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Република Србија

Dobrodosli u Srbiju (Welcome to Serbia)

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ENGLISH
Serbia is a landlocked country in Central and Southeastern Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is bordered by Hungary on the north; Romania and Bulgaria on the east; Albania and Macedonia on the south; and Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the west.
The capital is Belgrade. For centuries shaped at cultural boundaries between East and West, a powerful medieval Kingdom, later Serbian Empire, has been born, taking up much of the Balkans.
The modern state of Serbia emerged in 1817 following the Second Serbian Uprising. Later, it expanded its territory further south to include Kosovo and Metohija and the regions of Raska and Vardar Macedonia (in 1912). Finally, Vojvodina (formerly an autonomous Habsburg crownland named Voivodship of Serbia and Tamis Banat) proclaimed its seccession from Austria-Hungary, and united with Serbia in November 25, 1918, preceded by the Syrmia region a day before.
The current borders of the country were established following the end of World War II, when Serbia became a federal unit within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Serbia became an independent state again in 2006, after Montenegro left the union which was formed after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1990s.
MAJOR CITIES:
BELGRADE
NOVI SAD
NIS
KRAGUJEVAC
SUBOTICA
Pristina and Prizren are bigest cities in Kosovo and Metohia region
Map of Serbia today
Area:88,361 km² or 34,116 sq mi,
Population:10.150.265,
Official language is Serbian

Population, Language and Religion
The ethnic composition of the population of the Republic of Serbia is very diverse, which is a result of the country's turbulent past. The majority of the population of Serbia are Serbs, but another 37 ethnicities also live on its territory. All citizens have equal rights and responsibilities and enjoy full ethnic equality.
The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia guarantees rights to minorities, in accordance with the highest international standards. The latest 2002 census puts the population of Serbia (excluding Kosovo-Metohija) at 7,498,001, which made up 92.3% of the population of the former State Union of Serbia-Montenegro. Serbs make up 82.86% of the population, Hungarians 3.91%, Bosniaks 1.81%, Roma 1.44%, Yugoslavs 1.08%, Croats 0.94%, Montenegrins 0.92%, Albanians 0.82%, Slovaks 0.79%, Vlachs 0.53%, Romanians 0.46%, Macedonians 0.34%, Bulgarians and Vojvodina Croats 0.27% each, Muslims 0.26%, Ruthenians 0.21%, Slovaks and Ukrainians 0.7% each, Gorani 0.06%, Germans 0.05%, and Russians and Czechs 0.03% each.
The official language in Serbia is Serbian and the script in official use is Cyrillic, while Latin script is also used. In the areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, the languages and scripts of the minorities are in official use, as provided by law.
The main religion of Serbia is Christian Orthodox, the faith of the Serbian people. The Serbian Orthodox Church, which has been autonomous since 1219, has played an important role in the development and preservation of the Serbian national identity. Beside the Christian Orthodox population, there are also other religious communities in Serbia: Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and others.
Currency: The monetary unit is the Dinar (CSD) - 1 Dinar = 100 Para. Coins: 50 Para, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 Dinar
Banknotes: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 and 5000 Dinar
Power supply: 220 V, 50 Hz
Banks & Postal service: Most banks and post offices are open from 08.00 a.m. to 07.00 p.m. on weekdays and from 08.00 a.m. to 03.00 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays there is usually a designated bank or post office that maintains needed services.
Medical care: Hospitals and out-patient clinics typically work 24 hours a day. Private medical practices are common and emergency medical service is available everywhere 24 hours a day. Pharmacies are opened from 08.00 a.m. to 08.00 p.m. on working days and on Saturdays from 08.00 a.m. to 03.00 p.m. Each city has a pharmacy that is open on Sundays and throughout the night.
Telephones: To call Serbia from outside, the country code is +381. City codes are: Belgrade (0)11, Novi Sad (0)21, Niš (0)18 etc. For the international calls from Serbia dial 99 + code of the desired country + code for the city.
Internet: Serbia has 1.6 million internet users. Internet cafes are common in urban centers. Internet country code is .rs, with former country code .yu being phased out in 2007.
Important phone numbers:
Police: 92
Fire service: 93
Medical emergency: 94
Help on the road: 987
Serbian anthom
CPПCKИ:
Република Србија је континентална држава која се налази у југоисточној Европи (на Балканском полуострву) и у средњој Европи (Панонској низији).
У саставу Републике Србије су и две аутономне покрајине Војводина и Косово и Метохија. Република Србија је демократска држава српског народа и свих других грађана који у њој живе, заснована на демократским начелима, тржишној привреди, поштовању људских права и владавини права.
Србија се на северу граничи са Мађарском, на истоку са Румунијом и Бугарском, на југу са Републиком Македонијом и Албанијом, а на западу са Црном Гором, Хрватском и Босном и Херцеговином.
Србија је од завршетка Првог светског рата била саставни део заједничке државе са већином балканских Јужних Словена првобитно у Краљевини Срба, Хрвата и Словенаца, касније преименованој у Краљевину Југославију, затим у Социјалистичкој Федеративној Републици Југославији, Савезној Републици Југославији и Државној заједници Србија и Црна Гора. Од 2006. године је Србија као наследница СЦГ постала суверена и независна држава.
Главни град је Београд. Са близу 2 милиона становника он је административно, економско и културно средиште Србије.
Становништво, језик и вера
Етнички састав становништва Републике Србије је врло разноврстан, што је резултат динамичних догађаја током историје на овом простору. Већинско становништво су Срби, док поред њих у Србији живи још 37 националности. Сви грађани имају иста права и дужности и уживају пуну националну равноправност.
Уставом Републике Србије националним мањинама су загарантована права по највишим међународним стандардима. На основу последњег пописа из 2002. године Србија има 7.498.001 становника (без података са Косова и Метохије), што је чинило 92,3 одсто становништва некадашње државне заједнице Србија и Црна Гора. Срби чине 82,86 одсто становништва, Мађари 3,91 одсто, Бошњаци 1,81, Роми 1,44, Југословени 1,08, Хрвати 0,94, Црногорци 0,92, Албанци 0,82, Словаци 0,79, Власи 0,53, Румуни 0,46, Македонци 0,34, Бугари и Буњевци по 0,27, Муслимани 0,26, Русини 0,21, Словенци и Украјинци по 0,07, Горанци 0,06, Немци 0,05 и Руси и Чеси по 0,03 одсто.
У службеној употреби су српски језик и ћирилично писмо, а користи се и латинично писмо. Националне мањине имају законско право да свој језик и писмо користе у службеној употреби у подручјима у којима живе.
Становништво у Србији је највећим делом православно-хришћанске вероисповести. Српска православна црква, аутокефална од 1219. године, имала је важну улогу у развоју и очувању српског националног идентитета. Осим Српске православне цркве постоје и друге верске заједнице у Србији: Исламска, Католичка, Протестантска, Јеврејска и друге.

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GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA
PRESIDENT OF SERBIA

uvac river

State flag

Monastary treslje

wind mill

Zlatibor mountn ladnscep

Devil's town

village in serbia kamenica

Patriarchate of Pec

The Monastery of the Patriarchate of Pec is located at the very entrance of the Rugova gorge near Pec. The complex of the Pec churches is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of Serbian archbishops and patriarchs. The temple of the Holy Apostles was built by Archbishop Arsenije I in the third decade of the 13th century. He was also responsible for the painting of the church around 1260. Archbishop Nikodim built the temple of St. Dimitrije next to the northern side of the church of Holy Apostles between 1321 and 1324, while Archbishop Danilo II built the churches dedicated to Virgin Odigitrija and St. Nikola on its southern side. He also built the monumental parvis in the shape of a magnificent open porch in front of the western facades of the churches of St. Dimitrije, Holy Apostles and Holy Virgin Odigitrija. At the time of Patriarch Makarije, the elegant openings with dual arcades were walled up. An entire history of the styles of medieval wall painting can be seen on the walls of the Pec churches. The church of the Holy Apostles was also decorated around 1300, then around 1350 and 1375 and twice in the 17th century. The church of St. Dimitrije was painted for the first time at the time of Patriarch Joakinije, around 1345, and the new layer of frescoes was painted by Georgije Mitrofanovic around 1619-1620. The church of Holy Virgin Odigitrija was painted before 1337, while its parvis was painted in the 14th and 16th centuries. The church of St. Nikola was painted by painter Radul in 1673/1674. As a result of severe Turkish repression Patriarch Arsenios III left Pec with several thousand Christian families and emigrated to southern Hungary at the end of 17th century. Despite pressure from the local Moslem population the monastery has been preserved until today. After the Second World War the Patriarchate of Pec was converted into a convent. Although this monastery jurisdictionally does not belong to the Diocese of Raska and Prizren it is nevertheless closely tied to the monasteries of the Diocese. As a stavropegic monastery it is directly under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch from Belgrade. Today, the monastery is still one of the most important Serbian Orthodox centers in the Region with the sisterhood of 24 nuns. After the fire which was set by Albanian extremists in 1981 new residental quarters were erected. After the war 1998-1999 the monastery became an important center for the remaining Serbs in the area. At the moment in Pec town only these nuns remain. They live in everyday struggle to preserve this holy site and provide necessary humanitarian assistance to the neigboring Serb enclaves of Gorazdevac and Osojane. The monastery also owns the metochion of Budisavci, near Klina where two nuns remain under the constant KFOR protection.

Heroes:

Nikola Tesla

Saint Sava founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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