Serbia is located in south-eastern Europe and borders Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Albania, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Kosovo. In northern Serbia, there is also the autonomous province of Vojvodina, where Novi Sad, Serbia’s second largest city, is the capital. Capital: Belgrade Biggest city: Belgrade State: republic Language: Serbian Religion: orthodox christian Surface: 77 474 km² Population: 7.1 million (2013) Population density: 95 residents per km² Life expectancy: 74 years Illiteracy:…
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Serbs make up the dominant ethnic group in Serbia, but there are also a large number of minority groups. The number of residents has dropped steadily since the early 1990s, due to low birth rates and high emigration. The ethnic Serbs are a Slavic people who immigrated to the Balkans from today’s Ukraine in the 6th century. Alongside the Serbs are Hungarians (mainly in Vojvodina), Romans, Bosniaks, Croats, Slovaks, Montenegrins,…
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