Serbia: Flag and Facts
Serbia's flag has red, blue, and white horizontal stripes, with a coat of arms set toward the left showing a white two-headed eagle on a red shield under a royal crown.
- Official name
- Republic of Serbia
- Capital
- Belgrade
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 6.7 million (2024)
- Languages
- Serbian
- Currency
- Serbian dinar
- Area
- 88,361 km² (34,116 sq mi)
- People
- Serbian
- Calling code
- +381
- Highest point
- Midzor 2,169 m
- Independence
- 5 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)
- National symbols
- white double-headed eagle
- Borders
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania
About Serbia
Red, blue, and white are pan-Slav colors linked to freedom and revolution. In the arms, the eagle on the red shield stands for the government. On the eagle's chest sits a smaller red shield split by a white cross into four parts, which represents the country. Curved white marks fill each quarter, and nobody is sure where they came from or what they mean.
A Serbian kingdom formed in 1217, and an empire followed in 1346. In 1918, Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes created the kingdom later called Yugoslavia. Under Tito, communists ran it from 1945, and after his death in 1980 nationalism surged. Wars broke the federation apart starting in 1991, and NATO bombing forced Serbian forces out of Kosovo in 1999. Serbia became fully independent on 5 June 2006, when Montenegro left their union. The land shifts from fertile plains in the north to limestone ranges and old mountains in the south and east.
Did you know?
- Statehood Day, 15 February, marks the adoption of Serbia's first constitution in 1835.
- Serbia's anthem is "Boze pravde," or God of Justice.
- Serbia touches eight neighbors, among them Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia.
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Questions about Serbia
What is the capital of Serbia?
Belgrade, home to about 1.4 million.
What currency does Serbia use?
The Serbian dinar.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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