Serbia flag information
Description flag of Serbia
three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue and white; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side
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Official country name
Republic of Serbia
Local names
Republika Srbija (long)
Srbija (short)
Former name
People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia
Nationality
Serb(s) (noun) Srbija (adjective)
Languages spoken
Serbian 88.3% (official), Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census)
Notes
Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Croatian all official in Vojvodina
Capital
Belgrade (Beograd)
Population
10,159,046 ranked 82, (data 2008)
Geography
controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East. The lowest point is NA.
Land borders
2,026km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Kosovo 352 km, Macedonia 62 km, Montenegro 124 km, Romania 476 km.
Administrative divisions
161 municipalities (opcstine, singular - opcstina)
Independence
5 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)