SERBIA- INFO

BASIC

• Surface Area: 88 361 sq km
• Borders: Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and FYROM.
• Capital City: Belgrade
• Population: 7.498.001(excluding Kosovo)
• Official language: Serbian
• Population (Age structure & projected population growth):
  • Population aged (0-14) - 15.6%
  • Population aged (15-64) - 67.1%
  • Population aged (65+) - 17.2%
  • Population growth rate: minus 0,4%

ECONOMIC

• Natural Resources:
  oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land
• Industries:
  Sugar, agricultural machinery, electrical and communication equipment, paper and pulp, lead, transportation equipment
• Agriculture – products: Wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, beef, pork, milk.
• Currency & Code : Serbian Dinar; Code: RSD
• Industrial Growth: 1.1% (2008)
• GDP (in currency): 24.07 EUR billions (2008)
• GDP Growth:: 7.53% (2007)
• GDP per capita: 3 287 EUR (2008)
• Consumer Inflation: 6% (2007)
• Unemployment: 14.8% (2008)
• Foreign Direct Investment: (in currency): 1812.1 EUR millions (2008)
• Current Account(in currency): minus 4.534 EUR bilions (2007)
• Public Debt: (as % of GDP): 25.9% (2008)
• External debt(in currency): 4691.2 EUR millions (2008)
• Exports(in currency): 7.990 EUR billions (2007)
• Imports(in currency):13.775 EUR billions (2007)

TRAVEL TIPS

CLIMATE

• Climate Serbia can be described as moderate-continental, with a more or less expressed the local features.

GETTING AROUND

• Car Rental Companies: RCS – Rent a Car System,Progres Rent-a-car, VIP Rent-a-car, ZIM rent-a car
• Taxi Companies: Beo Taxi, Plavi taxi, Pink Taxi, Lux Taxi, Maksis Taxi
• Banks:National Bank of Serbia, Eurobank EFG, KBC Bank, Societe Generale Bank, Raiffeisen Bank

WHERE TO STAY

• Luxury Hotels:Hyatt Regency Belgrade, Continental Hotel Beograd, IN Hotel Beograd, Zlatnik Hotel, President Hotel

WHAT TO SEE

• Main Squares: Republic Square, Student's Square, Slavia Square
• History and Culture: Kalemegdan, Saint Sava Temple, The Building of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts (SANU),The National Assembly Building
• Shopping: Knez Mihailova Street
• Parks and Gardens: The Jevremovac Botanic Garden