Place details
Place nameSerbia
Other namesSrbija, Sirmien, Srem, Syrmia, Szerém, Servia, SR00, Serbian
CountrySrbija-Crna Gora
Latitude44
Longitude21
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Largest of the republics in Yugoslavia; area had scattered human habitation by 35,000 years ago; had important Neolithic settlements by 7000-3500 BCE; most inhabitants now are Serbs, who are S Slavs who were forced across Danube into Moesia by Avars, & settled in Balkan peninsula in 6th cen.; agriculture is mainstay of economy; capital of the republic is Belgrade.