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|native_name = <big><big>'''Република Србија'''<br>'''Republika Srbija'''</big><br/>Republic of Serbia<br>
|common_name = Serbia
|image_flag = Flag of Serbia (state).svg
|image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg
|image_map = Location Serbia.PNG
|national_motto = None
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|capital = ]
|latd=44|latm=48|latNS=N|longd=20|longm=28|longEW=E
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|area_rank = 112th if ranked
|area_magnitude = 1 E10
|area = 88,361
|areami²= 34,166
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|population_estimate = 9,396,411
|population_estimate_rank = 84th if ranked
|population_estimate_year = 2005
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|population_density = 106.34
|population_densitymi² = 275
|population_density_rank = 70th if ranked
|GDP_PPP_year = 2005
|GDP_PPP = $28.37 billion
|GDP_PPP_rank = 95th if ranked
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $3,200
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 123rd if ranked
|sovereignty_type = ]
|established_events = <br/>- Date
|established_dates = Dissolution of ]<br/>] ] <br/>
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|calling_code = 381
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'''Serbia''', officially the '''Republic of Serbia''' (]: ''Република Србија'' or ''Republika Srbija''), is a ] ] in southeastern ]. The capital is ]. Serbia borders ] to the north; ] and ] to the east; the ] and ] to the south; and ], ], and ] to the west.

Serbia is currently in a state union with the Republic of Montenegro. A ] ] referendum in Montenegro resulted in 55,4% of the eligible voters supporting ending the state union with the Republic of Serbia. Accordingly, the government of the Republic of Montenegro has announced that it will start legal procedings to end the union.

== History ==
{{History of Serbia}}
{{main|History of Serbia}}
{{see also|List of Serbian monarchs|History of Yugoslavia|}}

The roots of the Serbian state reach back to the ] and the ]. The Serbian kingdom (centered around ]) was established in the ]. Marked by a disintegration and crises, it lasted until the end of 12th century.

The renewal of the medieval Serbian state in the ] region was performed by ], the Serbian ] who lived in the ]. In ], under ], Serbia became a kingdom, and in ], an ] under ] was established. The Empire was disintegrated and fell to the ], after the historic Serbian defeat at the ] in ], and the northern Serbian territories (the ]) were conquered by ], when ] fell. ] fell a few years after Smederevo, and ] followed in ].
In the period between ] and ], Serbia remained under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, despite three ]n invasions and numerous rebellions. ] expanded during this time, and many ] converted to this new religion, these Serbs refuse to be called so and are therefore called Muslimani, 'Muslims', they live in the regions of Kosovo and Sandjak where high amounts have settled in Bosnia with other large Muslim populations.

] ] The Great of ]]]
], leader of the ] in 1804]]
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The ] of ]-], lead by ] (also known as Karađorđe or Black George), and the ] of ] resulted in the establishment of the ] which was semi-independent from the Ottoman Empire, and the formation of ].

From ] to ], the Serbian state was ruled by the ], with a break in the period from ] to ], when Serbia was ruled by ] ]. In 1903, the House of Obrenović was permanently replaced by the ], descended from Đorđe Petrović.

The struggle for a modern society, human rights and a nation state lasted almost three decades and was completed with the adoption of the constitution on 15th February 1835. In 1876, ], Serbia, and ] declared war against the Ottoman Empire and proclaimed their unification. However, the ], which was agreed at the ] by the ], granted complete independence only to Serbia and Montenegro, leaving Bosnia and ] to ], which blocked their unification until the ] of ] and ], and ] (]-]).

The June 28, 1914 assassination of ] at Sarejevo by Serbian Nationalist within the Austria-Hungary Empire served as a pretext for Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. This started a chain of events where Russia started to mobilise its troops in defence of its ally Serbia and then Germany declaring war on Russia in support of its ally Austria-Hungary. This culminated eventually into all the major European powers going to war. The Serbian Army won several major victories during World War I, but it was finally overpowered by the joint forces of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. In World War I, Serbia had 1,264,000 casualties — 28% of its population, which also represented 58% of its male population.{{fact}}

After 1918, Serbia, along with ], was a founding member of the ], later known as the ]. During ], from 1941 to 1944, Serbia was a German-occupied puppet state that included present-day Central Serbia and Banat, popularly called ]. However, parts of the present-day territory of Serbia were during this time under occupation of Croatian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Albanian, and Italian fascists. The occupying powers committed numerous crimes against the civilian population, especially against Serbs and Jews.

In 1945, after World War II, Serbia was established as one of the federal units of the ], the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, led (]) by ].

From ], after the collapse of the second Yugoslavia, to ], Serbia, together with Montenegro, was part of the ]. Despite the civil wars in neighbouring ] and ], Serbia remained peaceful until 1998, although part of its leadership and institutions supported Bosnian and Croatian Serbs who were one of the sides in these wars by arming and directing their troops.

Between 1998 and 1999, continued reported clashes in Kosovo between Serbian and Yugoslav security forces and the K.L.A in most of the western media led to ], which would last for 78 days. The attacks were stopped following an agreement, where president of Yugoslavia, ], agreed to remove all of country security forces including the military and the police, and have them replaced by a body of international police, in return for which, Kosovo would formally remain within the Yugoslav Federation (See: ]). Between 1998 and 1999, continued reported clashes in Kosovo between Serbian and Yugoslav security forces and the K.L.A in most of the western media led to ], which would last for 78 days. The attacks were stopped following an agreement, where president of Yugoslavia, ], agreed to remove all of country security forces including the military and the police, and have them replaced by a body of international police, in return for which, Kosovo would formally remain within the Yugoslav Federation (See: ]).


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