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 Official nameThe Republic of Serbia. It contains two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija.Back to top AreaRepublic of Serbia: 88,361 sq. km PositionSerbia is located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, in the south-eastern part of Europe.Back to top ClimateClimate in Serbia is temperate continental, with a gradual transition between the four seasons of the year. Summers are warm, with temperatures up to 35° C and winters are cold and snowy, with temperature from - 10° C to 10° C). PopulationIn Serbia live approximately 10 million people. The majority of the population are Serbs (66 per cent), and numerous among 37 nationalities which also live in Serbia are Albanians (17 per cent), Hungarians (3.5 per cent), followed by Romanians, Croats, Bulgarians and others. All citizens have equal rights and responsibilities and enjoy full national equality. CapitalSerbian capital is Belgrade (original name: Beograd; White city), with a population of 1.6 millions. Belgrade is the administrative, economic and cultural center of Serbia. LanguageThe official language is Serbian and official alphabets are both, Cyrillic and Latin. In the areas inhabited by national minorities, the languages and alphabets of the minorities are in official use, as provided by law. ReligionThe main religion in Serbia is Christian Orthodox, but there are also other religious communities: Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other. TimeGMT + 1Back to top CurrencyThe monetary unit is the Dinar (CSD) - 1 Dinar = 100 Para.Banknotes: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 and 5000 Dinars Coins: 50 Para, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 Dinars Back to top Holidays - non working daysNew Year - January 1st and 2nd Holidays - working daysSt. Sava Day - January 27th - Spirituality Day Credit cardsInternational credit cards Visa, Master Card, Diners, and American Express are accepted in most shops, airline companies, hotels and restaurants. Banks & Post officesOn week days they are opened from 08.00 a.m. to 07.00 p.m. ShopsAlimentary shops are opened daily from 06.00 a.m. to 09.00 p.m. including Saturdays, while on Sundays they are opened from 08.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m. In every city or town, there are stores open 24 hours a day. Markets are opened every day from 06.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. Medical careThere are organized duties in hospitals and clinics round the clock. Pharmacies are opened from 08.00 a.m. to 08.00 p.m. on working days and on Saturdays from 08.00 a.m. to 03.00 p.m. In Belgrade and bigger cities there are on-duty pharmacies. Power supply220 V, 50 HzBack to top Area codesCode for Serbia is +381; for Belgrade (0)11, Novi Sad (0)21, Niš (0)18 etc. Important phone numbersPolice: 92 Accommodation facilities267 hotels, 96 motels, 306 vacation complexes, mountains lodges and other accommodation facilities. Total number of beds is 87.325 (35.458 in hotels). VisasCitizens of the following countries do not need to obtain visas:a. Nationals provided holding all types of passports: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Holy See (Vatican), Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands,Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Tunisia, United States of America. b. Nationals provided holding diplomatic, official passports and ordinary passports with indication "on business": Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, DPR Korea, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russian Federation, Ukraine. c. Nationals provided holding diplomatic and official passports: Ecuador, Guinea, Pakistan, Peru, Turkey. d. Nationals provided holding diplomatic passports: Egypt e. Nationals provided holding ordinary passports: Mexico Foreign nationals visiting Serbia who are required to obtain visas at the diplomatic or consular mission of the Serbia need:
Transit visa applicants are required to obtain the visa for the country they will enter after the transit through Serbia. |
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