Serbia

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Serbia is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Belgrade, the official currency is the Serbian Dinar, and the main language is Serbian.

With a population of roughly 6.7 million people spread over 88,361 kmยฒ, Serbia is the 107th most populous country in the world and the 111th largest by area. That works out at about 76 people per square kilometre.

Serbia shares land borders with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia โ€” 7 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niลก. The highest point in the country is Midลพor, at 2,169 metres.

For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Jordan, while its population is closest to that of Kyrgyzstan.

Capital
Belgrade
Region
Southeast Europe
Population
6,700,000
Area
88,361 kmยฒ
Currency
Serbian Dinar
Main language
Serbian
Highest point
Midลพor
2,169 m
Land borders
7

Serbia: things worth knowing

  • Serbia lost its coastline when Montenegro voted for independence in 2006.
  • Belgrade sits where the Sava meets the Danube and has been destroyed and rebuilt dozens of times.
  • The country is a major exporter of raspberries, supplying a large share of the world's frozen crop.

Serbia in context

Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Serbia ranks 20th among them by population.

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