Facts
Official name: Serbia
Conventional long form: Republic of Serbia
Local long form: Republika Srbija
Area: 77,474 sq km;
Capital: Belgrade
Independence: June 5, 2006
Population: Serbia: 7,498,001 (2002 census)
Suffrage: 18 years old
Ethnicity: Serb 63%, Albanian 17%, Montenegrin 5%, Hungarian 3%,
other 13%
Languages: Serbian 95%, Albanian 5%
Religions: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant
1%, other 11%
Geography
Location
: Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and
Hungary
Geographic coordinates
: 44 00 N, 21 00 E
Land
: 88,361 km2
Water
: 0 km2
Area comparative: Slightly smaller than South Carolina
Land Boundaries
:
Total
: 2.026 km
Border Countries
: Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km,
Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Kosovo 352 km, Macedonia 62 km,
Montenegro 124 km, Romania 476 km
Coastline
: 0 km
Maritime claims
: NA
Climate
: In the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers
with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean
climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and
autumns)
Terrain
: Extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile
plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient
mountains and hills
Elevation extremes
:
Lowest Point
: No Information
Highest Point: Midzor - 2.169 m
Natural resources
: oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper,
zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble,
salt, arable land
Political System
President
The president of Serbia is elected in direct election and by secret
ballot. The president serves a five-year term and may serve up to two terms. The
president nominates the prime minister in consultation with the National
Assembly .
President of Serbia: Boris Tadic (since July 11, 2004)
Executive
The Government of
Serbia is composed of the prime minister, deputy prime ministers and
ministers. The candidate for the post of prime minister shall present his
program and propose the list of ministers of his government to the National
Assembly. The government shall be deemed elected if its election has been
approved by vote of the majority of the total number of representatives.
The prime minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the
national assembly. The prime minister is the head of the government.
Serbian Prime Minister: Mirko Cvetkovic (since
7 July 2008)
Legislative
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia is a unicameral
legislative 250-seat body. The national assembly approves the prime minister and
the council of ministers. The deputies are elected according to party lists for
four-year terms.
Judiciary
Judicial power in Serbia is vested in the courts of general jurisdiction
(municipal courts, district courts, Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court of
Cassation); courts of special jurisdiction (commercial courts, the High
Commercial Court, the High Magistrates Court, the Administrative
Court).
