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Serbia
Serbia is located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, in the
south-eastern part of Europe.
Serbia has a continental climate, with a gradual transition between the four
seasons of the year (warm summers, with temperature up to 30°C and snowy
winters, with temperature from - 5°C to 10°C).
Population: Approx. 10 million inhabitants. The majority of the population of
Serbia are Serbs (66 per cent), but another 37 nationalities also live on its
territory (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.
The capital of Serbia is Belgrade (Beograd), with a population of 1,6 millions.
Belgrade is the administrative, economic and cultural heart of Serbia.
The official language is Serbian and official alphabet is Cyrillic as well as
Latin. In the areas inhabited by national minorities, the languages and
alphabets of the minorities are in official use, as provided by law.
The main religion in Serbia is Christian Orthodox. There are also other
religious communities in Serbia: Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and
other.
Time: GMT + 1
Holidays-non working days:
January 1 & 2 - New Year
January 7 – first day of Orthodox Christmas
February 15 - Statehood Day of the Republic Serbia
May 1 & 2 - International Labor Day
Orthodox Easter - from Good Friday to the second day of Easter.
On non-working holidays only shops and institutions on duty are open.
Believers are entitled not to work on their religious holidays, depending on
their religion.
Holidays but working days:
January 27 (St. Sava) - Spirituality Day
May 9 - Victory Day
June 28- St. Vitus Day
Credit cards:
International credit cards Visa, Master Card, Diners are accepted in the most
shops, airline companies, hotels and restaurants.
Banks & Post offices:
On week days they are opened from 08.00 a.m. to 07.00 p.m. On Saturdays they are
opened from 08.00 a.m. to - 03.00 p.m. In Belgrade and other big cities in
Serbia, some banks and post offices are opened even on Sundays.
Shops:
Alimentary 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.
Everywhere, there are stores open 24 hours a day. Markets are opened every day
from 06.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m.
Medical care:
There 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.
Power supply:
220 V, 50 Hz
Area codes:
Code for Serbia is +381, for Belgrade (0)11, for Novi Sad (0)21, for Niš (0)18
etc.
For the international calls from Serbia dial 99 + code of the desired country +
code for the city.
Important phone numbers:
Police: 92
Fire service: 93
Medical emergency: 94
Mobile operators
064 MTS ( www.mts.telekom.yu)
063 TELENOR ( www.telenor.co.yu)
Accommodation facilities:
295 hotels, 87 motels, 344 vacation complexes, mountains lodges and other
accommodation facilities. Total number of beds is 88.598 (37.234 in hotels).
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