The Serbian Kingdom obtained recognition by the Holy See and Constantinople in 1217, reaching its territorial apex in 1346 as Serbian Empire. Serbia has a population of almost 7 million, with Belgrade as its capital and largest city.Ĭontinuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional states in the early Middle Ages at times recognised as tributaries to the Byzantine, Frankish and Hungarian kingdoms.
It is situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkans, bordering Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest while claiming a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia ( / ˈ s ɜːr b i ə/ ( listen), SUR-bee-ə Serbian Cyrillic: Србија, romanized: Srbija, pronounced ( listen)), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Република Србија, romanized: Republika Srbija, pronounced ( listen)) is a country in Central and Southeast Europe.
