Serbia is located in Southeastern Europe, at the crossroads of Central and Southern Europe. It has a population of around 7 million people, with over 80% identifying as Serbs ethnically. Belgrade is the capital and largest city. The economy relies heavily on industries like tobacco and electricity production. Culturally, Serbia has been influenced by both Western and Eastern empires and traditions over centuries, and there are still ethnic and political tensions today over its former province of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008 but is not recognized by Serbia.

1. Serbia
[rɛpǔblika sř̩bija]

2. Geographical Position
 Crossroads of Central and  Landlocked Country
South-East Europe

3. Landscape
Đavolja Varoš Ćele Kula

4. Population Density
 Belgrade (Beograd): 1,2 mil
 Novi Sad : 220,000  Niš : 180,000

5. Ethnic Groups
 82.9 % Serbs  1.4 % Roma
 3.9 % Hungarians  10 % Others
 1.8 % Bosniaks

6. Religion
 84.1 % Orthodoxy  3.42 % Islam
 6.24 % Catholicism  1.44 % Protestantism

7. The Economical Situation
 estimated GDP in 2012  GDP per capita is 35%  upper-middle
of $82.274 billion or of EU average income economy
$11.079 per capita

8. Main Industries
Tobacco Industry Electricity
 2003: the world‘s largest  most important energy
cigarette maker Phillip Morris center in South-East
buys DIN and DIV for €605 Europe
million

9. Cultural Influences
Western Rome
Kingdom of
Hungary
Frankish Eastern Rome
Kingdom
Bulgarian Empire
Austrian –
Hungarian
Byzantium
Empire
Ottoman Empire
 Over centuries Serbia was straddeling  Result: distinct characters and
the boundaries between West and East sharp contrast between
East and South

10. Cultural Differences
North South
 Leaning towards Balkans
 Tied to Western Europe
and Mediterranean character
 people mostly use Roman  people mostly use Cyrillic
letters letters

11. Common Traditions

12. The Year 1389 - Battle of Blackbird's Field
Lazar Hrebeljanović Sultan Murad I.
 June 15th - St. Vitus' Day  Beginning of national consciousness
and national pride – National Identity
 Kosovo Field - Priština

13. 2nd Yoguslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

14. Yugoslav Wars
1991 - 1995
 bitter ethnic conflicts
War in Slovenia (1991) Croatian War (1991-1995) Bosnian War (1992-1995)

15. The Breakup of Yugoslavia
1991: 1999: Bosnia and 2008: Montenegro and
Slovenia, Croati Herzegovina Kosovo
a, Macedonia

16. The Kosovo War
1998 - 1999
KLA = Kosovo Liberation
Army
 August 1999: Kfor
 1998: Open conflict
was sent to Kosovo
 March 1999: NATO  June 1999: Milošević  Serbian civilians flee
intervention agreed to withdraw revenge attacks
troops

17. Aftermath and Present Situation
 NATO bombing  In February 2008 the
caused substantial harm government of Kosovo
to infrastructure and proclaimed the
economy independence
 In March 2004 - 19 people  February 2005:  Even today around 62%
are killed in the worst clashes Boris Tadic of the Serbs do not accept
between Serbs and ethnic promises to defend the independence of
Albanians since 1999. rights of Serbs in Kosovo
Kosovo

20. Why do you think the Kosovo is so important for
Serbs ?

21. Thank You For Your Attention !