| Capitale | nome: Belgrade (Beograd) coordinate geografiche: 44 50 N, 20 30 E differenza di tempo: 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 etymology: the Serbian "Beograd" means "white fortress" or "white city" and dates back to the 9th century; the name derives from the white fortress wall that once enclosed the city |
| Indipendenza | 5 Giugno 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 1217 (Serbian Kingdom established); 16 Aprile 1346 (Serbian Empire established); 13 Luglio 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Serbian independence); 1 Dicembre 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) established) |
| Festa nazionale | National Day (Statehood Day), 15 Febbraio (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted |
| Costituzione | history: many previous; latest adopted 30 Settembre 2006, approved by referendum 28-29 Ottobre 2006, effective 8 Novembre 2006 amendments: proposed by at least one third of deputies in the National Assembly, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition of at least 150,000 voters; passage of proposals and draft amendments each requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly; amendments to constitutional articles including the preamble, constitutional principles, and human and minority rights and freedoms also require passage by simple majority vote in a referendum (2016) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni, 16 if employed; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Aleksandar VUCIC (da allora 31 May 2017) capo di governo: Prime Minister Ana BRNABIC (da allora 29 June 2017) cabinet: Cabinet elected by the National Assembly elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly election results: Aleksandar VUCIC elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 55.1%, Sasa JANKOVIC (independent) 16.4%, Luka MAKSIMOVIC (independent) 9.4%, Vuk JEREMIC (independent) 5.7%, Vojislav SESELJ (SRS) 4.5%, Bosko OBRADOVIC (Dveri) 2.3%, other 5.0%, invalid/blank 1.6% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
