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1. SERBIA
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON

2. HISTORY AT A
GLANCE
SERBIA
MAJOR HISTORICAL
DATES
A.D.
YEAR EVENT
1389
1918
1992
1995
2013
Serb nobility decimated in battle of Kosovo Polje as
Ottoman Empire expands.
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - later
Yugoslavia - formed after World War One.
Montenegro and Serbia form Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia.
Dayton accords bring end to Bosnian war. Sanctions
lifted.
Serbia and Kosovo sign landmark agreement on
normalising relations.

3. COUNTRY MAP

4. COMPARED
TO OHIO/US
Comparison
Data:
Serbia is slightly
smaller than South
Carolina
SERBIA

5. COUNTRY QUICK FACTS
• Full name: Republic of Serbia
• Population: 6,693,375
• Capital: Belgrade
• Largest city:
• Area: 88,361 sq km(34,116 sq mi)
• Major language: Serbian
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 72 yrs(men), 77 yrs (women)
• Leader: Aleksandar Vučić.

6. LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS

7. SERBIA
QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA
CENTRAL BANK:
MONETARY UNIT:
MONETARY SYMBOL:
National Bank of Serbia
Dinar

8. QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA
NATURAL RESOURCES:
Maize, Wheat, Sugar beet, Milk,
Sunflower seeds
MAIN EXPORTS:
MAIN IMPORTS:
AMOUNT: $33.726 B
COUNTRIES: Germany (12%), Italy (10%)
PRODUCTS: Insulated wiring, tires, corn,
cars, iron products,
AMOUNT: $39.039 B
COUNTRIES Germany (13%), Russia (9%)
PRODUCTS: crude petroleum, cars,
packaged medicines, natural gas, refined
petroleum
SERBIA

9. Religion: Christianity
Language: Serbian
COUNTRY NAME
QUICK FACTS LANGUAGES &
RELIGIONS

10. SERBIA
QUICK FACTS GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE:
CURRENT
LEADER:
VOTING
LIBERTIES:
Category Name
Republic of Serbia
Type
parliamentary republic
Governing
Document (Est)
Constitution of
Serbia (2006)
Aleksandar Vučić.
Position
President
Allowed (Yes/No)
Age
Restrictions
Yes
18
Must have legal
capacity

11. Belgrade Fortress: A fortress that has been torn down
and rebuilt many times over 16 centuries and represents
Serbia’s capital
FAMOUS
LANDMARKS
St. Sava Temple: One of the largest Orthodox Churches
in the World
SERBIA
Knez Mihailova: One of the oldest and most valuable
parts of the city of Belgrade with buildings from the
1870’s

12. SERBIA
MODERN
CULTURAL
PRACTICES
IMPACT OF THE WORLD
RELIGION OF
ORTHODOX
CHRISTIANITY
THE BIBLE
RELIGIOUS ICONS
INSERT PICTURE OF
IMPACT
CHRISTMAS SERVICE
TITLE

13. COUNTRY NAME
GENDER ROLES GIRLS/BOYS &
MEN/WOMEN
GENDER ROLES:
PATRIARCHAL
AVG
HOUSEHOLD
=
patriarchal
MEN/BOYS = Oldest
male is the head of the
family and is expected
to care for the family
WOMEN/GIRLS = equal
opportunities in the
workforce but are
often expected to care
for family
MARRIAGES = Marry
in the church,
divorce is not
stigmatized

14. SERBIA
TRADITIONAL
DRESS
MEN

15. SERBIA
TRADITIONAL
DRESS
WOMEN

16. SERBIA
TRADITIONAL &
CONTEMPARY
MUSIC, DANCE, SPORTS,
FOLK TALES, CUSTOMS

17. SERBIA
NATIONAL
FESTIVALS &
HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAY/FESTIVAL DATE
Julian
Orthodox
Christmas
Serbian
Statehood Day
Orthodox
Easter
May Day
January 7th
February
15-16th
April 14-17
May 1-2

18. SERBIA
FOOD
PLJESKAVICA
BUREK SA SIROM BUREK