Serbia is a republic located in the Balkan peninsula with Belgrade as its capital. Serbian is the official language and the dinar is the monetary unit. The government is a republic with one legislative house, and the president is Tomislav Nikolić. The population is diverse and includes Serbs, Hungarians, Bosnian Muslims, Roma people, Croats, Montenegrins, and Bulgarians. Serbian culture features Orthodox Christianity, patriotism, and influences from Turkey in cuisine. Notable Serbian figures include Novak Djokovic, Nikola Tesla, and Ivo Andric.

1. Octavio López Vessi

2.  Official name: Republic of Serbia
 Capital: Belgrade
 Location: Balkan peninsula
 Official language: Serbian
 Monetary unit: Serbian dinar

3.  Form of government: republic with one
legislative house
 President: Tomislav Nikolić  Prime Minister: Aleksandar Vučić

5.  Strong patriotism
 National day: Statehood Day, February 15th
 Orthodox Catholic Church
Cathedral of Saint Sava

6.  Collective
 Ethnicity:
 Serbs
 Hungarians
 Bosnian muslims
 Gypsis
 Croats
 Montenegrins
 Bulgarians
 Romanians

7.  Turkish influence in food: plieskavica and sarma

8.  Monuments:
 Kalemegdan and Petrovaradin forts (15th century)
 Iskopine: built on the remaining of the ancient Roman Empire

9.  Churches and monasteries:
 Fruska Gora: the Serbian Holly Mountain

10.  Icons:
 Novak Djokovic
 Nikola Tesla
 Ivo Andric

11.  Entertainment
 Europe EXIT

12.  Formal speaking to the elderly
 Affection gestures toward family and friends
 Hands waving to prove a point
 Creative cusses
 Greetings:
 Women kiss on the cheek
 Men pat each other’s back and handshakes
 Loud speakers

13.  National day: February 15th
 National party: Holiday of work, May 1st
 Barbecue and trip to Fruska Gora
 Slava

14.  Hardworking process
 Informal meeting
 Homely atmosphere but with formality
 Serbian pride of hospitality
 Off-topic conversations
 Long conversations
 Gift exchange
 Obligatory eye contact

15.  Serbia. (2016). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://0-
academic.eb.com.millenium.itesm.mx/EBchecked/topic/654691/Serbia
 Jona, T. (n/d). BUSINESS ETIQUETTE IN SERBIA. February 14th, 2016, de
Make Europe Work website:
http://www.makeeuropeworkonline.com/focus/business-etiquette-serbia/
 Dialogs with Nada Gasic and Maja through Hello Talk