How to Distinguish
- Country-code top-level domain is .rs
- Serbian (српски језик) is official; both Cyrillic and Latin scripts appear
- Bollards have a narrow reflector offset to one side
- If you see letters such as Ђ/ђ or Ћ/ћ, Serbia is very likely
- The Google Car antenna is often missing
- Utility poles tend to be rounder than those in Hungary or Romania
Signs you can find
Serbia’s bollards have an off-centre reflector, and the guardrails use the angular thin-B profile. (参考文献 European Guardrails) Neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina share angular rails, so watch for rocky scenery or the missing antenna—clues that point to Montenegro. Montenegro occasionally features Serbian-style bollards.
Letters like Ѓ or Ђ appear only in Serbian Street View. Bold fonts sometimes hide the diagonal on ћ, so inspect closely. These characters are common in surnames (参考文献 Common surnames in Europe – Serbia), so posters and shop names can help.
The IDEA supermarket chain spans Serbia and Montenegro (参考文献 IDEA). Serbia alone hosts Delhaize Serbia stores branded MAXI (by Geotips ). Other frequent logos include Frikom and Jelen.
Chevrons with black arrows on white are common in Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia, but rare elsewhere.
Narrow down state/region
- Agriculture concentrates on the flat north:
- Sunflower fields are mostly northern
- Corn follows the same pattern
- The south is mountainous and arable land is limited
- Crop data source: Europe – Crop Production Maps (USDA)
- Along the Romanian border you can occasionally see ferries
