Serbia

[sur-bee-uh]

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noun

a republic in southern Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the northern part: a former kingdom in southern Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Belgrade.

Serbia

/ ˈ��ɜː��ɪə /

noun

Serbian name: Srbija.��Former name: Servia.��a republic in SE Europe: declared a kingdom in 1882; precipitated World War I by the conflict with Austria; became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia) in 1918; with Montenegro formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia when the other constituent republics became independent in 1991–92; a Union of Serbia and Montenegro formed in 2003 and dissolved in 2006. The autonomous region of Kosovo (administered by the U.N. following the conflict of 1999) unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. Mountainous in the S, with the Danube plains in the N. Religion: Serbian Orthodox majority, with Roman Catholic and Muslim minorities. Currencies: new dinar and euro (in Kosovo). Capital: Belgrade. Pop: 7 243 007 (2013). Area: 88 361 sq km (34 109 sq miles)

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In a statement about the decision to pull out of Serbia after 25 years, he calls for people to remember Exit "not for its end, but for its unity. For love. For freedom".

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One of the first sights that greets arrivals to the centre of Serbia's capital Belgrade are government buildings in an advance state of collapse.

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England's next two matches are in September, with World Cup qualifiers scheduled against Andorra and Serbia.

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He can now gather his thoughts before England face Andorra and Serbia in September, but the honeymoon – if any head coach of the country actually gets one – is well and truly over.

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They are top of Group K, with Albania second on four points, Latvia third with three points after two games, Serbia fourth with one point from one game and Andorra bottom.

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