Republic of SerbiaTimeline: 1962: The War to End all Wars of the World
OTL equivalent: Serbia (including Kosovo, excluding Vojvodina), Montenegro and Republika Srpska | ||||||
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Anthem: Боже правде Bože pravde (English: "God of Justice") |
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Location of Serbia (purple) within Europe
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Capital (and largest city) | Niš | |||||
Other cities | Kragujevac, Čačak, Podgorica, Pristina, Banja Luka | |||||
Official languages | Serbian | |||||
Regional languages | Albanian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Croatian | |||||
Official script | Cyrillic script | |||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity | |||||
Demonym | Serbian • Serb | |||||
Government | Federal parliamentary republic | |||||
- | President | Ivica Dačić | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Hashim Thaçi | ||||
Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | Medieval principality | late 8th century | ||||
- | Medieval kingdom | c. 1217/1346 | ||||
- | Ottoman conquest | c. 1459–1556 | ||||
- | Principality of Serbia | c. 1815 | ||||
- | Internationally recognized | 13 July 1878 | ||||
- | National unification | 1912–1918 | ||||
- | Independent republic | 5 June 1991 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 105,685.5 km2 40,787.3 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | Unknown | ||||
Currency | Serbian dinar (RSD ) |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Calling code | +381 |
The Republic of Serbia is a sovereign state located within the Balkan peninsula at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe.