🌍 Geography
Location: Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
77,474 km²
Land Area
77,474 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
2,322 km
Coastline
N/A km
Bordering Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina (345 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills
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)
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
442m
Natural Resources
oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
6,652,212
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.61%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
43.9 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
8.8 per 1,000
Death Rate
14.9 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- BELGRADE: 1,408,000 people
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 99.6%, Female: 99.1%)
💼 Economy
upper middle-income Balkan economy; current EU accession candidate; hit by COVID-19; pursuing green growth development; manageable public debt; new anticorruption efforts; falling unemployment; historic Russian relations; energy import-dependent
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$177.09 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$89.08 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$26,900
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
3.9%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
4.7%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
3.1%
Industry
23.3%
Services
58.5%
Major Industries
automobiles, base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary republic
Suffrage
18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Statehood Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
3.1 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
5.4 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
10% of GDP
Education Expenditure
3.4% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
4
Notable Sites
- Stari Ras and Sopoćani
- Studenica Monastery
- Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius
- Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards