What kind of country is Serbia?
Recently, Serbia, a small European country, has once again become popular on the Internet, in fact, this is not the first time that Serbia has "out of the circle" on the Chinese Internet!
However, many people only know that there is such a country as Serbia, but they do not know the actual situation in Serbia!
For this friendly country that is thousands of miles away, I personally think that we should improve everyone's understanding of it.
Next, this article will explore Serbia from several aspects such as geographical topography, economic level, social and cultural level, and local residents' lives!
Serbia is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe.
Serbia is located in southeastern Europe and is part of a small landlocked country in the Balkans.
Serbia is not large, with an area of only 88,000 square kilometers, which is not as large as Chongqing.
The capital of Serbia
As of 2023, Serbia has a population of 8.41 million, with Serbs, Hungarians, Roma and Bosnians being the main ethnic groups.
Due to its inland location and lack of access to the sea, Serbia is not in a good position in terms of economic strategy in today's era.
In addition, the Balkan Peninsula is relatively barren in Europe due to the lack of large areas of high-quality plains and ports.
However, Serbia, as the hinterland of the Balkan Peninsula, still has some fertile land. Serbia's interior is dominated by mountains, with about two-thirds of the country being mountainous, and the remaining third being plains and gentle hills.
Topographic map of Serbia
Judging from this topographic map of Serbia, the entire southern part of Serbia is basically covered by mountains.
The highest peak in Serbia is Mount Garavicha, which is located on the southwestern border of Serbia and borders Albania, at an altitude of more than 2,600 meters.
The altitude is not high, but most of the mountains are limestone, which we generally call "karst landform", which is difficult to develop, but it is still okay for tourism.
In the north of Serbia, there are fertile plains.
The northern plain is mainly an alluvial plain formed by the Danube, whose branches form a dense network of water, creating fertile land and is the most important agricultural region in Serbia.
Serbia's most important cash crops are produced in the northern plains, such as plums and raspberries, and most of the plums and raspberries eaten in Western Europe are imported from Serbia.
Serbia's economy: the manufacturing industry has been improved, and the economic growth potential is strong!
According to 2022 statistics, Serbia's total GDP is 60.37 billion euros, and the per capita GDP is about 891.7 billion euros.
Both in terms of total volume and per capita, it is at the lowest level in Europe.
Map of GDP per capita in Europe
In this map of Europe's GDP per capita, we can see that the economic strength of the entire Balkan region is at the bottom of Europe, and Serbia's economic situation is naturally not much better.
Serbia does not have any core industries of its own, and its industrial manufacturing projects are largely dependent on foreign investment.
At present, Serbia's pillar industries are mainly tertiary industries such as service industry and tourism, accounting for about half of its national economic output.
Industrial manufacturing is the second largest industry, with rubber processing, fertilizer and paint production on a relatively large scale, while automobile processing has also emerged in recent years and gradually developed into the "mainstay" of Serbian manufacturing industry!
In general, Serbia has been continuously introducing investment in recent years to enhance its own manufacturing industry, and the prospects for economic development and upward potential are still very good!
Social, humanistic and local cuisine.
When you first visit Serbia, you'll probably be blown away by the height of the locals!
It's not an exaggeration to say that that's really a street full of long legs!
In fact, there are three regions with the tallest in Europe, one is the Netherlands: the average male is 183 cm, and the average female is 172 cm; One is Germany, with an average of 180 cm for men and 166 cm for women; Another is the Balkan region represented by Serbia, where the average height of Serbian men is close to 181 centimeters, and that of women is close to 170 centimeters.
To be honest, smaller people may be a little unaccustomed to going to Serbia, whether it is to buy clothes and shoes, go to the toilet, take the bus, etc., after all, many of the things on their side are designed for tall people.
The reason why Serbs are so tall and outstanding personally believes has a lot to do with their daily diet.
How do ordinary people in Serbia solve the problem of three meals a day?
Except for meat, it's still meat!
Meat is a big part of the daily diet of Serbs!
Serbia's "national dish" is very simple and rude, meat steak + meat roll + meat patty, it is simply a carnival for meat lovers!
Serbian street restaurants, rotisserie are always the hottest business, they are a true meatless people.
Fragrant grilled steaks, roasted lamb chops, and whole roast suckling pigs are all regular guests on the Serbian table during the New Year's holidays.
As soon as the Serbs celebrate the holiday, the animals will go through a catastrophe!
The main reason why Serbs can eat meat so much is because local meat is very cheap, whether it is pork or beef, ordinary people can afford to consume it at will!
It is precisely because of the adequate intake of meat, eggs and milk that the height of Serbs has begun to "soar" in recent decades, reaching an average of 180 for men and 170 for women.
And Serbia is also a country with an imbalanced ratio of men and women, according to statistics, the proportion of men in Serbia is 49.5%, and the proportion of women is 50.5%, which is significantly more women than men!
If it is calculated strictly according to the ratio of one to one, then nearly 2% of women in Serbia still have the need to marry outside, considering the number of older single young people in the mainland, male compatriots still have a good chance to pursue Serbian beauties!