festival award at the [[European Festivals Awards]] for 2013 and 2017.), with 200,000 visitors in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 September 2007 |title=Sabor trubača GUČA |url=http://www.guca.rs/eng/strana.php?str=history |access-date=14 November 2010 |publisher=www.guca.rs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interesting facts about Exit |url=http://www.exitfest.org/en/content/interesting-facts-about-exit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125073641/http://www.exitfest.org/en/content/interesting-facts-about-exit |archive-date=25 January 2013 |access-date=20 March 2013 |publisher=exitfest.org}}</ref> Other festivals include [[Nišville|Nišville Jazz Festival]] in Niš and [[Gitarijada]] rock festival in Zaječar. |
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[[Balkan Brass Band|Balkan Brass]], or ''truba'' ("trumpet") is a popular genre, especially in Central and Southern Serbia where Balkan Brass originated. The music has its tradition from the [[First Serbian Uprising]]. The trumpet was used as a military instrument to wake and gather soldiers and announce battles, the trumpet took on the role of entertainment during downtime, as soldiers used it to transpose popular folk songs. When the war ended and the soldiers returned to the rural life, the music entered civilian life and eventually became a music style, accompanying births, baptisms, weddings, and funerals. There are two main varietes of this genre, one from Western Serbia and the other from Southern Serbia. The best known Serbian Brass musician is [[Boban Marković]], also one of the biggest names in the world of modern brass band bandleaders. |
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[[Serbian pop|Pop music]] artist [[Željko Joksimović]] won second place at the [[2004 Eurovision Song Contest]] and [[Marija Šerifović]] won the [[2007 Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "[[Molitva]]", and [[Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Serbia was the host]] of the [[2008 Eurovision Song Contest|2008 edition]] of the contest. Pop singers include [[Zdravko Čolić]], [[Vlado Georgiev]], [[Aleksandra Radović]], [[Jelena Tomašević]], [[Nataša Bekvalac]], [[Jelena Karleuša]] and [[Teya Dora]] among others. |
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Most popular music festival are [[Guča Trumpet Festival]] with over 300,000 annual visitors and [[EXIT]] in Novi Sad ("The best European festival" in 2007 by UK Festival Awards and Yourope – the European Association of the 40 largest festivals in Europe) with 200,000 visitors in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guca.rs/eng/strana.php?str=history |title=Sabor trubača GUČA |publisher=www.guca.rs |date=2 September 2007 |accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exitfest.org/en/content/interesting-facts-about-exit |title=Interesting facts about Exit|publisher=exitfest.org|accessdate= 20 March 2013}}</ref> Other festivals include [[Nišville|Nišville Jazz Festival]] in Niš and [[Gitarijada]] rock festival in Zaječar. |
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[[Serbian rock]] was part of the [[SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene|former Yugoslav rock scene]] during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. During the 1990s and 2000s, the popularity of [[rock music]] declined in Serbia,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gordy|first=Eric D.|date=1 September 2000|title=Turbaši and Rokeri as Windows into Serbia's Social Divide |url=http://journals.openedition.org/balkanologie/774 |journal=Balkanologie. Revue d'études pluridisciplinaires|language=fr|volume=IV|issue=1|doi=10.4000/balkanologie.774|issn=1279-7952}}</ref> and although several major mainstream acts managed to sustain their popularity, an [[underground music|underground]] and [[independent music]] scene developed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mijatovic|first=Brana|date=Summer 2008|title="Throwing Stones at the System": Rock Music in Serbia during the 1990s|journal=Music and Politics|volume=II|issue=2|doi=10.3998/mp.9460447.0002.203|issn=1938-7687|hdl=2027/spo.9460447.0002.203|doi-access=free}}</ref> The 2000s saw a revival of the mainstream scene and the appearance of a large number of notable acts. Serbian rock acts include [[Atheist Rap]], [[Bajaga i Instruktori]], [[Đorđe Balašević]], [[Bjesovi]], [[Block Out (band)|Block Out]], [[Crni Biseri]], [[Darkwood Dub]], [[Disciplina Kičme]], [[Elipse]], [[Ekatarina Velika]], [[Električni Orgazam]], [[Eva Braun (band)|Eva Braun]], [[Galija]], [[Generacija 5]], [[Goblini]], [[Idoli]], [[Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša]], [[Kerber (band)|Kerber]], [[Korni Grupa]], [[Laboratorija Zvuka]], [[Slađana Milošević]], [[Neverne Bebe]], [[Obojeni Program]], [[Orthodox Celts]], [[Partibrejkers]], [[Pekinška Patka]], [[Piloti (band)|Piloti]], [[Riblja Čorba]], [[Ritam Nereda]], [[Rambo Amadeus]], [[SARS (band)|S.A.R.S.]], [[Siluete]], [[S Vremena Na Vreme]], [[Šarlo Akrobata]], [[Pop Mašina]], [[Smak]], [[U Škripcu]], [[Van Gogh (band)|Van Gogh]], [[YU Grupa]], [[Zana (band)|Zana]] and others.[[File:Drone shot of Exit fest 2021.jpg|thumb|[[Exit (festival)|Exit Festival]] in [[Novi Sad]], proclaimed as ''the Best Major European festival'' at the EU Festival Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exitfest.org/en/on-its-18th-edition-exit-celebrated-the-best-major-european-festival-title-with-200-000-visitors/|title=On its 18th edition EXIT celebrated the Best Major European festival title with 200.000 visitors!|date=18 July 2018|website=EXIT Festival 2019|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>]] |
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Folk music in its original form has been a prominent music style since [[World War I]] following the early success of [[Sofka Nikolić]]. The music has been further promoted by Danica Obrenić, Anđelija Milić, [[Nada Mamula]], and during the 60s and 70s with performers like [[Silvana Armenulić]], [[Toma Zdravković]], [[Lepa Lukić]], Vasilija Radojčić, Vida Pavlović and Gordana Stojićević. |
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[[Turbo-folk]] music is a subgenre that was developed in Serbia in the late 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slavková|first=Markéta|title=Echoing the Beats of Turbo-folk: Popular Music and Nationalism in ex-Yugoslavia|url=https://www.academia.edu/2561808|website=www.academia.edu}}</ref> and has since enjoyed an immense popularity<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/7805/turbofolk-serbias-weird-wonderful-pop-music |title=Turbofolk: how Serbia's weird and wonderful pop music came in from the cold|last=eurovicious |website=The Calvert Journal|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> through acts of [[Dragana Mirković]], [[Zorica Brunclik]], [[Šaban Šaulić]], [[Ana Bekuta]], [[Sinan Sakić]], [[Vesna Zmijanac]], [[Mile Kitić]], [[Snežana Đurišić]], [[Šemsa Suljaković]], and [[Nada Topčagić]]. It is a blend of [[folk music]] with [[Pop music|pop]] and [[Dance music|dance]] elements and can be seen as a result of the urbanisation of folk music. In recent years, turbo-folk has featured even more pop music elements, and some of the performers have been labeled as pop-folk. The most famous among them are [[Svetlana Ražnatović|Ceca]] (often considered to be the biggest music star of Serbia<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12896831|title=Serbia singing star Ceca indicted|date=29 March 2011|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>), [[Jelena Karleuša]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bturn.com/175/serbian-guilty-pleasures-who-afraid-of-turbo|title=Serbian guilty pleasures: who's afraid of turbo folk? {{!}} BTURN|access-date=26 April 2019|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426142209/http://bturn.com/175/serbian-guilty-pleasures-who-afraid-of-turbo|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Aca Lukas]], [[Seka Aleksić]], [[Dara Bubamara]], [[Indira Radić]], [[Saša Matić]], [[Viki Miljković]], [[Stoja]] and [[Lepa Brena]], arguably the most prominent performer of former [[Yugoslavia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rememberingyugoslavia.com/lepa-brena-yugoslav/|title=Lepa Brena: "A Yugoslav" – Remembering Yugoslavia |access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref> |
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===Theatre and cinema=== |
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Serbia has a well-established theatrical tradition with [[Joakim Vujić]] considered the founder of modern Serbian theatre.<ref name="Joakim">{{cite web |url=http://www.joakimvujic.com/english.php |title=Joakim Vujic Bio |publisher=joakimvujic.com |access-date=20 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008095136/http://www.joakimvujic.com/english.php |archive-date=8 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Serbia has 38 professional theatres and 11 theatres for children,<ref>Strategija razvoja kulture Republike Srbije od 2019. do 2029.</ref> the most important of which are National Theatre in Belgrade, Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad, [[National Theatre in Subotica]], [[National Theatre in Niš]] and [[Knjaževsko-srpski teatar]] in Kragujevac (the oldest theatre in Serbia, established in 1835). The [[Bitef|Belgrade International Theatre Festival – BITEF]], founded in 1967, is one of the oldest theatre festivals in the world, and it has become one of the five biggest European festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bitef.rs/festival/?pg=simple&jez=en&smpl=festival |title=Bitef History |publisher=bitef.com |access-date=20 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605150248/http://www.bitef.rs/festival/?pg=simple&jez=en&smpl=festival |archive-date=5 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6pFxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA136|title=Culture and Customs of Serbia and Montenegro|last=Deliso|first=Christopher|date=30 December 2008|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-34437-4|page=136}}</ref> [[Sterijino pozorje]] is, on the other hand, a festival showcasing national drama plays. The most important Serbian playwrights were Jovan Sterija Popović and Branislav Nušić, while recent renowned names are [[Dušan Kovačević]] and [[Biljana Srbljanović]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/pmarjanovic-theater.html |title=Petar Marjanovic – The theatre |publisher=rastko.rs |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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[[File:Serbia-0296 - Serbian National Theatre.jpg|thumb|The Serbian National Theatre in [[Novi Sad]]]] |
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[[File:Emir Kusturica at Guadalajara film festival 2009.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Serbian film director [[Emir Kusturica]] who twice won the [[Palme d'Or]] at [[Cannes Film Festival]]]] |
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Serbia has a well-established theatrical tradition with [[Joakim Vujić]] considered the founder of modern Serbian theater.<ref name="Joakim">{{cite web|url=http://www.joakimvujic.com/english.php |title=Joakim Vujic Bio |publisher=joakimvujic.com |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> Serbia has 38 professional theatres, the most important of which are [[National Theatre in Belgrade|National Theatre]] in Belgrade, [[Serbian National Theatre]] in Novi Sad, [[National Theatre in Subotica]], [[National Theatre in Niš]] and [[Knjaževsko-srpski teatar]] in Kragujevac (the oldest theatre in Serbia, established in 1835). The [[Bitef|Belgrade International Theatre Festival – BITEF]], founded in 1967, is one of the oldest theater festivals in the world, and it has become one of the five biggest European festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bitef.rs/festival/?pg=simple&jez=en&smpl=festival |title=Bitef History |publisher=bitef.com |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[Sterijino pozorje]] is, on the other hand, festival showcasing national drama plays. The most important Serbian playwrighters were [[Jovan Sterija Popović]] and [[Branislav Nušić]], while today renowned names are [[Dušan Kovačević]] and [[Biljana Srbljanović]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rastko.rs/isk/pmarjanovic-theater.html |title=Petar Marjanovic – The theatre |publisher=rastko.rs |accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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The [[Serbian cinema]] is one of the most dynamic smaller European cinematographies. Serbia's film industry is heavily subsidised by the government, mainly through grants approved by the Film Centre of Serbia. In 2011, there were 17 domestic feature films produced.<ref>http://www.pregled-rs.rs/article.php?pid=1494&id=39409&name=CINEMATOGRAPHY+IN+SERBIA%2C+2012&lang=en</ref> There are 20 operating cinemas in the country, of which 10 are [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplexes]], with total attendance exceeding 2.6 million and comparatively high percentage of 32.3% of total sold tickets for domestic films.<ref>http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=5538</ref><ref>http://www.balkaninsight.com/rs/article/multipleksi-ozivljavaju-srpske-bioskope-po-visokoj-ceni</ref> Modern [[Pink International Company|PFI Studios]] located in [[Šimanovci]] is nowadays Serbia's only film studio complex; it consists of 9 state-of-the-art sound stages and attracts mainly international productions, primarily American and West European.<ref>http://www.pfistudios.com/</ref> The [[Yugoslav Film Archive]] used to be former Yugoslavia's and now is Serbia national film archive – with over 95 thousand film prints, it is among five largest film archives in the world.<ref>http://www.kinoteka.org.rs/eng/arhiv/index.htm</ref> |
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The country has a rich cinematic legacy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vourlias |first=Christopher |date=20 December 2019 |title=Serbian Pic Business Rebounds With Film Center Boost |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/spotlight/serbian-pic-business-rebounds-with-film-center-boost-1203446819/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Serbia's film scene is one of the most dynamic smaller European cinemas. The film industry is heavily subsidized by the government, mainly through grants approved by the Film Centre of Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcs.rs/eng/generic.php?page=fcs|title=Filmski Centar Srbije|website=fcs.rs|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-date=29 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429233756/http://fcs.rs/eng/generic.php?page=fcs|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2019, there were 26 feature films produced in Serbia, of which 14 were domestic films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/countries/serbia |title=Serbia |publisher=FilmNewEurope.com |date= |accessdate=19 November 2021}}</ref> There are 23 operating cinemas in the country, with total attendance reaching 4.8 million. A comparatively high percentage of 20% of total tickets sold were for domestic films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seecult.org/vest/povecan-broj-publike-u-bioskopima-u-srbiji |title=Povećan broj publike u bioskopima u Srbiji |publisher=SEEcult.org |date= |accessdate=19 November 2021}}</ref> Modern [[Pink International Company|PFI Studios]] located in [[Šimanovci]] is nowadays Serbia's only major film studio complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pfistudios.com/|title=pfi studios}}</ref> The [[Yugoslav Film Archive]] used to be former Yugoslavia's and now is Serbia's national film archive – with over 100 thousand film prints, it is among the five largest film archives in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinoteka.org.rs/eng/arhiv/index.htm|title=New Page 2|access-date=27 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225081939/http://www.kinoteka.org.rs/eng/arhiv/index.htm|archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinoteka.org.rs/arhiv-jugoslovenske-kinoteke/|title=Архив Југословенске кинотеке|website=www.kinoteka.org.rs|language=en-US|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> |
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Serbian cinema dates back to 1896 with the release of the oldest movie in the Balkans, ''[[The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Vožd Karađorđe]]'', a biography about Serbian revolutionary leader, [[Karađorđe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/magazine/sr/story/411/Film/998168/Restauriran+najstariji+srpski+igrani+film.html |title=Restauriran najstariji srpski igrani film |language={{sr icon}} |publisher=Rts.rs |date=26 November 2011 |accessdate=15 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netsrbija.net/srpska-kultura-film-i-kinematografija.html |title=Razvoj filma i kinematografije u Srbiji |publisher=Netsrbija.net |accessdate=24 May 2012}}</ref> |
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The most famous Serbian filmmaker is [[Emir Kusturica]] who won two [[Golden Palm]]s for Best Feature Film at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], for ''[[When Father Was Away on Business]]'' in 1985 and then again for ''[[Underground (1995 film)|Underground]]'' in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kustu.com/w2/en:biography |title=Emir Kusturica Bio|language={{en icon}} |publisher=kustu.com |date= |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> Other renowned directors include [[Goran Paskaljević]], [[Dušan Makavejev]], [[Goran Marković]], [[Srđan Dragojević]] and [[Srdan Golubović]] among others. |
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Famous Serbian filmmaker [[Emir Kusturica]] won two [[Golden Palm|Palmes d'Or]] for Best Feature Film at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], for ''[[When Father Was Away on Business]]'' in 1985 and then again for ''[[Underground (1995 film)|Underground]]'' in 1995; he has also won a [[Jury Grand Prix|Silver Bear]] at the [[Berlin Film Festival]] for ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' and a [[Silver Lion]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]] for ''[[Black Cat, White Cat]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kustu.com/w2/en:biography |title=Emir Kusturica Bio |publisher=kustu.com |access-date=20 March 2013 |archive-date=15 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515083915/http://www.kustu.com/w2/en:biography |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other renowned directors include [[Dušan Makavejev]], [[Želimir Žilnik]] ([[Golden Berlin Bear]] winner), [[Aleksandar Petrović (film director)|Aleksandar Petrović]], [[Živojin Pavlović]], [[Goran Paskaljević]], [[Goran Marković (film director)|Goran Marković]], [[Srđan Dragojević]], [[Srdan Golubović]] and [[Mila Turajlić]] among others. Serbian-American screenwriter [[Steve Tesich]] won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Best Original Screenplay]] in 1979. |
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[[Steve Tesich]], Serbian-American screenwriter, won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Best Original Screenplay]] in 1979 for the movie [[Breaking Away]]. |
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Prominent movie stars in Serbia have left a celebrated heritage in the cinematography of Yugoslavia as well. Notable mentions are [[Zoran Radmilović]], [[Pavle Vuisić]], [[Ljubiša Samardžić]], [[Olivera Marković]], [[Mija Aleksić]], [[Miodrag Petrović Čkalja]], [[Ružica Sokić]], [[Velimir Bata Živojinović]], [[Danilo Bata Stojković]], [[Seka Sablić]], [[Dragan Nikolić]], [[Mira Stupica]], [[Nikola Simić (actor)|Nikola Simić]], [[Bora Todorović]], [[Nebojša Glogovac]], [[Miloš Biković]] and others. [[Milena Dravić]] was one of the most celebrated actresses in Serbian cinematography, winning the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Best Actress Award]] at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-film-icon-milena-dravic-dies-after-lengthy-illness/29542799.html|title=Serbian Film Icon Milena Dravic Dies After Lengthy Illness|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=14 October 2018 |language=en|access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/kultura/vesti/prizrenska-svila-i-stari-srpski-nakit-kako-je-milena-dravic-haljinom-ocarala-kan/n0k31lg|title=Prizrenska svila i stari srpski nakit – Kako je Milena Dravić haljinom očarala Kan|website=Blic.rs|date=19 October 2018 |language=sr|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> |
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Freedom of the press and freedom of speech are guaranteed by the constitution of Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ustavni.sud.rs/page/view/sr-Latn-CS/70-100028/ustav-republike-srbije|title=Ustav Republike Srbije|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011080844/http://www.ustavni.sud.rs/page/view/sr-Latn-CS/70-100028/ustav-republike-srbije|archive-date=11 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Serbia is ranked 90th out of 180 countries in the 2019 [[Press Freedom Index]] report compiled by [[Reporters Without Borders]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2019 |title=2019 World Press Freedom Index | RSF |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823155223/https://rsf.org/en/ranking/2019 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The report noted that media outlets and journalists continue to face partisan and government pressure over editorial policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2012/serbia|title=Serbia|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=10 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010142002/http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2012/serbia|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zslaw.rs/milos-stojkovic-quoted-serbian-daily-newspaper/|title=Miloš Stojković Quoted in Serbian Daily Newspaper|last=Law|first=Z. S.|date=23 September 2016|website=ZS|language=en-US|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kas.de/en/web/balkanmedia/newspapers9|title=Newspapers – BalkanmediaKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.|website=Balkanmedia|language=en|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> |
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According to [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]] research in 2018, Serbs on average watch five and a half hours of television per day, making it the second highest average in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/magazine/sr/story/411/film-i-tv/3612995/internet-napreduje-ali-televizija-se-i-dalje-gleda.html|title = Internet napreduje, ali televizija se i dalje gleda}}</ref> There are seven nationwide [[free-to-air]] television channels, with public broadcaster [[Radio Television of Serbia|Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)]] operating three ([[RTS1]], [[RTS2]] and RTS3) and private broadcasters operating four ([[RTV Pink|Pink]], [[Prva Srpska Televizija|Prva]], [[Happy TV|Happy]], and [[B92|O2]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/CIPA/story/171/istrazivanja/3823502/gledanost-televizije-u-2019-godini.html|title = Gledanost televizije u 2019. Godini}}</ref> There are 28 regional television channels and 74 local television channels.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> Besides terrestrial channels there are dozens of Serbian television channels available only on cable or satellite. These include regional news [[N1 (TV channel)|N1]], commercial channel [[Nova S]], and regional sports channels [[Sport Klub]] and [[Arena Sport]], among others. |
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There are 247 radio stations in Serbia.<ref name="pod2.stat.gov.rs"/> Out of these, six are radio stations with national coverage, including two of public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia ([[Radio Belgrade|Radio Belgrade 1]] and Radio Belgrade 2/Radio Belgrade 3) and four private ones (Radio S1, Radio S2, Play Radio, and Radio Hit FM). Also, there are 34 regional stations and 207 local stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rra.org.rs/pages/browse_permits/cirilica/national|title=Национално покривање|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=10 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010021633/http://www.rra.org.rs/pages/browse_permits/cirilica/national|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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There are 305 [[newspapers]] published in Serbia<ref name="webrzs.stat.gov.rs">{{cite web |url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2016/pdf/G20162019.pdf |title=Statistical Yearbook|date=2016 |website=pod2.stat.gov.rs |publisher=PBC}}</ref> of which 12 are daily newspapers. Dailies {{Lang|sr-latn|[[Politika]]}} and ''[[Danas (newspaper)|Danas]]'' are Serbia's [[papers of record]], the former being the oldest newspaper in the Balkans, founded in 1904.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politika.rs/Stranice/O-nama.lt.html|title=O nama|access-date=27 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017043736/http://www.politika.rs/Stranice/O-nama.lt.html|archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref> Highest circulation newspapers are tabloids ''[[Večernje Novosti]]'', ''[[Blic]]'', ''[[Kurir]]'', and ''[[Informer (newspaper)|Informer]]'', all with more than 100,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.color.rs/novosti85.html|title=ABC Srbije, maj 2013: Tiraž "Scandala" porastao 17% u odnosu na prošli mesec!|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> There is one daily newspaper devoted to sports (''[[Sportski žurnal]]''), one business daily (''Privredni pregled''), two regional newspapers (''[[Dnevnik (Serbia)|Dnevnik]]'' published in Novi Sad and ''Narodne novine'' from Niš), and one minority-language daily (''[[Magyar Szo]]'' in Hungarian, published in Subotica). |
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There are 1,351 [[magazines]] published in the country.<ref name="webrzs.stat.gov.rs"/> These include: weekly [[news magazine]]s ''[[NIN (magazine)|NIN]]'', ''[[Vreme]]'' and ''[[Nedeljnik]]''; popular science magazine ''[[Politikin Zabavnik]]''; women's magazine ''[[Lepota & Zdravlje]]''; auto magazine ''SAT revija''; and IT magazine ''[[Svet kompjutera]]''. In addition, there is a wide selection of Serbian editions of international magazines, such as ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]'', ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'', ''[[Le Monde diplomatique]]'', ''[[Playboy]]'', and ''[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]]'', among others. |
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The main news agencies are [[Tanjug]], [[Beta News Agency|Beta]] and Fonet. |
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The state-owned news agency [[Tanjug]], founded in 1943, runs a wire service in Serbian and English on politics, economics, society and culture. It broadcasts around 400 pieces of information and over 100 photographs, video and audio recordings every day.<ref>http://www.tanjug.rs/about-tanjug.aspx</ref> Other news agencies include [[Beta News Agency|Beta]] and Fonet. |
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{{As of|2017}}, out of 432 web-portals (mainly on the [[.rs]] domain)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/a362472/Vesti/Vesti/Povecan-broj-medija-u-Srbiji-u-odnosu-na-2016.-godinu.html|title=Povećan broj medija u Srbiji, 250 više nego 2016. godine|access-date=6 February 2018|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819161352/http://rs.n1info.com/a362472/Vesti/Vesti/Povecan-broj-medija-u-Srbiji-u-odnosu-na-2016.-godinu.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> the most visited are online editions of printed dailies Blic and Kurir, news web-portal B92 and classifieds [[Kupujemprodajem.com|KupujemProdajem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;1/RS|title=Alexa – Top Sites in Serbia|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=25 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825091115/http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;1/Rs|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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As of 2013, the most visited websites in Serbian (mainly on the [[.rs]] domain) are the Serbian version of Google followed by online editions of printed daily [[Blic]] and news web-portal of [[B92]] broadcaster.<ref>http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;1/RS</ref> |
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===Cuisine=== |
===Cuisine=== |
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{{Main|Serbian cuisine}} |
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[[File:Christmas table (Serbian cuisine).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|A Serbian Christmas meal with roast pork, [[Russian salad]] and [[Serbian wine|red wine]]]] |
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[[File:"Moskva slices" cake in Hotel Moskva, Belgrade 07.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|[[Moskva shnit]], a cake made with fruits and almonds<ref>{{Cite web |title=ЈЕДЕ ВАМ СЕ МОСКВА ШНИТ? Откривамо вам оригинални рецепт којем НЕЋЕТЕ ОДОЛЕТИ! |url=https://www.dnevnik.rs/magazin/gastro/jede-vam-se-moskva-snit-otkrivamo-vam-originalni-recept-kojem-necete-odoleti-14-01 |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=Дневник |date=14 January 2024 |language=sr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kafe Poslastičarnica |url=https://hotelmoskva.rs/sr/poslasticarnica/ |website=hotelmoskva.rs |access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref>]] Serbian cuisine is largely heterogeneous in a way characteristic of the Balkans and, especially, the former Yugoslavia. It features foods characteristic of lands formerly under [[Turkish cuisine|Turkish]] suzerainty as well as cuisine originating from other parts of [[Central Europe]] (especially [[Austrian cuisine|Austria]] and [[Hungarian cuisine|Hungary]]). Food is very important in Serbian social life, particularly during religious holidays such as [[Christmas]], [[Easter]] and feast days i.e. [[slava (feast)|slava]].{{sfn|Meynink|2011|p=330}} |
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Staples of the Serbian diet include bread, meat, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. Bread plays an important role in Serbian cuisine and can be found in religious rituals. A traditional Serbian welcome is to offer bread and [[salt]] to guests. Meat is widely consumed, as is fish. The southern Serbian city of [[Leskovac]] is host to [[Roštiljijada]], considered the biggest barbecue festival in the Balkans.<ref name="Xinhua 2017">{{cite web | title=Biggest meat feast opens in Serbian barbecue capital of Leskovac – English.news.cn | website=Xinhua | date=21 March 2017 | url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/29/c_136563246.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200712/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/29/c_136563246.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2021 | access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> |
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Serbian cuisine is largely heterogeneous, sharing characteristics of the Balkans (especially [[former Yugoslavia]]), the [[Mediterranean cuisine|Mediterranean]] ([[Greek cuisine|Greek]] in particular), [[Turkish cuisine|Turkish]], and Central European (especially [[Austrian cuisine|Austrian]] and [[Hungarian cuisine|Hungarian]]) cuisines. Food is very important in Serbian social life, particularly during religious holidays such as [[Christmas]], [[Easter]] and feast days i.e. [[slava]].{{sfn|Albala|2011|p=330}} |
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Other Serbian specialties include [[ćevapčići]] (grilled and seasoned caseless sausages made from minced meat), [[pljeskavica]] (grilled spiced meat patty made from a mixture of pork, beef and lamb), [[gibanica]] (cheese pie), [[burek]] (baked pastry made from a thin flaky dough that is stuffed with meat, cheese or vegetables), [[sarma (food)|sarma]] (stuffed cabbage), [[punjena paprika]] (stuffed pepper), [[moussaka]] (casserole made from minced meat, eggs, and potatoes), [[Karađorđeva šnicla]] (veal or pork [[schnitzel]] that is stuffed with kajmak), [[đuveč]] (meat and vegetable stew), [[pasulj]] (bean soup), [[podvarak]] (roast meat with sauerkraut), [[ajvar]] (roasted red pepper spread), [[kajmak]] (dairy product similar to [[clotted cream]]), [[čvarci]] (variant of [[pork rinds]]), [[proja]] (cornbread) and [[kačamak]] (corn-flour porridge).{{sfn|Meynink|2011|pp=329–330}} |
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Serbians claim their country as the birthplace of [[rakia]] (''rakija''), a highly alcoholic drink primarily distilled from fruit. Rakia in various forms is found throughout the Balkans, notably in Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Hungary and Turkey. [[Slivovitz]] (''šljivovica''), a plum brandy, is a type of rakia which is considered the [[national drink]] of Serbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serbia.travel/about-serbia/typically-serbian/food/ |title=Food |publisher=serbia.travel |access-date=20 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420144616/https://www.serbia.travel/about-serbia/typically-serbian/food/ |archive-date=20 April 2013 }}</ref> In 2021, Serbia's sljivovica was added to the [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists|United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage List]] as a "cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity".<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheers! Serbia's plum brandy gets UN world heritage status |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/cheers-serbias-plum-brandy-gets-un-world-heritage-status/2022/12/01/96da2fe0-7173-11ed-867c-8ec695e4afcd_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |date=1 December 2022}}</ref> |
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Serbian wines are produced in 22 different geographical regions, with white wine dominating the total amount.<ref>{{Cite conference |last1=Vlahović |first1=Branislav| first2=ANTON |last2=PUŠKARIĆ|first3=BRANKA |last3=MAKSIMOVIĆ |date=December 2009|title=COMPETITIVENESS OF WINE EXPORT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA |url=http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/57495/2/Vlahovic%20Branislav%20cover.pdf |conference=113th EAAE Seminar "THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE AND TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT", Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, 9–11 December 2009 |page=2}}</ref> Besides rakia and wine, [[beer]] is a very popular alcoholic beverage in the country.<ref name="The Guardian 2006">{{cite web | title=Serbia: essential information | website=The Guardian | date=8 December 2006 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/dec/08/serbia.essentialinfo | access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> [[Pale lagers]] are currently and have been the traditional beer choice for Serbians.<ref name="Brewer World-Everything about beer is here 2021">{{cite web | title=A Guide to Lagers » Brewer World-Everything about beer is here | website=Brewer World-Everything about beer is here | date=5 April 2021 | url=https://www.brewer-world.com/a-guide-to-lagers/ | access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> The most popular domestic brands of beer are Jelen, followed by Lav.<ref name="Christie 2019">{{cite book | last=Christie | first=Jordanne | title=Jelen | publisher=Open Library Publishing Platform – Pressbooks for Ontario's Postsecondary Educators | date=2 November 2019 | url=https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/gned1478/chapter/jelen/ | access-date=19 June 2021 | archive-date=24 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201225/https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/gned1478/chapter/jelen/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Carlsberg Group">{{cite web | title=Products " LAV " LAV " Carlsberg Group | website=Carlsberg Group | url=https://www.carlsberggroup.com/products/lav/lav/ | access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="B92.net 2007">{{cite web | title=Karslberg ulaže 15 mil. € u Srbiju – Biz | website=B92.net | date=20 August 2007 | url=https://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2007&mm=08&dd=20&nav_id=259984 | language=hr | access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> |
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File:Cevapi in Travnik.jpg|[[Ćevapčići]] |
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As in the rest of the former Yugoslavia, [[Coffee culture in former Yugoslavia|coffee drinking]] is an important cultural and social practice and Serbian coffee (a local variant of [[Turkish coffee]]) is the most commonly consumed non-alcoholic beverage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coffee culture in Belgrade and Serbia |date=18 September 2013 |url=http://belgrademyway.com/coffee-culture-in-belgrade-and-serbia/ |access-date=2 May 2023 |website=Belgrade My Way}}</ref> |
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File:Djuvec.jpg|[[Đuveč]] |
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File:Serbian Sarma.jpg|[[Sarma (food)|Sarma]] |
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File:Gibanica.jpg|[[Gibanica]] |
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File:Slatko fragaria vesca sumske jagode woodland strawberry Vlasotince.jpg|[[Slatko]] |
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===Sports=== |
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Sports play an important role in Serbian society, and the country has a strong sporting history. The most popular sports in Serbia are [[association football|football]], [[basketball]], [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]] and [[handball]]. |
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[[File:Campeões!.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Serbia men's national water polo team]] held the [[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], [[Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships|World Championship]], [[European Water Polo Championship|European Championship]], [[FINA Water Polo World Cup|World Cup]] and [[FINA Water Polo World League|World League]] titles simultaneously from 2014 to 2016.]] |
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Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues (in case of team sports). One of particularities of Serbian professional sports is existence of many multi-sports clubs (called "sports societies"), biggest and most successful of which are [[SD Crvena Zvezda|Red Star]], [[JSD Partizan|Partizan]], and [[OSD Beograd|Beograd]] in Belgrade, [[SD Vojvodina|Vojvodina]] in Novi Sad, [[FK Radnički 1923|Radnički]] in Kragujevac, [[FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda|Spartak]] in Subotica. |
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Serbia has hosted a number of major international sport competitions. The most important annual sporting events in the country are the [[Belgrade Marathon]] and the [[Tour de Serbie]] cycling race. |
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Football is the most popular sport in Serbia, and the [[Football Association of Serbia]] with 146,845 registered players, is the largest sporting association in the country.<ref>http://www.fss.rs/index.php?id=3011</ref> [[Dragan Džajić]] was officially recognized as "the best Serbian player of all times" by the Football Association of Serbia, and more recently the likes of [[Nemanja Vidić]], [[Dejan Stanković]] and [[Branislav Ivanović]] the elite clubs of Europe, developing the nation's reputation as one of the world's biggest exporters of footballers.<ref>[http://soccerlens.com/serbias-endless-list-of-wonder-kids/39911/] Soccerlens – 27 January 2010 – Serbia's Endless List of Wonderkids</ref> The [[Serbia national football team]] lacks relative success although it qualified for three of the last four [[FIFA World Cup]]s. The two main football clubs in Serbia are [[Red Star Belgrade|Red Star]] and [[FK Partizan|Partizan]], both from Belgrade. The rivalry between the two clubs is known as the "[[Eternal derby (Serbia)|Eternal Derby]]", and is often cited as one of the most exciting sports rivalries in the world.<ref>{{cite web|author=Matt Fortune |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1214200/THE-LIST-The-greatest-rivalries-club-football-Nos-10-1.html |title=THE LIST: The greatest rivalries in club football, Nos 10–1 |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=27 November 2009 |accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref> |
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Football is the most popular sport in Serbia, with the [[Football Association of Serbia]] being the largest sporting association, with 146,845 registered players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fss.rs/index.php?id=3011|title=Football Association of Serbia – Official Web Site|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> [[Dragan Džajić]] was recognized as "the best Serbian player of all time" by the association. More recently, players like [[Nemanja Vidić]], [[Dejan Stanković]], [[Branislav Ivanović]], [[Aleksandar Kolarov]], [[Nemanja Matić]], [[Dušan Tadić]] and [[Aleksandar Mitrović]] have achieved significant success in the [[UEFA Champions League]], boosting Serbia's reputation as a leading exporter of footballers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccerlens.com/serbias-endless-list-of-wonder-kids/39911/ |work=SportsLens |date=27 January 2010 |title=Serbia's Endless List of Wonderkids |access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Poli|last2=Loïc|last3=Roger|first1=Raffaele|first2=Ravenel|first3=Besson|date=October 2015|title=Exporting countries in world football|url=http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/mr08_eng.pdf|journal=CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report|page=2}}</ref> The national team has qualified for three of the last four [[FIFA World Cup]]s but lacks significant success. Serbia's two main football clubs, [[Red Star Belgrade]] and [[FK Partizan|Partizan]], have storied histories, with Red Star winning the [[1990–91 European Cup]] and Partizan reaching the [[1965–66 European Cup]] final. Their rivalry is known as the "[[Eternal derby (Serbia)|Eternal Derby]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45578624|title=Partizan v Red Star Belgrade: The derby which divides and unites a country|date=21 September 2018|access-date=26 April 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Serbia is one of the traditional powerhouses of world basketball, as [[Serbian national basketball team|Serbia men's national basketball team]] have won two [[FIBA World Championship|World Championship]]s (in 1998 and 2002), three [[EuroBasket|European Championship]]s (1995, 1997, and 2001, respectively) and [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|silver medal at 1996 Olympics]] as well. A total of 22 Serbian players have played in the NBA in last two decades, including [[Peja Stojaković|Predrag "Peja" Stojaković]] (three-time [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]]) and [[Vlade Divac]] (2001 NBA All-Star and [[FIBA Hall of Fame]]r). The renowned "Serbian coaching school" produced many of the most successful European basketball coaches of all times, such as [[Željko Obradović]], who won a record 8 Euroleague titles as a coach. |
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The country is a powerhouse in world basketball, with the men's national team winning two [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Championships]], three [[EuroBasket]] titles, two Olympic silver medals, and a bronze medal in 2024. The women's team has won two [[EuroBasket Women]] titles and an Olympic bronze medal. Serbia's [[Serbia men's national 3x3 team|men's 3x3 team]] has won six [[FIBA 3x3 World Cup]]s and five [[FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup]]s. A total of 34 Serbian players have played in the NBA over the last three decades, including [[Nikola Jokić]], a three-time [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA MVP]] and 2023 [[NBA Finals]] MVP.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gordon |first1=Anna |title=How Serbia Produces Great Basketball Players Like Nikola Jokić |url=https://time.com/6284066/nba-finals-nikola-jokic-serbia/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=Time Magazine |date=1 June 2023}}</ref> The "Serbian coaching school" has produced many of Europe's most successful basketball coaches, including [[Željko Obradović]], who has won a record 9 Euroleague titles. [[KK Partizan]] won the [[1991–92 FIBA European League|1992 EuroLeague]], and [[KK Crvena zvezda]] won the [[1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1974 FIBA Saporta Cup]]. |
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The [[Serbia men's national water polo team]] is one of the most successful, with three [[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|Olympic]] gold medals, three [[Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]], and seven [[European Water Polo Championship|European Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterpoloserbia.org/index.php?id=454&L=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacred-fr.com%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fopakoso%2Ftagugex |title=Osvojene medalje |publisher=waterpoloserbia.org |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[VK Partizan]] has won seven [[LEN Champions League|Champions League]] titles. |
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Recent success of Serbian tennis players has led to an immense growth in the popularity of tennis in Serbia. [[Novak Đoković]], six-time [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] champion, finished in 2011 and 2012 as No. 1 in the world and is currently No. 2 in the ATP Rankings.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals]]|title=Current ATP Rankings (singles)|url =http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx}}</ref> [[Ana Ivanovic]] (champion of [[2008 French Open]]) and [[Jelena Janković]] were both ranked No. 1 in the WTA Rankings. There were two No. 1 ranked-tennis double players as well: [[Nenad Zimonjić]] (three-time men's double and four-time mixed double Grand Slam champion) and [[Slobodan Živojinović]]. The [[Serbia Davis Cup team|Serbia men's tennis national team]] won the [[2010 Davis Cup]] while [[Serbia Fed Cup team|Serbia women's tennis national team]] reached the final at [[2012 Fed Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5887226|title=Serbia wins first Davis Cup title|date=5 December 2010|work=ESPN|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> |
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The recent success of Serbian tennis players, especially [[Novak Djokovic]], who holds a record 24 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles, has led to a surge in the sport's popularity in Serbia. Djokovic has held the No. 1 ATP ranking for a record 428 weeks and achieved a [[Career Super Slam]] with his Olympic gold in 2024. [[Ana Ivanovic]], [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Nenad Zimonjić]] have also been ranked No. 1 in the WTA rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5887226|title=Serbia wins first Davis Cup title|date=5 December 2010|website=ESPN|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> |
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Serbia is one of the leading volleyball countries in the world. Its [[Serbia men's national volleyball team|men's national team]] won the [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|gold medal at 2000 Olympics]], and has won the [[European Volleyball Championship|European Championship]] twice. [[Serbia women's national volleyball team|The women's national volleyball team]] won the European Championship in 2011. |
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The men's national team won the [[2010 Davis Cup]] and [[2020 ATP Cup]]. Serbia's [[Serbia men's national volleyball team|men's national volleyball team]] won the 2000 Olympic gold medal, three European Championships, and the 2016 [[FIVB Volleyball World League]]. The women's team has won two [[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|World Championships]], three European Championships, and two Olympic medals. |
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The [[Serbia men's national water polo team]] is the second most successful national team after Hungary, having won two [[World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]] (2005 and 2009), and four [[European Water Polo Championship|European Championship]]s in 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2012 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterpoloserbia.org/index.php?id=454&L=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacred-fr.com%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Favatars%2Fopakoso%2Ftagugex |title=Osvojene medalje |publisher=waterpoloserbia.org |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> [[VK Partizan]] has won a joint-record seven [[LEN Euroleague|European champion]] titles. |
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Serbian chess players excelled from 1950 to 1980, winning 15 Olympic medals. The men's team won the [[European Team Chess Championship|2023 European Team Competition]], and women's clubs have won the European Champions Cup five times.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=30 November 2020 |title=Istorijat {{!}} Šahovski savez Srbije |url=https://serbiachess.org/istojijat/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Svetozar Gligorić]] and [[Ljubomir Ljubojević]] were among the world's best players outside the USSR.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janković |first=Olga |title=Sada je Pančevo na potezu |url=https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/383170/Sada-je-Pancevo-na-potezu |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=Politika Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NAJVEĆI DŽENTLMEN JUGOSLOVENSKOG SPORTA: Svetozar Gligorić - Novak Đoković 20. veka (FOTO/VIDEO) |url=https://mondo.me/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/a862545/NAJVECI-DZENTLMEN-JUGOSLOVENSKOG-SPORTA.html |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=Mondo Crna Gora |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Other noted Serbian athletes include: swimmers [[Milorad Čavić]] (2009 World champion on 50 meters butterfly and silver medalist on 100 meters butterfly as well as 2008 Olympic silver medalist on 100 meters butterfly in [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly|historic race with American swimmer Michael Phelps]]) and [[Nađa Higl]] (2009 World champion in 200 meters breaststroke – the first Serbian woman to become a world champion in swimming); track and field athletes [[Emir Bekrić]] (hurdler; bronze medalist at the 2013 World Championships) and [[Ivana Španović]] (long-jumper; bronze medalist at the 2013 World Championships); shooter [[Jasna Šekarić]] (1988 Olympic gold medalist) and taekwondoist [[Milica Mandić]] (2012 Olympic gold medalist). |
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Notable Serbian athletes include sport shooters [[Jasna Šekarić]] and [[Damir Mikec]], handball player [[Svetlana Kitić]], volleyball player [[Nikola Grbić]], swimmer [[Milorad Čavić]], track and field athlete [[Ivana Španović]], wrestler [[Davor Štefanek]], and taekwondoist [[Milica Mandić]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sportin.ba ...najbrže sportske vijesti - Svetlana Kitić najbolja rukometašica Svijeta svih vremena |url=http://sportin.ba/tekst.aspx?id=28727 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806192459/http://www.sportin.ba/tekst.aspx?id=28727 |archive-date=6 August 2010 |access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref> |
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Serbia has hosted several major sport competitions in the last ten years, including the [[2005 EuroBasket|2005 Men's European Basketball Championship]], [[2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship]], [[2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship]], [[2009 Summer Universiade]], [[2012 European Men's Handball Championship]], and [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship]]. The most important annual sporting events held in the country are [[Belgrade Marathon]] and [[Tour de Serbie]] cycling race. |
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Republic of Serbia Република Србија, Republika Srbija (Serbian) | |
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Anthem: Боже правде Bože pravde (English: "God of Justice") | |
Capital and largest city | Belgrade 44°48′N 20°28′E / 44.800°N 20.467°E |
Official languages | Serbian[a] |
Ethnic groups (2022; excluding Kosovo) |
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Religion (2022; excluding Kosovo) |
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Demonym(s) | Serbian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Aleksandar Vučić | |
Miloš Vučević | |
Ana Brnabić | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Establishment history | |
780 | |
• Kingdom | 1217 |
• Empire | 1346 |
1459–1804 | |
1804–1835 | |
1815 | |
13 July 1878 | |
18 March 1882 | |
1 December 1918 | |
27 April 1992 | |
• Independence restored | 5 June 2006 |
Area | |
• Total | 88,499 km2 (34,170 sq mi)[2] (111th) |
• Excluding Kosovo | 77,612 km2 (29,966 sq mi)[3] |
Population | |
• January 2024 estimate | 6,605,168 (excluding Kosovo)[4] (108th) |
• 2022 census | 6,647,003 (excluding Kosovo)[5] (107th) |
• Density | 85/km2 (220.1/sq mi) (130th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $191.561 billion[b][6] (78th) |
• Per capita | $29,038[6] (67th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $82.550 billion[b][6] (75th) |
• Per capita | $12,513[6] (80th) |
Gini (2022) | 32.0[7] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.805[8] very high (65th) |
Currency | Serbian dinar (RSD) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Calling code | +381 |
ISO 3166 code | RS |
Internet TLD |
Serbia,[c] officially the Republic of Serbia,[d] is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe,[9][10] located in the Balkans and the Pannonian Plain. It borders Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest. Serbia claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia has about 6.6 million inhabitants, excluding Kosovo. Its capital Belgrade is also the largest city.
Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavic migrations in the 6th century. Several regional states were founded in the early Middle Ages and were at times recognised as tributaries to the Byzantine, Frankish and Hungarian kingdoms. The Serbian Kingdom obtained recognition by the Holy See and Constantinople in 1217, reaching its territorial apex in 1346 as the Serbian Empire. By the mid-16th century, the Ottomans annexed the entirety of modern-day Serbia; their rule was at times interrupted by the Habsburg Empire, which began expanding towards Central Serbia from the end of the 17th century while maintaining a foothold in Vojvodina. In the early 19th century, the Serbian Revolution established the nation-state as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory.[11] In 1918, in the aftermath of World War I, the Kingdom of Serbia united with the former Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina; later in the same year it joined with other South Slavic nations in the foundation of Yugoslavia, which existed in various political formations until the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. During the breakup of Yugoslavia, Serbia formed a union with Montenegro,[12] which was peacefully dissolved in 2006, restoring Serbia's independence as a sovereign state for the first time since 1918.[13] In 2008, representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence, with mixed responses from the international community while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
Serbia is an upper-middle income economy and provides universal health care and free primary and secondary education to its citizens. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, member of the UN, CoE, OSCE, PfP, BSEC, CEFTA, and is acceding to the WTO. Since 2014, the country has been negotiating its EU accession, with the possibility of joining the European Union by 2030.[14] Serbia formally adheres to the policy of military neutrality.
Etymology
The origin of the name Serbia is unclear. Historically, authors have mentioned the Serbs (Serbian: Srbi / Срби) and the Sorbs of Eastern Germany (Upper Sorbian: Serbja; Lower Sorbian: Serby) in a variety of ways: Cervetiis (Servetiis), gentis (S)urbiorum, Suurbi, Sorabi, Soraborum, Sorabos, Surpe, Sorabici, Sorabiet, Sarbin, Swrbjn, Servians, Sorbi, Sirbia, Sribia, Zirbia, Zribia, Suurbelant, Surbia, Serbulia / Sorbulia among others.[15][16][17] These authors used these names to refer to Serbs and Sorbs in areas where their historical and current presence is not disputable (notably in the Balkans and Lusatia). However, there are also sources that have used similar names in other parts of the world (most notably in the Asiatic Sarmatia in the Caucasus).
There exist two prevailing theories about the origin of the ethnonym *Sŕbъ (plur. *Sŕby), one from a Proto-Slavic language with an appellative meaning of a "family kinship" and "alliance", while another from an Iranian-Sarmatian language with various meanings.[16][18] In his work, De Administrando Imperio, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus suggests that the Serbs originated from White Serbia near Francia.
From 1815 to 1882, the official name for Serbia was the Principality of Serbia. From 1882 to 1918, it was renamed to the Kingdom of Serbia, later from 1945 to 1963, the official name for Serbia was the People's Republic of Serbia. This was again renamed the Socialist Republic of Serbia from 1963 to 1990. Since 1990, the official name of the country has been the Republic of Serbia.
History
Prehistory and antiquity
Archaeological evidence of Paleolithic settlements on the territory of present-day Serbia is scarce. A fragment of a hominid jaw found in Sićevo (Mala Balanica) is believed to be up to 525,000–397,000 years old.[19]
Approximately 6,500 BC, during the Neolithic, the Starčevo and Vinča cultures existed in the region of modern-day Belgrade. They dominated much of Southeast Europe as well as parts of Central Europe and Anatolia. Several important archaeological sites from this era, including Lepenski Vir and Vinča-Belo Brdo, still exist near the Danube.[20][21]
During the Iron Age, local tribes of Triballi, Dardani, and Autariatae were encountered by the Ancient Greeks during their cultural and political expansion into the region, from the 5th up to the 2nd century BC. The Celtic tribe of Scordisci settled throughout the area in the 3rd century BC. It formed a tribal state, building several fortifications, including their capital at Singidunum (present-day Belgrade) and Naissos (present-day Niš).
The Romans conquered much of the territory in the 2nd century BC. In 167 BC, the Roman province of Illyricum was established; the remainder was conquered around 75 BC, forming the Roman province of Moesia Superior; the modern-day Srem region was conquered in 9 BC; and Bačka and Banat in 106 AD after the Dacian Wars. As a result of this, contemporary Serbia extends fully or partially over several former Roman provinces, including Moesia, Pannonia, Praevalitana, Dalmatia, Dacia, and Macedonia. Seventeen Roman Emperors were born in the area of modern-day Serbia, second only to contemporary Italy.[22] The most famous of these was Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor, who issued an edict ordering religious tolerance throughout the Empire.
When the Roman Empire was divided in 395, most of Serbia remained under the Byzantine Empire, and its northwestern parts were included in the Western Roman Empire. By the 6th century, South Slavs migrated into the Byzantine territory in large numbers.[25] They merged with the local Romanised population that was gradually assimilated.[26][27][28]
Middle Ages
White Serbs, an early Slavic tribe from White Serbia eventually settled in an area between the Sava river and the Dinaric Alps.[29][30][31] By the beginning of the 9th century, Serbia achieved a level of statehood.[32] Christianization of Serbia was a gradual process, finalized by the middle of the 9th century.[33] In the mid-10th-century, the Serbian state experienced a fall. During the 11th and 12th century, Serbian state frequently fought with the neighbouring Byzantine Empire.[34] Between 1166 and 1371, Serbia was ruled by the Nemanjić dynasty, under whom the state was elevated to a kingdom in 1217,[35] and an empire in 1346,[36] under Stefan Dušan. The Serbian Orthodox Church was organized as an autocephalous archbishopric in 1219,[37] through the effort of Sava, the country's patron saint, and in 1346 it was raised to the Patriarchate. Monuments of the Nemanjić period survive in many monasteries (several being World Heritage sites) and fortifications.
During these centuries the Serbian state (and influence) expanded significantly. The northern part (modern Vojvodina), was ruled by the Kingdom of Hungary. The period after 1371, known as the Fall of the Serbian Empire saw the once-powerful state fragmented into several principalities, culminating in the Battle of Kosovo (1389) against the rising Ottoman Empire.[38] By the end of the 14th century, the Turks had conquered and ruled the territories south of the Šar Mountains. The political center of Serbia shifted northwards, when the capital of the newly established Serbian Despotate was transferred to Belgrade in 1403,[39] before moving to Smederevo in 1430.[40] The Despotate was then under the double vassalage of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.[41] The fall of Smederevo on 20 June 1459, which marked the full conquest of the Serbian Despotate by the Ottomans, also symbolically signified the end of the Serbian state.[42]
Ottoman and Habsburg rule
In all Serbian lands conquered by the Ottomans, the native nobility was eliminated and the peasantry was enserfed to Ottoman rulers, while much of the clergy fled or were confined to the isolated monasteries. Under the Ottoman system, Serbs and Christians were considered an inferior class and subjected to heavy taxes, and a portion of the Serbian population experienced Islamization. Many Serbs were recruited during the devshirme system, a form of slavery, in which boys from Balkan Christian families were forcibly converted to Islam and trained for infantry units of the Ottoman army known as the Janissaries.[44][45][46][47] The Serbian Patriarchate of Peć was extinguished in 1463,[48] but reestablished in 1557,[49][50][51] providing for limited continuation of Serbian cultural traditions within the Ottoman Empire, under the Millet system.[52][53]
After the loss of statehood to the Ottoman Empire, Serbian resistance continued in northern regions (modern Vojvodina), under titular despots (until 1537), and popular leaders like Jovan Nenad (1526–1527). From 1521 to 1552, Ottomans conquered Belgrade and regions of Syrmia, Bačka, and Banat.[54] Wars and rebellions constantly challenged Ottoman rule. One of the most significant was the Banat Uprising in 1594 and 1595, which was part of the Long War (1593–1606) between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans.[55][56] The area of modern Vojvodina endured a century-long Ottoman occupation before being ceded to the Habsburg monarchy, partially by the Treaty of Karlovci (1699),[57] and fully by the Treaty of Požarevac (1718).[58]
During the Habsburg-Ottoman war (1683–1699), much of Serbia switched from Ottoman rule to Habsburg control from 1688 to 1690.[59] However, the Ottoman army reconquered a large part of Serbia in the winter of 1689/1690, leading to a brutal massacre of the civilian population by uncontrolled Albanian and Tatar units. As a result of the persecutions, several tens of thousands of Serbs, led by the patriarch, Arsenije III Crnojević, fled northwards to settle in Hungary,[60] an event known as the Great Migration of 1690.[61] In August 1690, following several petitions, the Emperor Leopold I formally granted Serbs from the Habsburg monarchy a first set of "privileges",[62][63] primarily to guarantee them freedom of religion.[64] As a consequence, the ecclesiastical centre of the Serbs also moved northwards, to the Metropolitanate of Karlovci,[65] and the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć was once-again abolished by the Ottomans in 1766.[66][67]
In 1718–39, the Habsburg monarchy occupied much of Central Serbia and established the Kingdom of Serbia as crownland.[58] Those gains were lost by the Treaty of Belgrade in 1739, when the Ottomans retook the region.[68] Apart from territory of modern-day Vojvodina which remained under the Habsburg Empire, central regions of Serbia were occupied once again by the Habsburgs in 1788–1792.
Revolution and independence
The Serbian Revolution for independence from the Ottoman Empire lasted eleven years, from 1804 until 1815.[70][71][72][73] During the First Serbian Uprising (1804–1813), led by vožd Karađorđe Petrović, Serbia was independent for almost a decade before the Ottoman army was able to reoccupy the country.[74] The Second Serbian Uprising began in 1815, led by Miloš Obrenović; it ended with a compromise between Serbian revolutionaries and Ottoman authorities.[75] Serbia was one of the first nations in the Balkans to abolish feudalism.[76] The Akkerman Convention in 1826, the Treaty of Adrianople in 1829 and finally, the Hatt-i Sharif, recognised the suzerainty of Serbia. The First Serbian Constitution was adopted on 15 February 1835, making the country one of the first to adopt a democratic constitution in Europe.[77][78] 15 February is now commemorated as Statehood Day, a public holiday.[79]
Following the clashes between the Ottoman army and Serbs in Belgrade in 1862,[80] and under pressure from the Great Powers, by 1867 the last Turkish soldiers left the Principality, making the country de facto independent.[81] By enacting a new constitution in 1869,[82] without consulting the Porte, Serbian diplomats confirmed the de facto independence of the country. In 1876, Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire, siding with the ongoing Christian uprisings in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Bulgaria.[83][84]
The formal independence of the country was internationally recognised at the Congress of Berlin in 1878, which ended the Russo-Turkish War; this treaty, however, prohibited Serbia from uniting with other Serbian regions by placing Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hungarian occupation, alongside the occupation of the region of Raška.[85] From 1815 to 1903, the principality was ruled by the House of Obrenović, save for the rule of Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević between 1842 and 1858. In 1882, Principality of Serbia became the Kingdom of Serbia, ruled by King Milan I.[86] The House of Karađorđević, descendants of the revolutionary leader Karađorđe Petrović, assumed power in 1903 following the May Overthrow.[87] The 1848 revolution in Austria led to the establishment of the autonomous territory of Serbian Vojvodina; by 1849, the region was transformed into the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar.[88]
Balkan Wars and World War I
In the First Balkan War in 1912, the Balkan League defeated the Ottoman Empire and captured its European territories, which enabled territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Serbia into regions of Raška, Kosovo, Metohija, and Vardarian Macedonia. The Second Balkan War soon ensued when Bulgaria turned on its former allies, but was defeated, resulting in the Treaty of Bucharest. In two years, Serbia enlarged its territory by 80% and its population by 50%,[90] it also suffered high casualties on the eve of World War I, with more than 36,000 dead.[91] Austria-Hungary became wary of the rising regional power on its borders and its potential to become an anchor for unification of Serbs and other South Slavs, and the relationship between the two countries became tense.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Young Bosnia organisation, led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, on 28 July 1914, setting off World War I.[92]
Serbia won the first major battles of the war, including the Battle of Cer,[93] and the Battle of Kolubara.[94] Despite initial success, it was eventually overpowered by the Central Powers in 1915 and Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia followed. Most of its army and some people retreated to Greece and Corfu, suffering immense losses on the way. After the Central Powers' military situation on other fronts worsened, the remains of the Serb army returned east and led a final breakthrough through enemy lines on 15 September 1918, liberating Serbia and defeating Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary.[95] Serbia, with its campaign, was a major Balkan Entente Power[96] which contributed significantly to the Allied victory in the Balkans in November 1918, especially by helping France force Bulgaria's capitulation.[97] Serbia's casualties accounted for 8% of the total Entente military deaths; 58% (243,600) soldiers of the Serbian army perished in the war.[98] The total number of casualties is placed around 700,000,[99] more than 16% of Serbia's prewar size,[100] and a majority (57%) of its overall male population.[101][102][103] Serbia suffered the biggest casualty rate in World War I.[104]
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Corfu Declaration was a formal agreement between the government-in-exile of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Yugoslav Committee (anti-Habsburg South Slav émigrés) that pledged to unify Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Montenegro with Austria-Hungary's South Slav autonomous crown lands: Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Slovenia, Vojvodina (then part of the Kingdom of Hungary) and Bosnia and Herzegovina in a post-war Yugoslav state. It was signed on 20 July 1917 on Corfu.
As the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, the territory of Syrmia united with Serbia on 24 November 1918.[90] Just a day later, the Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja declared the unification of these regions (Banat, Bačka, and Baranja) with Serbia.[105]
On 26 November 1918, the Podgorica Assembly deposed the House of Petrović-Njegoš and united Montenegro with Serbia.[106] On 1 December 1918, in Belgrade, Serbian Prince Regent Alexander Karađorđević proclaimed the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, under King Peter I of Serbia.[107][108] King Peter was succeeded by his son, Alexander, in August 1921. Serb centralists and Croat autonomists clashed in the parliament, and most governments were fragile and short-lived. Nikola Pašić, a conservative prime minister, headed or dominated most governments until his death. King Alexander established a dictatorship in 1929 with the aim of establishing the Yugoslav ideology and single Yugoslav nation, changed the name of the country to Yugoslavia. The effect of Alexander's dictatorship was to further alienate the non-Serbs living in Yugoslavia from the idea of unity.[109]
Alexander was assassinated in Marseille, during an official visit in 1934 by Vlado Chernozemski, member of the IMRO. Alexander was succeeded by his eleven-year-old son Peter II. In August 1939 the Cvetković–Maček Agreement established an autonomous Banate of Croatia as a solution to Croatian concerns.
World War II
In 1941, in spite of Yugoslav attempts to remain neutral, the Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia. The territory of modern Serbia was divided between Hungary, Bulgaria, the Independent State of Croatia, Greater Albania and Montenegro, while the remainder was placed under the military administration of Nazi Germany, with Serbian puppet governments led by Milan Aćimović and Milan Nedić assisted by Dimitrije Ljotić's fascist organization Yugoslav National Movement (Zbor).
The Yugoslav territory was the scene of a civil war between royalist Chetniks commanded by Draža Mihailović and communist partisans commanded by Josip Broz Tito. Axis auxiliary units of the Serbian Volunteer Corps and the Serbian State Guard fought against both of these forces. The siege of Kraljevo was a major battle of the uprising in Serbia, led by Chetnik forces against the Nazis. Several days after the battle began the German forces committed a massacre of approximately 2,000 civilians in an event known as the Kraljevo massacre, in a reprisal for the attack.
Draginac and Loznica massacre of 2,950 villagers in Western Serbia in 1941 was the first large execution of civilians in occupied Serbia by Germans, with Kragujevac massacre and Novi Sad Raid of Jews and Serbs by Hungarian fascists being the most notorious, with over 3,000 victims in each case.[110][111] After one year of occupation, around 16,000 Serbian Jews were murdered in the area, or around 90% of its pre-war Jewish population during The Holocaust in Serbia. Many concentration camps were established across the area. Banjica concentration camp was the largest concentration camp and jointly run by the German army and Nedić's regime,[112] with primary victims being Serbian Jews, Roma, and Serb political prisoners.[113]
Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs fled the Axis puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia and sought refuge in German-occupied Serbia, seeking to escape the large-scale persecution and Genocide of Serbs, Jews, and Roma being committed by the Ustaše regime.[114] The number of Serb victims was approximately 300,000 to 350,000.[115][116][117] According to Tito himself, Serbs made up the vast majority of anti-fascist fighters and Yugoslav Partisans for the whole course of World War II.[118]
The Republic of Užice was a short-lived liberated territory established by the Partisans and the first liberated territory in World War II Europe, organised as a military mini-state that existed in the autumn of 1941 in the west of occupied Serbia. By late 1944, the Belgrade Offensive swung in favour of the partisans in the civil war; the partisans subsequently gained control of Yugoslavia.[119] Following the Belgrade Offensive, the Syrmian Front was the last major military action of World War II in Serbia. A study by Vladimir Žerjavić estimates total war-related deaths in Yugoslavia at 1,027,000, including 273,000 in Serbia.[120]
Socialist Yugoslavia
The victory of the Communist Partisans resulted in the abolition of the monarchy and a subsequent constitutional referendum. A one-party state was soon established in Yugoslavia by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. It is claimed between 60,000 and 70,000 people died in Serbia during the 1944–45 communist purge.[121] Serbia became a constituent republic within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia known as the People's Republic of Serbia, and had a republic-branch of the federal communist party, the League of Communists of Serbia. Serbia's most powerful and influential politician in Tito-era Yugoslavia was Aleksandar Ranković, one of the "big four" Yugoslav leaders. Ranković was later removed from the office because of the disagreements regarding Kosovo's nomenklatura and the unity of Serbia. Ranković's dismissal was highly unpopular among Serbs. Pro-decentralisation reformers in Yugoslavia succeeded in the late 1960s in attaining substantial decentralisation of powers, creating substantial autonomy in Kosovo and Vojvodina, and recognising a distinctive "Muslim" nationality. As a result of these reforms, there was a massive overhaul of Kosovo's nomenklatura and police, that shifted from being Serb-dominated to ethnic Albanian-dominated through firing Serbs on a large scale. Further concessions were made to the ethnic Albanians of Kosovo in response to unrest, including the creation of the University of Pristina as an Albanian language institution. These changes created widespread fear among Serbs of being treated as second-class citizens.[122]
Belgrade, the capital of FPR Yugoslavia and PR Serbia, hosted the first Non-Aligned Movement Summit in September 1961, as well as the first major gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with the aim of implementing the Helsinki Accords from October 1977 to March 1978.[123][124] The 1972 smallpox outbreak in SAP Kosovo and other parts of SR Serbia was the last major outbreak of smallpox in Europe since World War II.[125]
Breakup of Yugoslavia and political transition
In 1989, Slobodan Milošević rose to power in Serbia. Milošević promised a reduction of powers for the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina, where his allies subsequently took over power, during the Anti-bureaucratic revolution.[126] This ignited tensions between the communist leadership of the other republics of Yugoslavia and awoke ethnic nationalism across Yugoslavia that eventually resulted in its breakup, with Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia declaring independence during 1991 and 1992.[127][better source needed] Serbia and Montenegro remained together as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).[12] However, according to the Badinter Commission, the country was not legally considered a continuation of the former SFRY, but a new state.
Fueled by ethnic tensions, the Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001) erupted, with the most severe conflicts taking place in Croatia and Bosnia, where the large ethnic Serb communities opposed independence from Yugoslavia. The FRY remained outside the conflicts, but provided logistic, military and financial support to Serb forces in the wars. In response, the UN imposed sanctions against Yugoslavia which led to political isolation and the collapse of the economy (GDP decreased from $24 billion in 1990 to under $10 billion in 1993). Serbia was in the 2000s sued on the charges of alleged genocide by neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia but in both cases the main charges against Serbia were dismissed.[128][129]
Multi-party democracy was introduced in Serbia in 1990, officially dismantling the one-party system. Despite constitutional changes, Milošević maintained strong political influence over the state media and security apparatus.[130][131] When the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia refused to accept its defeat in municipal elections in 1996, Serbians engaged in large protests against the government.
In 1998, continued clashes between the Albanian guerilla Kosovo Liberation Army and Yugoslav security forces led to the short Kosovo War (1998–99), in which NATO intervened, leading to the withdrawal of Serbian forces and the establishment of UN administration in the province.[132] After the Yugoslav Wars, Serbia became home to highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons in Europe.[133][134][135]
After presidential elections in September 2000, opposition parties accused Milošević of electoral fraud.[136][137] A campaign of civil resistance followed, led by the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), a broad coalition of anti-Milošević parties. This culminated on 5 October when half a million people from all over the country congregated in Belgrade, compelling Milošević to concede defeat.[138] The fall of Milošević ended Yugoslavia's international isolation. Milošević was sent to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The DOS announced that FR Yugoslavia would seek to join the European Union. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed Serbia and Montenegro;[139] the EU opened negotiations with the country for the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
Serbia's political climate remained tense and in 2003, Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić was assassinated as result of a plot originating from organised crime and former security officials. In 2004 unrest in Kosovo took place, leaving 19 people dead and a number of Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries destroyed or damaged.[140][141]
Contemporary period
On 21 May 2006, Montenegro held a referendum which showed 55.4% of voters in favour of independence, just above the 55% required by the referendum. This was followed on 5 June 2006 by Serbia's declaration of independence, marking the re-emergence of Serbia as an independent state. The National Assembly of Serbia declared Serbia to be the legal successor to the former state union.[142]
The Assembly of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Serbia immediately condemned the declaration and continues to deny any statehood to Kosovo. The declaration has sparked varied responses from the international community.[143] Status-neutral talks between Serbia and Kosovo-Albanian authorities are held in Brussels, mediated by the EU.
Serbia officially applied for membership in the European Union on 22 December 2009,[144] and received candidate status on 1 March 2012, following a delay in December 2011.[145][146] Following a positive recommendation of the European Commission and European Council in June 2013, negotiations to join the EU commenced in January 2014.[147]
In 2012 Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party came to power.[148][149] According to a number of international analysts, Serbia has suffered from democratic backsliding into authoritarianism,[150][151][152] followed by a decline in media freedom and civil liberties.[153][154] After the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Serbia in March 2020, a state of emergency was declared and a curfew was introduced for the first time in Serbia since World War II.[155] In April 2022, President Aleksandar Vučić was re-elected.[156] In December 2023, President Vučić won a snap parliamentary election.[157] The election resulted in protests, with opposition supporters claiming that the election result was fraudulent.[158][159][160][161] On 16 January 2022, a Serbian constitutional referendum took place in which citizens chose to amend the Constitution concerning the judiciary. The changes were presented as a step toward reducing political influence in the judicial system.[162]
The country was chosen to host international specialised exposition Expo 2027.[163] The Serbian government is working with Rio Tinto corporation on a project which aims to develop Europe's biggest lithium mine.[164] Mining lithium became a matter of debate in the society and several protests against mining took place.[165][166][167]
Geography
A landlocked country situated at the crossroads between Central[169][170] and Southeastern Europe, Serbia is located in the Balkan peninsula and the Pannonian Plain. Serbia lies between latitudes 41° and 47° N, and longitudes 18° and 23° E. The country covers a total of 88,499 km2 (34,170 sq mi);[e] with Kosovo excluded, the total area is 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi).[3][2] Its total border length amounts to 2,027 km (1,260 mi): Albania 115 km (71 mi), Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km (188 mi), Bulgaria 318 km (198 mi), Croatia 241 km (150 mi), Hungary 151 km (94 mi), North Macedonia 221 km (137 mi), Montenegro 203 km (126 mi) and Romania 476 km (296 mi).[3] All of Kosovo's border with Albania (115 km (71 mi)), North Macedonia (159 km (99 mi)) and Montenegro (79 km (49 mi))[171] are under control of the Kosovo border police.[172] Serbia treats the 352 km (219 mi) border with Kosovo as an "administrative line"; it is under shared control of Kosovo border police and Serbian police forces.[173] The Pannonian Plain covers the northern third of the country (Vojvodina and Mačva[174]) while the easternmost tip of Serbia extends into the Wallachian Plain. The terrain of the central part of the country consists chiefly of hills traversed by rivers. Mountains dominate the southern third of Serbia. Dinaric Alps stretch in the west and the southwest, following the flow of the rivers Drina and Ibar. The Carpathian Mountains and Balkan Mountains stretch in a north–south direction in eastern Serbia.[175]
Ancient mountains in the southeast corner of the country belong to the Rilo-Rhodope Mountain system. Elevation ranges from the Midžor peak of the Balkan Mountains at 2,169 metres (7,116 feet) (the highest peak in Serbia, excluding Kosovo) to the lowest point of just 17 metres (56 feet) near the Danube river at Prahovo.[176] The largest lake is Đerdap Lake (163 square kilometres (63 sq mi)) and the longest river passing through Serbia is the Danube (587.35 kilometres (364.96 mi)).
Climate
The climate of Serbia is under the influences of the landmass of Eurasia and the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. With mean January temperatures around 0 °C (32 °F), and mean July temperatures of 22 °C (72 °F), it can be classified as a warm-humid continental or humid subtropical climate.[177] In the north, the climate is more continental, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers along with well-distributed rainfall patterns. In the south, summers and autumns are drier, and winters are relatively cold, with heavy inland snowfall in the mountains.
Differences in elevation, proximity to the Adriatic Sea and large river basins, as well as exposure to the winds account for climate variations.[178] Southern Serbia is subject to Mediterranean influences.[179] The Dinaric Alps and other mountain ranges contribute to the cooling of most of the warm air masses. Winters are quite harsh in the Pešter plateau, because of the mountains which encircle it.[180] One of the climatic features of Serbia is Košava, a cold and very squally southeastern wind which starts in the Carpathian Mountains and follows the Danube northwest through the Iron Gate where it gains a jet effect and continues to Belgrade and can spread as far south as Niš.[181]
The average annual air temperature for the period 1961–1990 for the area with an elevation of up to 300 m (984 ft) is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The areas with an elevation of 300 to 500 m (984 to 1,640 ft) have an average annual temperature of around 10.0 °C (50.0 °F), and over 1,000 m (3,281 ft) of elevation around 6.0 °C (42.8 °F).[182] The lowest recorded temperature in Serbia was −39.5 °C (−39.1 °F) on 13 January 1985, Karajukića Bunari in Pešter, and the highest was 44.9 °C (112.8 °F), on 24 July 2007, recorded in Smederevska Palanka.[183]
Serbia is one of few European countries with very high risk of natural hazards (earthquakes, storms, floods, droughts).[184] It is estimated that potential floods, particularly in areas of Central Serbia, threaten over 500 larger settlements and an area of 16,000 square kilometres.[185] The most disastrous were the floods in May 2014, when 57 people died and a damage of over 1.5 billion euros was inflicted.[186]
Hydrology
Almost all of Serbia's rivers drain to the Black Sea, by way of the Danube river. The Danube, the second largest European river, passes through Serbia with 588 kilometres[188] (21% of its overall length) and represents the major source of fresh water.[189][190] It is joined by its biggest tributaries, the Great Morava (longest river entirely in Serbia with 493 km (306 mi) of length[191]), Sava and Tisza rivers.[192] One notable exception is the Pčinja which flows into the Aegean. Drina river forms the natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and represents the main kayaking and rafting attraction in both countries.
Due to configuration of the terrain, natural lakes are sparse and small; most of them are located in the lowlands of Vojvodina, like the aeolian lake Palić or numerous oxbow lakes along river flows (like Zasavica and Carska Bara). However, there are numerous artificial lakes, mostly due to hydroelectric dams, the biggest being Đerdap (Iron Gates) on the Danube with 163 km2 (63 sq mi) on the Serbian side[193] (a total area of 253 km2 (98 sq mi) is shared with Romania); Perućac on the Drina, and Vlasina. The largest waterfall, Jelovarnik, located in Kopaonik, is 71 m high.[194] Abundance of relatively unpolluted surface waters and numerous underground natural and mineral water sources of high water quality presents a chance for export and economy improvement; however, more extensive exploitation and production of bottled water began only recently.[citation needed]
Environment
Serbia is a country of rich ecosystem and species diversity—covering only 1.9% of the whole European territory, Serbia is home to 39% of European vascular flora, 51% of European fish fauna, 40% of European reptiles and amphibian fauna, 74% of European bird fauna, and 67% European mammal fauna.[195] Its abundance of mountains and rivers make it an ideal environment for a variety of animals, many of which are protected including wolves, lynx, bears, foxes, and stags. There are 17 snake species living all over the country; 8 of them are venomous.[196]
Mountain of Tara in western Serbia is one of the last regions in Europe where bears can still live in absolute freedom.[197][better source needed] Serbia is home to about 380 species of birds. In Carska Bara, there are over 300 bird species on just a few square kilometres.[198] Uvac Gorge is considered one of the last habitats of the Griffon vulture in Europe.[199] In area around the city of Kikinda, in the northernmost part of the country, some 145 endangered long-eared owls are noted, making it the world's biggest settlement of these species.[200] The country is considerably rich with threatened species of bats and butterflies as well.[201]
There are 380 protected areas of Serbia, encompassing 4,947 square kilometres or 6.4% of the country.[195] Those protected areas include 5 national parks (Đerdap, Tara, Kopaonik, Fruška Gora and Šar Mountain), 15 nature parks, 15 "landscapes of outstanding features", 61 nature reserves, and 281 natural monuments.[194] With 29.1% of its territory covered by forest, Serbia is considered to be a middle-forested country, compared on a global scale to world forest coverage at 30%, and European average of 35%. The total forest area in Serbia is 2,252,000 ha (1,194,000 ha or 53% are state-owned, and 1,058,387 ha or 47% are privately owned) or 0.3 ha per inhabitant.[202] It had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.29/10, ranking it 105th globally out of 172 countries.[203] The most common trees are oak, beech, pines, and firs.
Air pollution is a significant problem in Bor area, due to work of large copper mining and smelting complex, and Pančevo where oil and petrochemical industry is based.[204] Some cities suffer from water supply problems, due to mismanagement and low investments in the past, as well as water pollution (like the pollution of the Ibar River from the Trepča zinc-lead combinate,[205] affecting the city of Kraljevo, or the presence of natural arsenic in underground waters in Zrenjanin).[206]
Poor waste management has been identified as one of the most important environmental problems in Serbia and the recycling is a fledgling activity, with only 15% of its waste being turned back for reuse.[207] The 1999 NATO bombing caused serious damage to the environment, with several thousand tonnes of toxic chemicals stored in targeted factories and refineries released into the soil and water basins.[208]
Politics
Serbia is a parliamentary republic, with the government divided into legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. The current constitution was adopted in 2006 in the aftermath of the Montenegro independence referendum.[209] The Constitutional Court rules on matters regarding the Constitution.
The President of the Republic (Predsednik Republike) is the head of state, is elected by popular vote to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the commander in chief of the armed forces, the president has the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the parliament, and has some influence on foreign policy.[210] Aleksandar Vučić of the Serbian Progressive Party is the current president following the 2017 presidential election.[211] Seat of the presidency is Novi Dvor.[212]
The Government (Vlada) is composed of the prime minister and cabinet ministers. The Government is responsible for proposing legislation and a budget, executing the laws, and guiding the foreign and internal policies. The current prime minister is Miloš Vučević, nominated by the Serbian Progressive Party.[213]
The National Assembly (Narodna skupština) is a unicameral legislative body. The National Assembly has the power to enact laws, approve the budget, schedule presidential elections, select and dismiss the Prime Minister and other ministers, declare war, and ratify international treaties and agreements.[214] It is composed of 250 proportionally elected members who serve four-year terms. Following the 2020 parliamentary election, the largest political parties in the National Assembly are the populist Serbian Progressive Party and Socialist Party of Serbia, that with its partners, hold more than a supermajority number of seats.[215]
In 2021, Serbia was the 5th country in Europe by the number of women holding high-ranking public functions.[216][better source needed]
Law and criminal justice
Serbia has a three-tiered judicial system, made up of the Supreme Court of Cassation as the court of the last resort, Courts of Appeal as the appellate instance, and Basic and High courts as the general jurisdictions at first instance.[217][218]
Courts of special jurisdictions are the Administrative Court, commercial courts (including the Commercial Court of Appeal at second instance) and misdemeanor courts (including High Misdemeanor Court at second instance).[219] The judiciary is overseen by the Ministry of Justice. Serbia has a typical civil law legal system.
Law enforcement is the responsibility of the Serbian Police, which is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. Serbian Police fields 27,363 uniformed officers.[220] National security and counterintelligence are the responsibility of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA).[221][222]
Foreign relations
Serbia has established diplomatic relations with 191 UN member states, the Holy See, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the European Union.[223] Foreign relations are conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Serbia has a network of 74 embassies and 25 consulates internationally.[224] There are 69 foreign embassies, 5 consulates and 4 liaison offices in Serbia.[225][226] Serbian foreign policy is focused on achieving the strategic goal of becoming a member state of the European Union (EU). Serbia officially applied for membership in the European Union on 22 December 2009.[227] It received a full candidate status on 1 March 2012 and started accession talks on 21 January 2014.[228][229] As of 2018[update], the European Commission considered accession possible by 2025.[230]
On 17 February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. In protest, Serbia initially recalled its ambassadors from countries that recognised Kosovo's independence.[231] The resolution of 26 December 2007 by the National Assembly stated that both the Kosovo declaration of independence and recognition thereof by any state would be gross violation of international law.[232]
Serbia began cooperation and dialogue with NATO in 2006, when the country joined the Partnership for Peace programme and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. The country's military neutrality was formally proclaimed by a resolution adopted by Serbia's parliament in December 2007, which makes joining any military alliance contingent on a popular referendum,[233][234] a stance acknowledged by NATO.[235][236][237] On the other hand, Serbia's relations with Russia are habitually described by mass media as a "centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance"[238] and Russia is said to have sought to solidify its relations with Serbia since the imposition of sanctions against Russia in 2014.[239]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Serbia drew international scrutiny for not joining EU sanctions against Russia and maintaining bilateral relations, citing its own past suffering with sanctions.[240] It is one of the only countries in Europe not to sanction Russia.[241] However, Serbia voted to condemn the invasion, supporting the adoption of the United Nations draft resolution demanding Russia to withdraw its military forces from Ukraine, as well as supporting the suspension of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.[240][242]
Military
Special forces brigade 4th Army Brigade |
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Eurocopter EC145 |
The Serbian Armed Forces are subordinate to the Ministry of Defence, and are composed of the Army and the Air Force. Although a landlocked country, Serbia operates a River Flotilla which patrols on the Danube, Sava and Tisa rivers. The Serbian Chief of the General Staff reports to the Defence Minister. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the president, who is the commander-in-chief.[210] As of 2019[update], Serbian defence budget amounts to $804 million.[243]
Traditionally having relied on a large number of conscripts, Serbian Armed Forces went through a period of downsizing, restructuring and professionalisation. Conscription was abolished in 2011.[244] Serbian Armed Forces have 28,000 active troops,[245] supplemented by the "active reserve" which numbers 20,000 members and "passive reserve" with about 170,000.[246][247]
The country participates in the NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan programme,[235] but has no intention of joining NATO, due to significant popular rejection, largely a legacy of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.[248] It is an observer member of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) as of 2013.[249] The country also signed the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. The Serbian Armed Forces take part in several multinational peacekeeping missions, including deployments in Lebanon, Cyprus, Ivory Coast, and Liberia.[250]
Serbia is a major producer and exporter of military equipment in the region. Defence exports totaled around $600 million in 2018.[251] The defence industry has seen significant growth over the years and it continues to grow on a yearly basis.[252][253]
Serbia is one of the countries with the largest number of firearms in the civilian population in the world.[254]
In 2024 the Serbian president approved the reintroduction of mandatory military service, which was abolished in 2011. If the Government adopts this decision, military service will last 75 days, starting with 2025.[255]
Administrative divisions
Serbia is a unitary state[256] composed of municipalities/cities, districts, and two autonomous provinces. In Serbia, excluding Kosovo, there are 145 municipalities (opštine) and 29 cities (gradovi), which form the basic units of local self-government.[257] Apart from municipalities/cities, there are 24 districts (okruzi, 10 most populated listed below), with the City of Belgrade constituting an additional district. Except for Belgrade, which has an elected local government, districts are regional centres of state authority, but have no powers of their own; they present purely administrative divisions.[257]
The Constitution of Serbia recognizes two autonomous provinces, Vojvodina in the north, and the disputed territory of Kosovo and Metohija in the south,[257] while the remaining area of Central Serbia has never had its own regional authority. Following the Kosovo War, UN peacekeepers entered Kosovo and Metohija, as per UNSC Resolution 1244. The government of Serbia does not recognise Kosovo's February 2008 declaration of independence, considering it illegal and illegitimate.[258]
Demographics
As of the 2022 census, Serbia (excluding Kosovo) has a total population of 6,647,003 and the overall population density is medium as it stands at 85.8 inhabitants per square kilometre.[5] The census was not conducted in Kosovo which held its own census that numbered their total population at 1,586,659. Serbia has been enduring a demographic crisis since the beginning of the 1990s, with a death rate that has continuously exceeded its birth rate.[259][260] It is estimated that 500,000 people left Serbia during the 1990s, 20% of whom had a higher education.[261][262] Serbia has one of the oldest populations in the world, with the average age of 43.3 years,[263] and its population is shrinking at one of the fastest rates in the world.[264] A fifth of all households consist of only one person, and just one-fourth of four and more persons.[265] The average life expectancy in Serbia is 76.1 years.[266]
During the 1990s, Serbia had the largest refugee population in Europe.[267] Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Serbia formed between 7% and 7.5% of its population at the time – about half a million refugees sought refuge in the country following the series of Yugoslav wars, mainly from Croatia (and to a lesser extent from Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the IDPs from Kosovo.[268]
Serbs with 5,360,239 are the largest ethnic group in Serbia, representing 81% of the total population (excluding Kosovo). Serbia is one of the European countries with the highest number of registered national minorities, while the province of Vojvodina is recognizable for its multi-ethnic and multi-cultural identity.[269][270][271] Despite a decline in recent years, with a population of 184,442, Hungarians remain the largest ethnic minority in Serbia, concentrated predominantly in northern Vojvodina and representing 2.8% of the country's population (10.5% in Vojvodina). Romani population stands at 131,936 according to the 2022 census but unofficial estimates place their actual number between 400,000 and 500,000.[272] Bosniaks with 153,801 and Muslims by nationality with 13,011 are concentrated in Raška (Sandžak), in the southwest. Other minority groups include Albanians, Croats and Bunjevci, Slovaks, Yugoslavs, Montenegrins, Romanians and Vlachs, Macedonians and Bulgarians. Chinese, estimated at 15,000, are the only significant non-European immigrant minority.[273][274] Most recently, tens of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have immigrated to Serbia following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[275]
As of January 2024, more than 300,000 Russians had emigrated to Serbia since the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. About one in 10 have been issued a residence permit, though integration issues have been reported, with Russian immigrants living in a ″parallel society″.[276]
According to World Happiness Report 2024, Serbia is on 37th rank amount 140 countries.[277]
The majority of the population, or 59.4%, reside in urban areas and some 16.1% in Belgrade alone. Belgrade is the only city with more than a million inhabitants and there are four more with over 100,000 inhabitants.[278]
Rank | Name | District | Pop. | Rank | Name | District | Pop. | ||
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Belgrade Novi Sad |
1 | Belgrade | City of Belgrade | 1,197,714 | 11 | Kraljevo | Raška District | 61,490 | Niš Kragujevac |
2 | Novi Sad | South Bačka | 306,702 | 12 | Smederevo | Podunavlje District | 59,261 | ||
3 | Niš | Nišava District | 260,237 | 13 | Leskovac | Jablanica District | 58,338 | ||
4 | Kragujevac | Šumadija District | 146,315 | 14 | Valjevo | Kolubara District | 56,059 | ||
5 | Subotica | North Bačka | 94,228 | 15 | Vranje | Pčinja District | 55,214 | ||
6 | Pančevo | South Banat | 86,408 | 16 | Užice | Zlatibor District | 54,965 | ||
7 | Novi Pazar | Raška District | 71,462 | 17 | Požarevac | Braničevo District | 51,271 | ||
8 | Čačak | Moravica District | 69,598 | 18 | Šabac | Mačva District | 51,163 | ||
9 | Kruševac | Rasina District | 68,119 | 19 | Sombor | West Bačka | 41,814 | ||
10 | Zrenjanin | Central Banat | 67,129 | 20 | Sremska Mitrovica | Srem District | 40,144 |
Religion
The Constitution of Serbia defines it as a secular state with guaranteed religious freedom. Orthodox Christians with 6,079,396 comprise 84.5% of country's population. The Serbian Orthodox Church is the largest and traditional church of the country, adherents of which are overwhelmingly Serbs. Other Orthodox Christian communities in Serbia include Montenegrins, Romanians, Vlachs, Macedonians and Bulgarians.
In 2011, Roman Catholics numbered 356,957 in Serbia, or roughly 6% of the population, mostly in northern Vojvodina which is home to ethnic minority groups such as Hungarians, Croats, and Bunjevci, as well as to some Slovaks and Czechs.[280] Greek Catholic Church is adhered by around 25,000 citizens (0.37% of the population), mostly Rusyns in Vojvodina.[281]
Protestantism accounts for 0.8% of the country's population,[282] chiefly Lutheranism among Slovaks in Vojvodina as well as Calvinism among Reformed Hungarians.
Muslims, with 222,282 or 3% of the population, form the third largest religious group. Islam has a strong historic following in the southern regions of Serbia, primarily in southern Raška. Bosniaks are the largest Islamic community in Serbia, followed by Albanians; estimates are that around a third of the country's Roma people are Muslim.[citation needed]
In 2011, there were only 578 Jews in Serbia,[283] compared to over 30,000 prior to World War II. Atheists numbered 80,053, or 1.1% of the population, and an additional 4,070 declared themselves to be agnostics.[283]
Language
The official language is Serbian, native to 88% of the population.[283] Serbian is the only European language with active digraphia, using both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. Serbian Cyrillic is designated in the Constitution as the "official script".[284] A survey from 2014 showed that 47% of Serbians favour the Latin alphabet, 36% favour the Cyrillic one and 17% have no preference.[285]
Standard Serbian is mutually intelligible with recognised minority languages of Bosnian and Croatian, as all three are based on the most widespread Shtokavian dialect from Eastern Herzegovina.[286] Other recognised minority languages are: Hungarian, Slovak, Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Rusyn, and Macedonian. All these languages are in official use in municipalities or cities where the ethnic minority exceeds 15% of the total population.[287] In Vojvodina, the provincial administration co-officially uses, besides Serbian, five other languages (Slovak, Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian and Rusyn).[288]
Healthcare
The healthcare system in Serbia is organized and managed by the three primary institutions: The Ministry of Health, The Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" and the Military Medical Academy. Healthcare protections are defined as a constitutional right in Serbia.[289] The Serbian public health system is based on the principles of equity and solidarity, organized on the model of compulsory health insurance contributions.[290] Private health care is not integrated into the public health system, but certain services may be included by contracting.[290]
The Ministry of Health determines the healthcare policy and adopts standards for the work of the healthcare service. The Ministry is also in charge of the health care system, health insurance, preservation and improvement of health of citizens, health inspection, supervision over the work of the healthcare service and other tasks in the field of health care.
The Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" is responsible for medical statistics, epidemiology and hygiene. This central, tertiary institution manages and coordinates a dense network of municipal and regional Centers of Public Health that provide epidemiological and hygiene services at primary and secondary levels.[291] The National Health Insurance Fund finances the functioning of health care at all levels, and also provides and implements the compulsory health insurance.[292]
One of the most important health institutions in Serbia is the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade.[293] It takes care of about 30,000 patients a year (military and civilian insured). The academy performs around 30,000 surgical interventions and more than 500,000 specialist examinations.[294]
The Clinical Centre of Serbia spreads over 34 hectares in Belgrade and consists of about 50 buildings, while also has 3,150 beds considered to be the highest number in Europe,[295] and among highest in the world.[296][better source needed]
Other important health institutions include: KBC Dr Dragiša Mišović, Cardiovascular institute Dedinje,[297] Clinical Centre of Kragujevac, Clinical Centre of Niš, Clinical Center of Vojvodina and others.
Economy
Serbia has an emerging market economy in upper-middle income range.[298] According to the International Monetary Fund, Serbian nominal GDP in 2024 is officially estimated at $81.873 billion or $12,385 per capita while purchasing power parity GDP stood at $185.014 billion or $27,985 per capita.[299] The economy is dominated by services which accounts for 67.9% of GDP, followed by industry with 26.1% of GDP, and agriculture at 6% of GDP.[300] The official currency is Serbian dinar, and the central bank is National Bank of Serbia. The Belgrade Stock Exchange is the only stock exchange in the country, with market capitalisation of $8.65 billion and BELEX15 as the main index representing the 15 most liquid stocks.[301] The country is ranked 52nd on the Social Progress Index[302] as well as 54th on the Global Peace Index.[303]
The economy has been affected by the global economic crisis. After almost a decade of strong economic growth (average of 4.45% per year), Serbia entered the recession in 2009 with negative growth of −3% and again in 2012 and 2014 with −1% and −1.8%, respectively.[304] As the government was fighting effects of crisis the public debt has more than doubled: from pre-crisis level of just under 30% to about 70% of GDP and trending downwards recently to around 50%.[305][306] Labour force stands at 3.2 million, with 56% employed in services sector, 28.1% in industry and 15.9% in the agriculture.[307] The average monthly net salary in May 2019 stood at 47,575 dinars or $525.[308] The unemployment remains an acute problem, with rate of 11% as of 2021[update].[309]
Since 2000, Serbia has attracted over $40 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI).[310] Blue-chip corporations making investments include: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Siemens, Bosch, Philip Morris, Michelin, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and others.[311] In the energy sector, Russian energy giants, Gazprom and Lukoil have made large investments.[312] In metallurgy sector, Chinese steel and copper giants, Hesteel and Zijin Mining have acquired key complexes.[313]
Serbia has an unfavourable trade balance: imports exceed exports by 25%.[needs update] Serbia's exports, however, recorded a steady growth in the 2010s reaching $19.2 billion in 2018.[314] The country has free trade agreements with the EFTA and CEFTA, a preferential trade regime with the European Union, a Generalised System of Preferences with the United States, and individual free trade agreements with Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Turkey.[315]
Agriculture
Serbia has very favourable natural conditions (land and climate) for varied agricultural production. It has 5,056,000 ha of agricultural land (0.7 ha per capita), out of which 3,294,000 ha is arable land (0.45 ha per capita).[318] In 2016, Serbia exported agricultural and food products worth $3.2 billion, and the export-import ratio was 178%.[319] Agricultural exports constitute more than a fifth of all Serbia's sales on the world market. Serbia is one of the largest provider of frozen fruit to the EU (largest to the French market, and 2nd largest to the German market).[320]
Agricultural production is most prominent in Vojvodina on the fertile Pannonian Plain. Other agricultural regions include Mačva, Pomoravlje, Tamnava, Rasina, and Jablanica.[321]
In the structure of the agricultural production, 70% is from the crop field production and 30% is from the livestock production.[321] Serbia is world's second largest producer of plums (582,485 tonnes; second to China), second largest of raspberries (89,602 tonnes, second to Poland), it is also a significant producer of maize (6.48 million tonnes, ranked 32nd in the world) and wheat (2.07 million tonnes, ranked 35th in the world).[194][322] Other important agricultural products are: sunflower, sugar beet, soybean, potato, apple, pork meat, beef, poultry and dairy.[323]
There are 56,000 ha of vineyards in Serbia, producing about 230 million litres of wine annually.[194][318] The most famous viticulture regions are located in Vojvodina and Šumadija.[324]
Industry
The industry was the economic sector hardest hit by the UN sanctions and trade embargo and NATO bombing during the 1990s and transition to market economy during the 2000s.[326] The industrial output saw dramatic downsizing: in 2013 it was expected to be only a half of that of 1989.[327] Main industrial sectors include: automotive, mining, non-ferrous metals, food-processing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, clothes. Serbia has 14 free economic zones as of September 2017,[328] in which many foreign direct investments are realised.
The automotive industry is dominated by cluster located in Kragujevac and its vicinity, and contributes to export with about $2 billion.[329] Country is a leading steel producer in the wider region of Southeast Europe and had production of nearly 2 million tonnes of raw steel in 2018, coming entirely from Smederevo steel mill, owned by the Chinese Hesteel.[330] Serbia's mining industry is comparatively strong: Serbia is the 18th largest producer of coal (7th in Europe) extracted from large deposits in Kolubara and Kostolac basins; it is also world's 23rd largest (3rd in Europe) producer of copper which is extracted by Zijin Bor Copper, a large copper mining company, acquired by Chinese Zijin Mining in 2018; significant gold extraction is developed around Majdanpek. Serbia notably manufactures intel smartphones named Tesla smartphones.[331]
Food industry is well known both regionally and internationally and is one of the strong points of the economy.[332] Some of the international brand-names established production in Serbia: PepsiCo and Nestlé in food-processing sector; Coca-Cola (Belgrade), Heineken (Novi Sad) and Carlsberg (Bačka Palanka) in beverage industry; Nordzucker in sugar industry.[320] Serbia's electronics industry had its peak in the 1980s and the industry today is only a third of what it was back then, but has witnessed a something of revival in last decade with investments of companies such as Siemens (wind turbines) in Subotica, Panasonic (lighting devices) in Svilajnac, and Gorenje (electrical home appliances) in Valjevo.[333] The pharmaceutical industry in Serbia comprises a dozen manufacturers of generic drugs, of which Hemofarm in Vršac and Galenika in Belgrade, account for 80% of production volume. Domestic production meets over 60% of the local demand.[334]
Energy
The energy sector is one of the largest and most important sectors to the country's economy. Serbia is a net exporter of electricity and importer of key fuels (such as oil and gas).
Serbia has an abundance of coal, and significant reserves of oil and gas. Serbia's proven reserves of 5.5 billion tonnes of coal lignite are the fifth largest in the world (second in Europe, after Germany).[335][336]
Coal is found in two large deposits: Kolubara (4 billion tonnes of reserves) and Kostolac (1.5 billion tonnes).[335] Despite being small on a world scale, Serbia's oil and gas resources (77.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent and 48.1 billion cubic metres, respectively) have a certain regional importance since they are largest in the region of former Yugoslavia as well as the Balkans (excluding Romania).[338] Almost 90% of the discovered oil and gas are to be found in Banat and those oil and gas fields are by size among the largest in the Pannonian basin but are average on a European scale.[339]
The production of electricity in 2015 in Serbia was 36.5 billion kilowatt-hours (KWh), while the final electricity consumption amounted to 35.5 billion kilowatt-hours (KWh).[340] Most of the electricity produced comes from thermal-power plants (72.7% of all electricity) and to a lesser degree from hydroelectric-power plants (27.3%).[341] There are 6 lignite-operated thermal-power plants with an installed power of 3,936 MW.[342] Total installed power of 9 hydroelectric-power plants is 2,831 MW.[343] In addition to this, there are mazute and gas-operated thermal-power plants with an installed power of 353 MW.[344] The entire production of electricity is concentrated in Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), public electric-utility power company.
The current oil production in Serbia amounts to over 1.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent[345] and satisfies some 43% of country's needs while the rest is imported.[346] National petrol company, Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), was acquired in 2008 by Gazprom Neft. The company's refinery in Pančevo (capacity of 4.8 million tonnes) is one of the most modern oil-refineries in Europe; it also operates network of 334 filling stations in Serbia (74% of domestic market) and additional 36 stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 in Bulgaria, and 28 in Romania.[347][348] There are 155 kilometres of crude oil pipelines connecting Pančevo and Novi Sad refineries as a part of trans-national Adria oil pipeline.[349]
Serbia is heavily dependent on foreign sources of natural gas, with only 17% coming from domestic production (totalling 491 million cubic metres in 2012) and the rest is imported, mainly from Russia (via gas pipelines that run through Ukraine and Hungary).[346] Srbijagas, public company, operates the natural gas transportation system which comprise 3,177 kilometres (1,974 mi) of trunk and regional natural gas pipelines and a 450 million cubic metre underground gas storage facility at Banatski Dvor.[350] In 2021, Balkan Stream gas pipeline opened through Serbia.[351]
Transport
Serbia has a strategic transportation location since the country's backbone, Morava Valley, represents the easiest land route from continental Europe to Asia Minor and the Near East.[352]
Serbian road network carries the bulk of traffic in the country. Total length of roads is 45,419 km (28,222 mi) of which 962 km (598 mi) are "class-IA state roads" (i.e. motorways); 4,517 km (2,807 mi) are "class-IB state roads" (national roads); 10,941 km (6,798 mi) are "class-II state roads" (regional roads) and 23,780 km (14,780 mi) are "municipal roads".[353][354][355] The road network, except for the most of class-IA roads, are of comparatively lower quality to the Western European standards because of lack of financial resources for their maintenance in the last 20 years.
Over 300 km (190 mi) of new motorways were constructed in the last decade and additional 154 km (96 mi) are currently under construction: A5 motorway (from north of Kruševac to Čačak) and 31 km (19 mi)-long segment of A2 (between Čačak and Požega).[356][357] Coach transport is very extensive: almost every place in the country is connected by bus, from largest cities to the villages; in addition there are international routes (mainly to countries of Western Europe with large Serb diaspora). Routes, both domestic and international, are served by more than hundred intercity coach services, biggest of which are Lasta and Niš-Ekspres. As of 2018[update], there were 1,999,771 registered passenger cars or 1 passenger car per 3.5 inhabitants.[358]
Serbia has 3,819 km (2,373 mi) of rail tracks, of which 1,279 km (795 mi) are electrified and 283 km (176 mi) are double-track railroad.[194] The major rail hub is Belgrade (and to a lesser degree Niš), while the most important railroads include: Belgrade–Subotica–Budapest (Hungary) (currently upgraded to high-speed status), Belgrade–Bar (Montenegro), Belgrade–Šid–Zagreb (Croatia)/Belgrade–Niš–Sofia (Bulgaria) (part of Pan-European Corridor X), and Niš–Thessaloniki (Greece). Some 75 km (46 mi) of new high-speed rail line between Belgrade and Novi Sad was opened in 2022 and additional 108 km (67 mi) from Novi Sad to Subotica and border with Hungary are currently under construction and due to open in 2025. Construction work for 212 km-long prolongation of the high-speed rail line to the south, to the city of Niš, is set to commence in 2024 and with its planned completion by the end of the decade four of country's five largest cities will be connected by the high-speed rail lines.[359][360][361] Rail services are operated by Srbija Voz (passenger transport) and Srbija Kargo (freight transport).[362]
There are three airports with regular passenger services reaching over 6 million passengers in 2022 with Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport serving bulk of it, being a hub of flagship carrier Air Serbia which flies to 80 destinations in 32 countries (including intercontinental flights to New York City, Chicago and Tianjin) and carried 2.75 million passengers in 2022.[363][364]
Serbia has a developed inland water transport since there are 1,716 km (1,066 mi) of navigable inland waterways (1,043 km, 648 mi of navigable rivers and 673 km, 418 mi of navigable canals), which are almost all located in northern third of the country.[194] The most important inland waterway is the Danube. Other navigable rivers include Sava, Tisza, Begej and Timiş Rivers, all of which connect Serbia with Northern and Western Europe through the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal and North Sea route, to Eastern Europe via the Tisza, Begej and Danube Black Sea routes, and to Southern Europe via the Sava river. More than 8 million tonnes of cargo were transported on Serbian rivers and canals in 2018 while the largest river ports are: Novi Sad, Belgrade, Pančevo, Smederevo, Prahovo and Šabac.[365][366]
Telecommunications
Fixed telephone lines connect 81% of households in Serbia, and with about 9.1 million users the number of cellphones surpasses the total population of by 28%.[367] The largest mobile operator is Telekom Srbija with 4.2 million subscribers, followed by Yettel with 2.8 million users and A1 with about 2 million.[367] Some 58% of households have fixed-line (non-mobile) broadband Internet connection while 67% are provided with pay television services (i.e. 38% cable television, 17% IPTV, and 10% satellite).[367] Digital television transition has been completed in 2015 with DVB-T2 standard for signal transmission.[368][369]
Tourism
Serbia is not a mass-tourism destination but nevertheless has a diverse range of touristic products.[370] In 2019, total of over 3.6 million tourists were recorded in accommodations, of which half were foreign.[371] Foreign exchange earnings from tourism were estimated at $1.5 billion.[372]
Tourism is mainly focused on the mountains and spas of the country, which are mostly visited by domestic tourists, as well as Belgrade and, to a lesser degree, Novi Sad, which are preferred choices of foreign tourists (almost two-thirds of all foreign visits are made to these two cities).[373][374] The most famous mountain resorts are Kopaonik, Stara Planina and Zlatibor. There are also many spas in Serbia, the biggest of which are Vrnjačka Banja, Soko Banja, and Banja Koviljača. City-break and conference tourism is developed in Belgrade and Novi Sad.[375] Other touristic products that Serbia offer are natural wonders like Đavolja varoš,[376] Christian pilgrimage to the many Orthodox monasteries across the country and the river cruising along the Danube. There are several internationally popular music festivals held in Serbia, such as EXIT and the Guča trumpet festival.[377]
Education and science
According to 2011 census, literacy in Serbia stands at 98% of population while computer literacy is at 49% (complete computer literacy is at 34.2%).[378] Same census showed the following levels of education: 16.2% of inhabitants have higher education (10.6% have bachelors or master's degrees, 5.6% have an associate degree), 49% have a secondary education, 20.7% have an elementary education, and 13.7% have not completed elementary education.[379]
Education in Serbia is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science. Education starts in either preschools or elementary schools. Children enroll in elementary schools at the age of seven. Compulsory education consists of eight grades of elementary school. Students have the opportunity to attend gymnasiums and vocational schools for another four years, or to enroll in vocational training for two to three years.
Following the completion of gymnasiums or vocational schools, students have the opportunity to attend university.[384] Elementary and secondary education are also available in languages of recognised minorities in Serbia, where classes are held in Hungarian, Slovak, Albanian, Romanian, Rusyn, Bulgarian as well as Bosnian and Croatian languages. Petnica Science Center is a notable institution for extracurricular science education focusing on gifted students.[385]
There are 19 universities in Serbia (nine public universities with a total number of 86 faculties and ten private universities with 51 faculties).[386] In 2018/2019 academic year, 210,480 students attended 19 universities (181,310 at public universities and some 29,170 at private universities) while 47,169 attended 81 "higher schools".[194][387] Public universities in Serbia are: the University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad,[387] University of Niš,[387] University of Kragujevac, University of Priština, Public University of Novi Pazar as well as three specialist universities – University of Arts, University of Defence and University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies. Largest private universities include Megatrend University and Singidunum University, both in Belgrade, and Educons University in Novi Sad. The University of Belgrade (placed in 301–400 bracket on 2013 Shanghai Ranking of World Universities, being best-placed university in Southeast Europe after those in Athens and Thessaloniki) and University of Novi Sad are generally considered the best institutions of higher learning in the country.[388]
Serbia spent 0.9% of GDP on scientific research in 2017, which is slightly below the European average.[389] Serbia was ranked 52nd in the Global Innovation Index in 2024.[390] Since 2018, Serbia is a full member of CERN.[391][392] Serbia has a long history of excellence in maths and computer sciences which has created a strong pool of engineering talent, although economic sanctions during the 1990s and chronic underinvestment in research forced many scientific professionals to leave the country.[393] Nevertheless, there are several areas in which Serbia still excels such as growing information technology sector, which includes software development as well as outsourcing. It generated over $1.2 billion in exports in 2018, both from international investors and a significant number of dynamic homegrown enterprises.[394] Serbia is one of the countries with the highest proportion of women in science.[395] Among the scientific institutes operating in Serbia, the largest are the Mihajlo Pupin Institute and Vinča Nuclear Institute, both in Belgrade. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is a learned society promoting science and arts from its inception in 1841.[396]
Culture
For centuries straddling the boundaries between East and West, the territory of Serbia had been divided among the Eastern and Western halves of the Roman Empire; then between Byzantium and the Kingdom of Hungary; and in the early modern period between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire. These overlapping influences have resulted in cultural varieties throughout Serbia; its north leans to the profile of Central Europe, while the south is characteristic of the wider Balkans and even the Mediterranean. Serbia was influenced by the Republic of Venice as well, mainly though trade, literature and romanesque architecture.[397][398]
Serbia has five cultural monuments inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage: the early medieval capital Stari Ras and the 13th-century monastery Sopoćani; the 12th-century Studenica monastery; the Roman complex of Gamzigrad–Felix Romuliana; medieval tombstones Stećci; and finally the endangered Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (the monasteries of Visoki Dečani, Our Lady of Ljeviš, Gračanica and Patriarchal Monastery of Peć).[399]
There are four literary works on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme: the 12th-century Miroslav Gospel, the electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla's archive, the telegram of Austria-Hungary`s declaration of war on Serbia, and the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement archives.[400] The slava (patron saint veneration), kolo (traditional folk dance), singing to the accompaniment of the gusle, Zlakusa pottery, slivovitz (plum brandy) and naïve painting practices of Kovačica are inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[401] The Ministry of Culture and Information is tasked with preserving the nation's cultural heritage and overseeing its development, with further activities undertaken by local governments.
Art and architecture
Traces of Roman and early Byzantine Empire architectural heritage are found in many royal cities and palaces in Serbia, such as Sirmium, Viminacium, Mediana, Felix Romuliana and Justiniana Prima, since 535 the seat of the Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima.[403][404]
Serbian monasteries were under the influence of Byzantine Art, particularly after the fall of Constantinople in 1204 when many Byzantine artists fled to Serbia.[405] The monasteries include Studenica (built around 1190), which was a model for such later monasteries as Mileševa, Sopoćani, Žiča, Gračanica and Visoki Dečani. Numerous monuments and cultural sites were destroyed at various stages of Serbian history, including destruction in Kosovo. In the late 14th and the 15th centuries, an autochthonous architectural style known as Morava style evolved in the area around Morava Valley. A characteristic of this style was the wealthy decoration of the frontal church walls. Examples of this include Manasija, Ravanica and Kalenić monasteries.
Frescos include White Angel (Mileševa monastery), Crucifixion (Studenica monastery) and Dormition of the Virgin (Sopoćani).[406]
The country is dotted with many well-preserved medieval fortifications and castles such as Smederevo Fortress (largest lowland fortress in Europe),[407] Golubac, Maglič, Soko grad, Belgrade Fortress, Ostrvica and Ram.
Under Ottoman occupation, Serbian art was virtually non-existent outside the lands ruled by the Habsburg monarchy. Traditional Serbian art showed Baroque influences at the end of the 18th century as shown in the works of Nikola Nešković, Teodor Kračun, Zaharije Orfelin and Jakov Orfelin.[408] Serbian painting showed the influence of Biedermeier and Neoclassicism as seen in works by Konstantin Danil,[409] Arsenije Teodorović and Pavel Đurković.[410] Many painters followed the artistic trends set in the 19th century Romanticism, notably Đura Jakšić, Stevan Todorović, Katarina Ivanović and Novak Radonić.[411][412] Serbian painters of the first half of the 20th century include Paja Jovanović and Uroš Predić of Realism, Cubist Sava Šumanović, Milena Pavlović-Barili and Nadežda Petrović of Impressionism, Expressionist Milan Konjović. Painters of the second half of 20th century include Marko Čelebonović, Petar Lubarda, Milo Milunović, Ljubomir Popović and Vladimir Veličković.[413]
Anastas Jovanović was one of the earliest photographers in the world. Marina Abramović is a performance artist. Pirot carpet is a traditional handicraft in Serbia.[414][415]
There are around 180 museums in Serbia,[416] including the National Museum of Serbia, founded in 1844, houses one of the largest art collections in the Balkans.[417] Other art museums include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade, the Museum of Vojvodina and the Gallery of Matica Srpska in Novi Sad.
Literature
Serbian uses the Cyrillic alphabet created by the students of the brothers Cyril and Methodius at the Preslav Literary School in Bulgaria.[418][419] Serbian works from the early 11th century are written in Glagolitic. Starting in the 12th century, books were written in Cyrillic. The Miroslav Gospels from 1186 are considered to be the oldest book of Serbian medieval history and are listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.[420]
There are 551 public libraries, the largest of which are: the National Library of Serbia in Belgrade with about 6 million items, and Matica Srpska (the oldest matica and Serbian cultural institution, founded in 1826) in Novi Sad with nearly 3.5 million volumes.[421][422] In 2010, there were 10,989 books and brochures published.[194] The book publishing market is dominated by several major publishers such as Laguna and Vulkan. The industry's centrepiece event, annual Belgrade Book Fair, is the most visited cultural event in Serbia with 158,128 visitors in 2013.[423] The highlight of the literary scene is awarding of NIN Prize, given every January since 1954 for the best newly published novel in Serbian.[424][425]
Medieval authors include Saint Sava, Jefimija, Stefan Lazarević, Constantine of Kostenets and others.[426] Under Ottoman occupation, when Serbia was not part of the European Renaissance, the tradition of oral story-telling through epic poetry was inspired by the Kosovo battle and folk tales rooted in Slavic mythology. Serbian epic poetry in those times was seen as the most effective way in preserving the national identity.[427][428] The oldest known, entirely fictional poems, make up the Non-historic cycle, which is followed by poems inspired by events before, during and after the Battle of Kosovo. Folk ballads include The Death of the Mother of the Jugović Family and The Mourning Song of the Noble Wife of the Asan Aga (1646), translated into European languages by Goethe, Walter Scott, Pushkin and Mérimée. A tale from Serbian folklore is The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples.[429]
Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century. Baroque-influenced authors include Gavril Stefanović Venclović, Jovan Rajić, Zaharije Orfelin and Andrija Zmajević.[430] Dositej Obradović was a prominent figure of the Age of Enlightenment, while Jovan Sterija Popović was a Classicist writer whose works also contained elements of Romanticism.[431] In the era of national revival, in the first half of the 19th century, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić collected Serbian folk literature, and reformed the Serbian language and spelling,[432] paving the way for Serbian Romanticism. The first half of the 19th century was dominated by Romanticist writers, including Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Branko Radičević, Đura Jakšić, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj and Laza Kostić, while the second half of the century was marked by Realist writers such as Milovan Glišić, Laza Lazarević, Simo Matavulj, Stevan Sremac, Vojislav Ilić, Branislav Nušić, Radoje Domanović and Borisav Stanković.
The 20th century was dominated by the prose writers Meša Selimović (Death and the Dervish), Miloš Crnjanski (Migrations), Isidora Sekulić (The Chronicle of a Small Town Cemetery), Branko Ćopić (Eagles Fly Early), Borislav Pekić (The Time of Miracles), Danilo Kiš (The Encyclopedia of the Dead), Dobrica Ćosić (The Roots), Aleksandar Tišma (The Use of Man), Milorad Pavić and others.[433][434] Notable poets include Milan Rakić, Jovan Dučić, Vladislav Petković Dis, Rastko Petrović, Stanislav Vinaver, Dušan Matić, Branko Miljković, Vasko Popa, Oskar Davičo, Miodrag Pavlović, and Stevan Raičković.[435]
Pavić is a 21st-century Serbian author whose Dictionary of the Khazars has been translated into 38 languages.[436] Contemporary authors include David Albahari, Svetislav Basara, Goran Petrović, Gordana Kuić, Vuk Drašković and Vladislav Bajac. Serbian comics emerged in the 1930s and the medium remains popular today.[437]
Ivo Andrić (The Bridge on the Drina) is a Serbian author [438] who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. Another writer was Desanka Maksimović, who for seven decades was the leading lady of Yugoslav poetry.[439][440][441][442][443]
Music
Composer and musicologist Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac is considered the founder of modern Serbian music.[444][445] The Serbian composers of the first generation Petar Konjović, Stevan Hristić, and Miloje Milojević maintained the national expression and modernised the romanticism into the direction of impressionism.[446][447] Other famous classical Serbian composers include Isidor Bajić, Stanislav Binički and Josif Marinković.[448][449] There are three opera houses in Serbia: Opera of the National Theatre and Madlenianum Opera, both in Belgrade, and Opera of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad. Four symphonic orchestra operate in the country: Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Niš Symphony Orchestra, Novi Sad Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Television of Serbia. The Choir of Radio Television of Serbia is a leading vocal ensemble in the country.[450] The BEMUS is one of the most prominent classical music festivals in the Southeastern Europe.[451]
Traditional Serbian music includes various kinds of bagpipes, flutes, horns, trumpets, lutes, psalteries, drums and cymbals. The kolo is the traditional collective folk dance, which has a number of varieties throughout the regions. The most popular are those from Užice and Morava region. Sung epic poetry has been an integral part of Serbian and Balkan music for centuries. In the highlands of Serbia these long poems are typically accompanied on a one-string fiddle called the gusle, and concern themselves with themes from history and mythology. There are records of gusle being played at the court of the 13th-century king Stefan the First-Crowned.[452]
Balkan Brass, or truba ("trumpet") is a popular genre, especially in Central and Southern Serbia where Balkan Brass originated. There are two main varieties of this genre, one from Western Serbia and the other from Southern Serbia, with brass musician Boban Marković being one of the most respected names in the world of modern brass band bandleaders.[453]
The most popular music festivals are Guča Trumpet Festival, with over 300,000 annual visitors, and Exit in Novi Sad (won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festivals Awards for 2013 and 2017.), with 200,000 visitors in 2013.[454][455] Other festivals include Nišville Jazz Festival in Niš and Gitarijada rock festival in Zaječar.
Pop music artist Željko Joksimović won second place at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest and Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Molitva", and Serbia was the host of the 2008 edition of the contest. Pop singers include Zdravko Čolić, Vlado Georgiev, Aleksandra Radović, Jelena Tomašević, Nataša Bekvalac, Jelena Karleuša and Teya Dora among others.
Serbian rock was part of the former Yugoslav rock scene during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. During the 1990s and 2000s, the popularity of rock music declined in Serbia,[456] and although several major mainstream acts managed to sustain their popularity, an underground and independent music scene developed.[457] The 2000s saw a revival of the mainstream scene and the appearance of a large number of notable acts. Serbian rock acts include Atheist Rap, Bajaga i Instruktori, Đorđe Balašević, Bjesovi, Block Out, Crni Biseri, Darkwood Dub, Disciplina Kičme, Elipse, Ekatarina Velika, Električni Orgazam, Eva Braun, Galija, Generacija 5, Goblini, Idoli, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Kerber, Korni Grupa, Laboratorija Zvuka, Slađana Milošević, Neverne Bebe, Obojeni Program, Orthodox Celts, Partibrejkers, Pekinška Patka, Piloti, Riblja Čorba, Ritam Nereda, Rambo Amadeus, S.A.R.S., Siluete, S Vremena Na Vreme, Šarlo Akrobata, Pop Mašina, Smak, U Škripcu, Van Gogh, YU Grupa, Zana and others.
Folk music in its original form has been a prominent music style since World War I following the early success of Sofka Nikolić. The music has been further promoted by Danica Obrenić, Anđelija Milić, Nada Mamula, and during the 60s and 70s with performers like Silvana Armenulić, Toma Zdravković, Lepa Lukić, Vasilija Radojčić, Vida Pavlović and Gordana Stojićević.
Turbo-folk music is a subgenre that was developed in Serbia in the late 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s[459] and has since enjoyed an immense popularity[460] through acts of Dragana Mirković, Zorica Brunclik, Šaban Šaulić, Ana Bekuta, Sinan Sakić, Vesna Zmijanac, Mile Kitić, Snežana Đurišić, Šemsa Suljaković, and Nada Topčagić. It is a blend of folk music with pop and dance elements and can be seen as a result of the urbanisation of folk music. In recent years, turbo-folk has featured even more pop music elements, and some of the performers have been labeled as pop-folk. The most famous among them are Ceca (often considered to be the biggest music star of Serbia[461]), Jelena Karleuša,[462] Aca Lukas, Seka Aleksić, Dara Bubamara, Indira Radić, Saša Matić, Viki Miljković, Stoja and Lepa Brena, arguably the most prominent performer of former Yugoslavia.[463]
Theatre and cinema
Serbia has a well-established theatrical tradition with Joakim Vujić considered the founder of modern Serbian theatre.[464] Serbia has 38 professional theatres and 11 theatres for children,[465] the most important of which are National Theatre in Belgrade, Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad, National Theatre in Subotica, National Theatre in Niš and Knjaževsko-srpski teatar in Kragujevac (the oldest theatre in Serbia, established in 1835). The Belgrade International Theatre Festival – BITEF, founded in 1967, is one of the oldest theatre festivals in the world, and it has become one of the five biggest European festivals.[466][467] Sterijino pozorje is, on the other hand, a festival showcasing national drama plays. The most important Serbian playwrights were Jovan Sterija Popović and Branislav Nušić, while recent renowned names are Dušan Kovačević and Biljana Srbljanović.[468]
The country has a rich cinematic legacy.[469] Serbia's film scene is one of the most dynamic smaller European cinemas. The film industry is heavily subsidized by the government, mainly through grants approved by the Film Centre of Serbia.[470] As of 2019, there were 26 feature films produced in Serbia, of which 14 were domestic films.[471] There are 23 operating cinemas in the country, with total attendance reaching 4.8 million. A comparatively high percentage of 20% of total tickets sold were for domestic films.[472] Modern PFI Studios located in Šimanovci is nowadays Serbia's only major film studio complex.[473] The Yugoslav Film Archive used to be former Yugoslavia's and now is Serbia's national film archive – with over 100 thousand film prints, it is among the five largest film archives in the world.[474][475]
Famous Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won two Palmes d'Or for Best Feature Film at the Cannes Film Festival, for When Father Was Away on Business in 1985 and then again for Underground in 1995; he has also won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Arizona Dream and a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Black Cat, White Cat.[476] Other renowned directors include Dušan Makavejev, Želimir Žilnik (Golden Berlin Bear winner), Aleksandar Petrović, Živojin Pavlović, Goran Paskaljević, Goran Marković, Srđan Dragojević, Srdan Golubović and Mila Turajlić among others. Serbian-American screenwriter Steve Tesich won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1979.
Prominent movie stars in Serbia have left a celebrated heritage in the cinematography of Yugoslavia as well. Notable mentions are Zoran Radmilović, Pavle Vuisić, Ljubiša Samardžić, Olivera Marković, Mija Aleksić, Miodrag Petrović Čkalja, Ružica Sokić, Velimir Bata Živojinović, Danilo Bata Stojković, Seka Sablić, Dragan Nikolić, Mira Stupica, Nikola Simić, Bora Todorović, Nebojša Glogovac, Miloš Biković and others. Milena Dravić was one of the most celebrated actresses in Serbian cinematography, winning the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980.[477][478]
Media
Freedom of the press and freedom of speech are guaranteed by the constitution of Serbia.[479] Serbia is ranked 90th out of 180 countries in the 2019 Press Freedom Index report compiled by Reporters Without Borders.[480] The report noted that media outlets and journalists continue to face partisan and government pressure over editorial policies.[481][482][483]
According to EBU research in 2018, Serbs on average watch five and a half hours of television per day, making it the second highest average in Europe.[484] There are seven nationwide free-to-air television channels, with public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) operating three (RTS1, RTS2 and RTS3) and private broadcasters operating four (Pink, Prva, Happy, and O2).[485] There are 28 regional television channels and 74 local television channels.[194] Besides terrestrial channels there are dozens of Serbian television channels available only on cable or satellite. These include regional news N1, commercial channel Nova S, and regional sports channels Sport Klub and Arena Sport, among others.
There are 247 radio stations in Serbia.[194] Out of these, six are radio stations with national coverage, including two of public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (Radio Belgrade 1 and Radio Belgrade 2/Radio Belgrade 3) and four private ones (Radio S1, Radio S2, Play Radio, and Radio Hit FM). Also, there are 34 regional stations and 207 local stations.[486]
There are 305 newspapers published in Serbia[487] of which 12 are daily newspapers. Dailies Politika and Danas are Serbia's papers of record, the former being the oldest newspaper in the Balkans, founded in 1904.[488] Highest circulation newspapers are tabloids Večernje Novosti, Blic, Kurir, and Informer, all with more than 100,000 copies sold.[489] There is one daily newspaper devoted to sports (Sportski žurnal), one business daily (Privredni pregled), two regional newspapers (Dnevnik published in Novi Sad and Narodne novine from Niš), and one minority-language daily (Magyar Szo in Hungarian, published in Subotica).
There are 1,351 magazines published in the country.[487] These include: weekly news magazines NIN, Vreme and Nedeljnik; popular science magazine Politikin Zabavnik; women's magazine Lepota & Zdravlje; auto magazine SAT revija; and IT magazine Svet kompjutera. In addition, there is a wide selection of Serbian editions of international magazines, such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Men's Health, National Geographic, Le Monde diplomatique, Playboy, and Hello!, among others.
The main news agencies are Tanjug, Beta and Fonet.
As of 2017[update], out of 432 web-portals (mainly on the .rs domain)[490] the most visited are online editions of printed dailies Blic and Kurir, news web-portal B92 and classifieds KupujemProdajem.[491]
Cuisine
Serbian cuisine is largely heterogeneous in a way characteristic of the Balkans and, especially, the former Yugoslavia. It features foods characteristic of lands formerly under Turkish suzerainty as well as cuisine originating from other parts of Central Europe (especially Austria and Hungary). Food is very important in Serbian social life, particularly during religious holidays such as Christmas, Easter and feast days i.e. slava.[494]
Staples of the Serbian diet include bread, meat, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. Bread plays an important role in Serbian cuisine and can be found in religious rituals. A traditional Serbian welcome is to offer bread and salt to guests. Meat is widely consumed, as is fish. The southern Serbian city of Leskovac is host to Roštiljijada, considered the biggest barbecue festival in the Balkans.[495]
Other Serbian specialties include ćevapčići (grilled and seasoned caseless sausages made from minced meat), pljeskavica (grilled spiced meat patty made from a mixture of pork, beef and lamb), gibanica (cheese pie), burek (baked pastry made from a thin flaky dough that is stuffed with meat, cheese or vegetables), sarma (stuffed cabbage), punjena paprika (stuffed pepper), moussaka (casserole made from minced meat, eggs, and potatoes), Karađorđeva šnicla (veal or pork schnitzel that is stuffed with kajmak), đuveč (meat and vegetable stew), pasulj (bean soup), podvarak (roast meat with sauerkraut), ajvar (roasted red pepper spread), kajmak (dairy product similar to clotted cream), čvarci (variant of pork rinds), proja (cornbread) and kačamak (corn-flour porridge).[496]
Serbians claim their country as the birthplace of rakia (rakija), a highly alcoholic drink primarily distilled from fruit. Rakia in various forms is found throughout the Balkans, notably in Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Hungary and Turkey. Slivovitz (šljivovica), a plum brandy, is a type of rakia which is considered the national drink of Serbia.[497] In 2021, Serbia's sljivovica was added to the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage List as a "cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity".[498]
Serbian wines are produced in 22 different geographical regions, with white wine dominating the total amount.[499] Besides rakia and wine, beer is a very popular alcoholic beverage in the country.[500] Pale lagers are currently and have been the traditional beer choice for Serbians.[501] The most popular domestic brands of beer are Jelen, followed by Lav.[502][503][504]
As in the rest of the former Yugoslavia, coffee drinking is an important cultural and social practice and Serbian coffee (a local variant of Turkish coffee) is the most commonly consumed non-alcoholic beverage.[505]
Sports
Serbia has hosted a number of major international sport competitions. The most important annual sporting events in the country are the Belgrade Marathon and the Tour de Serbie cycling race.
Football is the most popular sport in Serbia, with the Football Association of Serbia being the largest sporting association, with 146,845 registered players.[506] Dragan Džajić was recognized as "the best Serbian player of all time" by the association. More recently, players like Nemanja Vidić, Dejan Stanković, Branislav Ivanović, Aleksandar Kolarov, Nemanja Matić, Dušan Tadić and Aleksandar Mitrović have achieved significant success in the UEFA Champions League, boosting Serbia's reputation as a leading exporter of footballers.[507][508] The national team has qualified for three of the last four FIFA World Cups but lacks significant success. Serbia's two main football clubs, Red Star Belgrade and Partizan, have storied histories, with Red Star winning the 1990–91 European Cup and Partizan reaching the 1965–66 European Cup final. Their rivalry is known as the "Eternal Derby".[509]
The country is a powerhouse in world basketball, with the men's national team winning two World Championships, three EuroBasket titles, two Olympic silver medals, and a bronze medal in 2024. The women's team has won two EuroBasket Women titles and an Olympic bronze medal. Serbia's men's 3x3 team has won six FIBA 3x3 World Cups and five FIBA 3x3 Europe Cups. A total of 34 Serbian players have played in the NBA over the last three decades, including Nikola Jokić, a three-time NBA MVP and 2023 NBA Finals MVP.[510] The "Serbian coaching school" has produced many of Europe's most successful basketball coaches, including Željko Obradović, who has won a record 9 Euroleague titles. KK Partizan won the 1992 EuroLeague, and KK Crvena zvezda won the 1974 FIBA Saporta Cup.
The Serbia men's national water polo team is one of the most successful, with three Olympic gold medals, three World Championships, and seven European Championships.[511] VK Partizan has won seven Champions League titles.
The recent success of Serbian tennis players, especially Novak Djokovic, who holds a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, has led to a surge in the sport's popularity in Serbia. Djokovic has held the No. 1 ATP ranking for a record 428 weeks and achieved a Career Super Slam with his Olympic gold in 2024. Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković and Nenad Zimonjić have also been ranked No. 1 in the WTA rankings.[512]
The men's national team won the 2010 Davis Cup and 2020 ATP Cup. Serbia's men's national volleyball team won the 2000 Olympic gold medal, three European Championships, and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League. The women's team has won two World Championships, three European Championships, and two Olympic medals.
Serbian chess players excelled from 1950 to 1980, winning 15 Olympic medals. The men's team won the 2023 European Team Competition, and women's clubs have won the European Champions Cup five times.[513] Svetozar Gligorić and Ljubomir Ljubojević were among the world's best players outside the USSR.[514][515]
Notable Serbian athletes include sport shooters Jasna Šekarić and Damir Mikec, handball player Svetlana Kitić, volleyball player Nikola Grbić, swimmer Milorad Čavić, track and field athlete Ivana Španović, wrestler Davor Štefanek, and taekwondoist Milica Mandić.[516]
See also
Notes
- ^ Recognised as minority languages:
Hungarian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Bulgarian, Rusyn and Macedonian - ^ a b Excludes data for Kosovo.
- ^ /ˈsɜːrbiə/ ⓘ SUR-bee-ə; Serbian: Србија, Srbija, pronounced [sř̩bija] ⓘ
In minority languages:- Albanian: Serbia
- Bulgarian: Сърбия (Sarbiya) pronounced [ˈsɤrbijɐ] ⓘ
- Croatian: Srbija
- Hungarian: Szerbia Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrbijɒ]
- Macedonian: Србија (Srbija)
- Pannonian Rusyn: Се́рбія (Serbiya)
- Romanian: Serbia pronounced [serbjˈa] ⓘ
- Slovak: Srbsko Slovak pronunciation: [ˈsr̩bskɔ]
- ^ Serbian: Република Србија, Republika Srbija, pronounced [repǔblika sř̩bija] ⓘ
In minority languages:- Albanian: Republika e Serbisë
- Bulgarian: Република Сърбия (Republika Sarbiya)
- Croatian: Republika Srbija
- Hungarian: Szerb Köztársaság
- Macedonian: Република Србија (Republika Srbija)
- Pannonian Rusyn: Републі́ка Се́рбія (Republika Serbiya)
- Romanian: Republica Serbia
- Slovak: Srbská republika
- ^ a b c Including the disputed territory of Kosovo.
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