Serbia: Facts & Figures
Area: 88,407 km2
Population: 2011 census (excluding Kosovo): 7,186,862 = 81 per km2, population of Kosovo estimated at 1.9 million (of whom 350,000 to 400,000 abroad).
Population statistics: According to October 2011 census (in official language): Serb 83.32%, Hungarian 3.53%, Roma 2.05%, Bosniak 2.02%, Croat 0.81%, Slovak 0.73%, Montenegrin 0.54%, Vlach 0.49%, Romanian 0.41%, Yugoslav 0.32%, Macedonian 0.32%, Muslim (as a nationality) 0.31%, Bulgarian 0.26%, Bunjevci 0.23%, Ruthenian 0.20%, Gorani 0,11%, Albanian 0.08%, Ukrainian 0.07%, German 0.06%, Slovene 0.06%, Russian 0.05%, other 0.24%, unspecified 2.23%, unknown 1.14%.
Age structure: 0-14 years 15.1%, 15-19 years 5.8%, 20-39 years 27.2%, 40-59 years 28.5%, 60-64 years 6.4%, 65 and older 16.9% (per 2010)
| City | 2002 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade | 1,576,124 | 1,639,121 |
| Novi Sad | 299,294 | 335,701 |
| Niš | 250,518 | 257,867 |
| Kragujevac | 175,802 | 177,468 |
| Leskovac | 156,252 | 143,962 |
| Subotica | 148,401 | 140,358 |
| Kruševac | 131,368 | 127,429 |
| Kraljevo | 121,707 | 124,554 |
| Zrenjanin | 132,051 | 122,714 |
| Pančevo | 127,162 | 122,352 |
Official language: Serbian
Languages: according to 2011 census: similar to population statistics.
Religion: according to 2011 census: Orthodox 84.59%, Catholic 4.97%, Muslim 3.1%, Atheists 1.1%, Protestant 0.99%, other 0.15%, non-specified 3.07%, unknown 1.39%
Government type: republic
Foundation: 13. Juli 1878 (Foundation of Jugoslavia 29 November 1943). Recognition of independence of Montenegro from Serbia on 15 June 2006. After the admission of Montenegro on 28 June 2006 as the 192nd member state of the United Nations (UN) Serbia also formally became an independent state under international law and, for the first time, a landlocked country.
Administrative divisions: 29 districts (provinces), of which 17 in Serbia, 7 in Vojvodina and 5 in Kosovo. Vojvodina autonomous province (with Serbia's new 2006 constitution the autonomy was extended to include financial autonomy). Kosovo: Under UN administration since 1999. Declaration of independence 17 February 2008. Recognized by 89 states, a.o. by the majority of the EU27.
Political system: new constitution on 29 October 2006 accepted by referendum. Parliament (single chamber) 250 members. Elections every four years. Direct election of the head of state every five years (eligible for a second term). Voting age 18.
Political leadership:
Head of state: Tomislav Nikolić (independent, before Serbian Progressive Party SNS), since 31 May 2012; winner of the run-off vote against predecessor Boris Tadic (Pro-European Democratic Party DS).
Prime Minister: Ivica Dačić (Serbian Social Party SPS). Confirmed by Parliament 27 July 2012.
National holiday: 15 February (uprising against the Ottomans 1804)
EU: The Stabilisation and Association Agreement was initialled on 7 November 2007 and signed in Brussels on 29 April 2008. On 9 September 2008 it was ratified by the Serbian parliament, on 19 January 2011 by the EU-Parliament. 26 of the 27 EU states signed the agreement. On 1 March 2012 Serbia was granted European Union candidate status.
Capital: Beograd (Belgrade)
Population: 1,283,783, Belgrade area 1,639,121 (census 2011), 17 municipal districts.
Mayor: Mayor: Dragan Đilas, Democratic Party (DS), reelected 13 June 2012.
Currency: 1 dinar (RSD)
International vehicle code: SRB
Internet country code: .rs
International telephone access code: +381
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