MICE CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE

AREA and LOCATION

The Republic of Serbia (Република Србија, Republika Srbija) spreads over an area of 88,361 square km and is located on the intersection of Central and Southeastern Europe spreading over the Carpathian basin and central part of the Balkans. Serbia is divided into 29 districts and 1 city. Serbia was formerly part of the Yugoslav state, which was created after WW I and continued until 2006 in various forms, when Serbia became independent.

 

BORDERING COUNTRIES

Hungary (151 km), Romania (476 km), Bulgaria (318 km), Macedonia (221 km), Croatia (241 km) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (302 km), Montenegro (203 km), Albania (115 km)

 

THE CAPITAL CITY and MAJOR CITIES

Београд, Beograd (Belgrade) is the capital city with a population of 1,659,440 inhabitants (2011). The other large cities include Novi Sad (389,245 inhabitants, 2013) which is the capital of the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District; Niš (260,237 inhabitants, 2011), Kragujevac (150,835 inhabitants, 2011), Subotica (97,910 inhabitants, 2011) and Zrenjanin (79,773 inhabitants, 2002).

 

CLIMATE

In the north of the country, the climate is continental with cold winters and hot summers. Central Serbia has a continental and Mediterranean climate, while south – especially along the coast – has Adriatic climate with hot and dry summers and fairly cold winters in the inland. The capital, Belgrade, has a moderate continental climate with an average annual air temperatues at around 11.70 C (winter – up to minus 5 C, summer – 16 to 27 C, often up to 35 C)

 

AREA CODE

+381

 

CURRENCY

Serbian Dinar (CSD), in Serbian “динар, динара”.

 

DISTANCES

Belgrade is situated 492 km from Vienna, 370 km from Zagreb,

742 km from Prague and 306 km from Budapest.

 

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

General emergency line 112

Police 92

Military Police 9860

Ambulance 94

Fire Service 93

Toll-free telephone numbers in Serbia begin with 800

 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

Nikola Tesla International Airport in Belgrade http://www.beg.aero

Niš Constantine the Great Airport http://www.nis-airport.com/

Priština International Airport http://www.airportpristina.com/

 

 

LANGUAGE

The official language is Serbian, which is a part of the South Slavic group of languages, such as Russian, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.
It is the only European language that uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. 5% of the population speaks Albanian.

 

MOBILE OPERATORS

MTS Telekom Serbia, Telenor Serbia, VIP Mobile.

 

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2010)

1 Jan – 2 Jan New Year’s Day, 7 Jan Orthodox Christmas Day, 27 Jan *St Sava’s Day, 15 Feb Constitution Day, 2 Apr Orthodox Good Friday, 5 Apr Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May – 2 May Labour Days, 9 May *Victory Day, 28 Jun*St Vitus’ Day.

 

POLITICAL SYSTEM

Parliamentary representative democratic republic

 

POPULATION

7,098 980 (2015, without Kosovo)

 

POWER NETWORK

220 V/50 Hz, two-pronged plug with safety pin, Schuko plug and socket

 

PRESIDENT

Aleksandar Vučic

 

RAIL TRANSPORT

Serbian railways:

http://www.serbianrailways.com/
ROAD TRANSPORT

RENT A CAR: http://www.dollar-serbia.com/, http://www.sixt.com/car-rental/serbia/

 

SMOKING

Smoking is prohibited in some enclosed public spaces such as hospitals since 2005 but the ban does not cover restaurants, bars, internet cafes, etc. The sale of tobacco to persons under the age of 18 is prohibited.

 

TAXIS

Taxis in Belgrade are cheaper than in other European countries. Most taxi companies charge their rides by two tariffs: day and night. The Night tariff is more expensive and lasts from 22.00 hours to 08.00 in the morning. Cab drivers of TaxiEliteClub, which specializes in business travel, airport service, individual and group transportations, speak fluent English.

 

NIKOLA TESLA MUSEUM

 

TIME

Central European Time (GMT + 1 hour), Summer Time applies from March to November: GMT + 2 hours.

 

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