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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Serbia|native_name=Република Србија<br>Republika Srbija|capital=Belgrade|largest_city=Belgrade|image_map=Serbia map.png|map_width=290|map_caption= | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Serbia|native_name=Република Србија<br>Republika Srbija|image_flag=Flag of Serbia.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Serbia.svg|capital=Belgrade|largest_city=Belgrade|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Aleksandar Vučić]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=[[Miloš Vučević]]|image_map=Serbia map.png|map_width=290|map_caption=[[NATO]]-occupied territory of [[Republic of Kosovo|Kosovo]] in light green|official_languages=Serbian|demonym=Serbian|area_km2=77,474|area_footnote=(without Kosovo)<br>88,361 km² (with Kosovo)|population_estimate=6,797,105 (without Kosovo)|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Serbia''', officially the '''Republic of Serbia''', is a country in the [[Balkans]]. [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]-backed separatists in Kosovo led by the [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] declared independence from Serbia in 2008.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ben Becker, Mazda Majidi|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=The unipolar era of imperialism and its potential undoing|date=2018-07-27|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/the-unipolar-era-of-imperialism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402182839/https://www.liberationschool.org/the-unipolar-era-of-imperialism/|archive-date=2022-04-02|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref> | '''Serbia''', officially the '''Republic of Serbia''', is a landlocked country in the [[Balkans]] region of southern [[Europe]]. It borders [[Hungary]] to the north, [[Romania]] to the northeast, [[Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] to the southeast, [[Republic of North Macedonia|North Macedonia]] to the south and [[Montenegro]], [[Republic of Croatia|Croatia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] to the west. When including the breakaway region of [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo]] to the southwest Serbia also borders [[Republic of Albania|Albania]]. | ||
== History == | |||
=== Kingdom of Serbia === | |||
Serbia sided with the Entente during the [[First World War]] and as such, Yugoslavia was created. | |||
=== Yugoslavia === | |||
''See: [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)]] and [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2006)]]'' | |||
=== Post-Yugoslavia === | |||
[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]-backed separatists in Kosovo led by the [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] declared independence from Serbia in 2008.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ben Becker, Mazda Majidi|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=The unipolar era of imperialism and its potential undoing|date=2018-07-27|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/the-unipolar-era-of-imperialism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402182839/https://www.liberationschool.org/the-unipolar-era-of-imperialism/|archive-date=2022-04-02|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref> | |||
== Communist nostalgia == | |||
In 2010, 81% of Serbians said that life was better under [[Josip Broz Tito|Tito]] in [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|Yugoslavia]] than it is now.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Balkan Insight|title=Serbia Poll: Life Was Better Under Tito|date=2010-12-24|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2010/12/24/for-simon-poll-serbians-unsure-who-runs-their-country/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509215855/https://balkaninsight.com/2010/12/24/for-simon-poll-serbians-unsure-who-runs-their-country/|archive-date=2022-05-09|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
[[Category:European countries]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:39, 12 September 2024
| Republic of Serbia Република Србија Republika Srbija | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Belgrade |
| Official languages | Serbian |
| Demonym(s) | Serbian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
• President | Aleksandar Vučić |
• Prime Minister | Miloš Vučević |
| Area | |
• Total | 77,474 km²(without Kosovo) 88,361 km² (with Kosovo) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 6,797,105 (without Kosovo) |
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in the Balkans region of southern Europe. It borders Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south and Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west. When including the breakaway region of Kosovo to the southwest Serbia also borders Albania.
History[edit | edit source]
Kingdom of Serbia[edit | edit source]
Serbia sided with the Entente during the First World War and as such, Yugoslavia was created.
Yugoslavia[edit | edit source]
See: Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992) and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2006)
Post-Yugoslavia[edit | edit source]
NATO-backed separatists in Kosovo led by the Kosovo Liberation Army declared independence from Serbia in 2008.[1]
Communist nostalgia[edit | edit source]
In 2010, 81% of Serbians said that life was better under Tito in Yugoslavia than it is now.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ben Becker, Mazda Majidi (2018-07-27). "The unipolar era of imperialism and its potential undoing" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ↑ "Serbia Poll: Life Was Better Under Tito" (2010-12-24). Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-10-08.