Serbia
Source: www.visitserbia.org
Official name: Serbia
Official language: Serbian
Official script: Cyrillic/Latin
Monetary unit: RSD
Population: 7.498.001 (excluding Kosovo) (according to the census from 2002)
Capital city: Belgrade with a population of 1,6 million, it is the country´s administrative, economic and cultural centre
Political organisation: Serbia is a democratic state of all its citizens. Apart from Serbia Proper, the Republic of Serbia contains two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo-Metohija.
Total area: 88.361 km²
Climate: temperature continental, with a gradual transition between the four seasons of the year
Rivers: Dunav, Zapadna Morava, Južna Morava, Ibar, Drina, Sava, Timok, Velika Morava, Tisa, Nišava, Tamiš, Begej
Mountains: Divčibare, Tara, Zlatibor, Kopaonik, Brezovica, Fruška gora
Highest mountain peak: Deravica (2,656m) on mountain Prokletije
Highest mountain peak in central Serbia: Midžor (2,169m) on Stara Planina
Lakes: Vlasina, Perućac, Gazivode, Zvornik, Palić, Belo, Potpeć
Largest lake: Đerdap (163 km²)
Larger cities: Beograd, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac
