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Drink

* Rakija (there are many flavours, like plum (pronounce like she-lyee-va), quince (dun-ya)...
* Loza (from grapes, a type of rakija)
Tap water is perfectly safe to drink.

Eat

When ordering a burger ask for 'pljeskavica' (pronounced: pl-yee-eska-veetsa), and ask for cheese curd (like sour cream) (pronounced: kei-mahk) it tastes better than it sounds.
Also try ćevape (pronounced: tye-vape), they are small parcels of minced meat, grilled with hot spices. It is considered a local fast food delicacy. Highly recommended to carnivores.

Talk

The Serbian language is almost identical with Croat, Bosnian.
English is also spoken quite well especially by younger people.

See

There are two rivers which go through Belgrade: Sava and Danube. There are a lot of old buildings on all four banks, including a fortress from the Turkish period (Kalemegdan), variuos towers and ports, and two long walking/biking paths along both rivers.
Medieval orthodox monasteries – Studenica, Manasija, Žiča, Ravanica...Exellent opportunity to see part of Serbian history. If you are interested in art, there are excellent fresco masterpieces. Recommendaion – “Beli Anđeo” (White Angel) fresco in Mileseva monastery.

Capital :	Belgrade
Government :	Republic
Currency :	Serbian Dinar (RSD); note: in Kosovo the euro is a legal tender
Area :	88,361 sq km
Population :	9,778,991
Language :	Serbian 95%, Albanian 5%
Religion :	Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
Electricity :	230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code :	+381
Internet TLD :	.rs (.yu to be used until end of 2006)
Time Zone :	UTC +1

Location

Serbia is a country that was part of Yugoslavia. It is in the Balkans, in Southern Europe. It is surrounded by Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, Bulgaria to the southeast, Croatia to the northwest, Hungary to the north, Macedonia to the south, Romania to the northeast. It controls one of the major land routes from Central Europe to Turkey and the Near East.

Climate

In the north: continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); central portion: moderate continental climate; to the south: hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Buy

There are lots of good shops in Belgrade downtown, in particular on the "Knez Mihailova" and "Terazije" streets. The only large western-style modern mall is located in "Novi Beograd" and it's called "Merkator". All major credit cards are accepted and prices are around the European average.

Belgrade night life – Belgrade is very famous for its whole-night-party clubs.
Favorite leisure activity in Belgrade is drinking coffee in numerous bars, bistros and cafés . It is very strange but most of places are occupied all day long.