Serbia

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east, the Republic of Macedonia to the south, and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west, additionally, it borders Albania through Kosovo. The capital of Serbia is Belgrade and is among the largest cities in Southeast Europe. Serbia's climate varies between a continental climate in the north, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall patterns, and a more Adriatic climate in the south with hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy inland snowfall. Among the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Serbian Orthodox Church is the largest in the country. The most famous mountain resorts are Zlatibor, Kopaonik, and the Tara. There are also many spas in Serbia, one the biggest of which is Vrnjačka Banja. Other spas include Soko Banja and Niška Banja. There are several popular festivals held in Serbia, such as EXIT, proclaimed to be the best European festival by UK Festival Awards 2007 and Yourope, the European Association of the 40 largest festivals in Europe and the Guča trumpet festival. Serbia is famous for its cuisine and sport which include Basketball, Water Polo, Volleyball, and Tennis.