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SerbiaConstruction.com is a website where you can find information related to the largest construction projects in Serbia in the last 50 years. You can also find valuable and detailed content which is necessary for every investor and the contractor interested in Serbian market: list of construction companies in Serbia, the list of laws and news in the field of civil engineering.

Website is produced and maintained by YU Build consulting company, with support from USAID Serbia Competitiveness Project.

The aim of SerbiaConstruction.com is to successfully promote construction in Serbia in order to raise awareness of foreign investors on the possibilities for construction industry and dynamic market in Serbia. We want to connect investors and contractors, as well as to assist you in finding a capable partner for your business in Serbia.

Serbian construction market has very good future and we expect an increased interest of foreign investors in this field.

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About Serbia

Location:
Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary

Geographic coordinates:
44 00 N, 21 00 E

Area:
total: 77,474 sq km
land: 77,474 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Climate:
in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)

Geography - note:
controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East

Population:
7,379,339
note: does not include the population of Kosovo (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 586,806/female 549,900)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 2,503,194/female 2,502,807)
65 years and over: 16.8% (male 508,606/female 728,026) (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Serb(s)
adjective: Serbian

Government type:
Republic

Capital:
name: Belgrade (Beograd)
geographic coordinates: 44 50 N, 20 30 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$77.01 billion (2009 est.)
$80.73 billion (2008 est.)
$76.59 billion (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):
$42.39 billion (2009 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
-4.6% (2009 est.)
5.4% (2008 est.)
6.9% (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$10,400 (2009 est.)
$10,900 (2008 est.)
$10,300 (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 12.3%
industry: 24.2%
services: 63.5% (2007 est.)