Serbia

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LanguageSerbian
Driving sideDrives on the right
Domain.rs

Whole area9

Clues that work anywhere in this area

Signs★★★★★

A chevron with a black arrow on a white background is rarely seen outside Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia.

See alsoMontenegroSlovenia
Language & Script★★★

The official language is Serbian (српски језик), which mixes Cyrillic and Latin script.

Examples12
Language & Script★★★

Serbia is the only place with Street View where you'll see the letters "Ђ/ђ" or "Ћ/ћ" — spotting them around town makes Serbia likely.

Watch outIn a bold font, the diagonal stroke on the lowercase "ћ" can be hard to see.
Examples1SourcesЂList of most common surnames in Europe - Serbia
Bollard★★★

Bollards here are thin with an off-centre reflector.

Watch outMontenegro occasionally has bollards similar to Serbia's. If you can see bare rock or the Google Car's antenna, consider Montenegro instead.1
See alsoMontenegro
Road★★★

Guardrails here are angular. Common in countries bordering Bosnia and Herzegovina.

SourcesEuropean Guardrails
Utility Pole★★★

Utility poles are rounder here than in Hungary or Romania.

See alsoHungaryRomania
Commercial Facilities★★★

A supermarket chain called IDEA operates across both Serbia and Montenegro.

Examples12SourcesIDEASee alsoMontenegro
Commercial Facilities★★★

Delhaize Serbia, a supermarket chain found only in Serbia, uses the logo "MAXI."

Examples12SourcesMaxi (Serbian supermarket)
Commercial Facilities★★★

Other logos you'll commonly see around town include Frikom and Jelen.

Examples12

Narrowing down the region3

Once you know the area: which part of it

Agriculture

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Where Agriculture clues apply3

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  1. north
  2. corn field
  3. south
Plants & farming★★★

Crop farming is concentrated in the flatter north, where 90% of sunflower fields are found.

Examples1SourcesEurope - Crop Production Maps (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Where
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Plants & farming★★★

Corn fields are also concentrated in the flat north, just like sunflowers.

Examples1SourcesEurope - Crop Production Maps (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Where
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A tall corn field (photo shows Liechtenstein)
A tall corn field (photo shows Liechtenstein)
Paranoid / Public domain
Landscape★★★

Most of the south is mountainous, leaving limited land for farming.

Examples12
Where
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Regions

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Basics

General facts about this place
  • The home region of Nikola Tesla, with the capital Belgrade located at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers[ref]
  • Both Cyrillic and Latin scripts are used in daily life, with a strong Orthodox Christian cultural heritage[ref]

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