Serbia
Republic of Serbia
- Capital: Belgrade
- Southern Europe
- 8 neighbours in Travle
Serbia overview
Serbia is in Southern Europe, Europe. Its capital is Belgrade. The World Bank counts about 6.5 million people for 2025 on 88,490 km² of surface area.
In the Travle map, Serbia has 8 neighbours: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania. From there, 125 countries can be reached by land.
Population, density and language
The World Bank counts 6,549,143 people in Serbia for 2025, which is 108th of 170 by population. Spread over 88,490 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 74 people per km², 86th of 169 by density.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.
| Language | Share (est.) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Serbian | 99% | official |
| Serbian | 99% | official |
| Albanian | 19% | — |
| Hungarian | 4.8% | official in some regions |
| Romanian | 2.1% | official in some regions |
| Croatian | 0.93% | official in some regions |
CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.
How big is Serbia, really?
With 88,490 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Serbia is 114th of 169 by surface area and covers 0.06% of the combined area of those entries.
In that ordering, Jordan (89,318 km²) is just larger; Croatia (88,070 km²) just smaller.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Serbia at a glance
- Capital
- Belgrade
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
- Population
- 6,549,143 (2025)
- Surface area
- 88,490 km² (2024)
- Density
- 74 people per km²
- Official languages
- Serbian and Serbian
- Currency
- Serbian Dinar (RSD)
- Calling code
- +381
- Internet domain
- .rs
- Land neighbours
- 8 (Natural Earth) · 8 (Travle)
Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.
Serbia within Southern Europe
Natural Earth places Serbia in Southern Europe (UN subregion). Of the 12 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Serbia is 5th by population and 5th by surface area, with 4.3% of the combined population of those entries.
| Country | Population (2025) | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|
 Italy | 58,915,656 | 302,070 |
 Spain | 49,355,143 | 505,981 |
 Portugal | 10,804,871 | 92,230 |
 Greece | 10,413,962 | 131,960 |
| Serbia | 6,549,143 | 88,490 |
 Croatia | 3,876,200 | 88,070 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,140,095 | 51,210 |
 Albania | 2,349,580 | 28,750 |
 Slovenia | 2,130,986 | 20,480 |
 North Macedonia | 1,820,909 | 25,713 |
 Kosovo | 1,576,876 | – |
 Montenegro | 623,129 | 13,883 |
Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.
Location, borders and position
Serbia is in Southern Europe, Europe. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Its capital, Belgrade, is at about 44.8° N and 20.5° E.
On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Serbia 8 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 8.
Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.
Where Serbia is on the map
Countries bordering Serbia
Natural Earth lists 8 land neighbours (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania); the Travle map uses 8 (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania). Only the geographic data includes Kosovo. Only the game links Serbia with Albania. Natural Earth marks part of the line with Croatia as disputed.
| Country | Direction | Land boundary in Natural Earth | Border in Travle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | south | No | Yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | west | Yes | Yes |
 Bulgaria | south-east | Yes | Yes |
| Croatia | west | Yes (disputed segment) | Yes |
 Hungary | north | Yes | Yes |
| Kosovo | south | Yes | No |
| Montenegro | south-west | Yes | Yes |
| North Macedonia | south | Yes | Yes |
 Romania | north-east | Yes | Yes |
Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.
Money and language in Serbia
Currency
- Serbian Dinar: code RSD, numeric 941. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.
Official languages
- Serbian: official in 3 territories in CLDR, including Serbia.
- Serbian: official in 4 territories in CLDR, including Serbia.
- 5 more languages have regional official status: Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.
Currency, domain and dialling code
- Currency
- Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Source: Unicode CLDR release-48-2 currencyData (region RS); code, name and number from ISO 4217 list one (SIX), published 2026-09-17; checked 2026-10-19. - Internet domain
- .rs
Source: IANA Root Zone Database; checked 2026-10-19. - International dialling code
- +381
Source: ITU, List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes (position on 15 December 2016); checked 2026-10-19. - Time
- UTC+01:00 in January, UTC+02:00 in July (2026)
IANA zones: Europe/Belgrade
Source: IANA Time Zone Database 2026e (zone.tab); UTC offsets computed for 15 Jan and 15 Jul 2026 with Node.js ICU tz 2026a; checked 2026-10-19.
Serbia codes and abbreviations
| Standard | Code |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | RS |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | SRB |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 688 |
| ISO 4217 currency (Serbian Dinar) | RSD · 941 |
| Country-code top-level domain | .rs |
| ITU-T E.164 country code | +381 |
Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.
Fun facts about Serbia
- Natural Earth records land boundaries with Kosovo, which Travle's map does not use.
- The longest Travle trip from Serbia takes 12 steps, to Lesotho.
- UNESCO lists 5 World Heritage properties in Serbia; the earliest inscription dates from 1979.
Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.
How far can you travel from Serbia in Travle?
Starting from Serbia and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.
| Steps | Countries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | 18 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | 14 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 |
In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 12 steps and end in Lesotho. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).
Nearby routes from Serbia
Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.
- Albania: 1 step (Serbia → Albania)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 step (Serbia → Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Bulgaria: 1 step (Serbia → Bulgaria)
- Croatia: 1 step (Serbia → Croatia)
- Hungary: 1 step (Serbia → Hungary)
- Montenegro: 1 step (Serbia → Montenegro)
- North Macedonia: 1 step (Serbia → North Macedonia)
- Romania: 1 step (Serbia → Romania)
Austria: 2 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Austria)- Greece: 2 steps (Serbia → Albania → Greece)
Moldova: 2 steps (Serbia → Romania → Moldova)
Slovakia: 2 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Slovakia)- Slovenia: 2 steps (Serbia → Croatia → Slovenia)
Turkey: 2 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey)
Ukraine: 2 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Ukraine)
Armenia: 3 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey → Armenia)
Azerbaijan: 3 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey → Azerbaijan)
Belarus: 3 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Ukraine → Belarus)
Czechia: 3 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Austria → Czechia)
Georgia: 3 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey → Georgia)
Germany: 3 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Austria → Germany)
Iran: 3 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey → Iran)
Iraq: 3 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey → Iraq)- Italy: 3 steps (Serbia → Croatia → Slovenia → Italy)
Poland: 3 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Slovakia → Poland)
Russia: 3 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Ukraine → Russia)
Switzerland: 3 steps (Serbia → Hungary → Austria → Switzerland)
Syria: 3 steps (Serbia → Bulgaria → Turkey → Syria)
World Heritage in Serbia
UNESCO lists 5 World Heritage properties in Serbia. The first, inscribed in 1979, was Stari Ras and Sopoćani.
- Stari Ras and Sopoćani (cultural, inscribed 1979)
- Studenica Monastery (cultural, inscribed 1986)
- Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (cultural, inscribed 2004, on the List in Danger)
- Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (cultural, inscribed 2007)
- Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards (cultural, inscribed 2016, shared with other countries)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.
Serbia — frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Serbia?
Belgrade.
Which countries border Serbia?
On land, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses 8.
What currency and language does Serbia use?
The currency is the Serbian Dinar (RSD). Unicode CLDR gives Serbian and Serbian official status.
How far can you travel from Serbia in Travle?
Following land borders only, 125 countries are reachable. The farthest need 12 steps: Lesotho.
How many people live in Serbia?
The World Bank counts 6,549,143 people for 2025.
How big is Serbia?
88,490 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.
What is the dialling code and internet domain of Serbia?
The international dialling code is +381 and the country-code domain is .rs.
What time zone does Serbia use?
UTC+01:00 in January, UTC+02:00 in July (2026).
Keep exploring
- Spin the country wheel to get a random country.
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