Serbia in other languages: Србија (Srbija), Belgrade and districts

Serbia is Србија in Serbian Cyrillic and Srbija in Latin, officially Република Србија (Republika Srbija), with the ISO 3166-1 codes RS, SRB and 688. The lists give the country in 171 languages, Belgrade in 96 and Yugoslavia in 137, then the provinces, the City of Belgrade and the 29 districts of ISO 3166-2:RS, and the anthem.

Official languagesSerbian (српски / srpski); regionally Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusyn and Albanian

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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
Flag of Serbia
ratio 2:3
alpha-2
RS
alpha-3
SRB
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688
Србија Serbian · Cyrillic

Република Србија

Srbija Serbian · Latin

Republika Srbija

English
SerbiaRepublic of Serbia
Capital
БеоградBeogradBeograd · Belgrade

ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. Flag after the Wikimedia Commons drawing.

Serbia (Србија, Srbija) in other languages: list of exonyms

Serbia in 171 languages and variants, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639-3 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639-3NameRomanised
English, Aragonese, Asturian, Breton, Welsh, Estonian, Basque, Faroese, Finnish, Kven, Galician, Interlingua, Indonesian, Italian, Javanese, Greenlandic, Latin, Lingala, Ladin, Malagasy, Nahuatl, Norwegian, Novial, Occitan, Polish, Romansh, Romanian, Sicilian, Spanish, Albanian, Sardinianeng / arg / ast / bre / cym / est / eus / fao / fin / fkv / glg / ina / ind / ita / jav / kal / lat / lin / lld / mlg / nah / nor / nov / oci / pol / roh / ron / scn / spa / sqi / srdSerbiasame as written
Danish, North Frisian, Saterland Frisian, Swedish, German, Luxembourgish, Low Germandan / frr / stq / swe / deu / ltz / ndsSerbiensame as written
French, Friulian, Norman Frenchfra / fur / nrmSerbiesame as written
Czech, Slovakces / slkSrbskosame as written
Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbiandsb / hsbSerbiskasame as written
Gagauz, Karakalpakgag / kaaSerbiya / СербияSerbiya
Croatian, Slovenianhrv / slvSrbijasame as written
Latvian, Lithuanianlav / litSerbijasame as written
Limburgish, Dutchlim / nldServiësame as written
Maltese, Silesianmlt / szlSerbjasame as written
Portuguese, Tetumpor / tetSérviasame as written
AfrikaansafrSerwiësame as written
AymaraaymSirwiyasame as written
AzerbaijaniazeSerbiya / СербијаSerbiya
BambarabamSɛrɛbisame as written
BosnianbosSrbija / Србија / سربٖىياSrbija
CatalancatSèrbiasame as written
Crimean TatarcrhSırbistan / СырбистанSırbistan
KashubiancsbSerbskôsame as written
EsperantoepoSerbujo, Serbiosame as written
Franco-Provençal, Jersey Norman Frenchfrp / jnfSèrbiesame as written
West FrisianfryServjesame as written
Scottish GaelicglaAn t-Sèarb, Seirbiasame as written
IrishgleAn tSeirb, An tSeirbiasame as written
ManxglvYn Serbsame as written
GuaranigrnSeviasame as written
Haitian CreolehatSèbisame as written
HungarianhunSzerbiasame as written
IgboiboSabiasame as written
IcelandicislSerbíasame as written
Kurmanji KurdishkurSirbistansame as written
LivonianlivSerbijsame as written
LatgalianltgSerbejasame as written
MoldovanmolSerbia / СербияSerbia
MalaymsaSerbia / سيربياSerbia
QuechuaqueSirbyasame as written
Kalderash RomanirmySerbiya / सेर्बियाSerbiya
AromanianrupSãrghiasame as written
SloviosloSerbia / Сербиа, Serbzem / СербземSerbia, Serbzem
SamogitiansmgSerbėjėsame as written
SomalisomSeerbiyasame as written
SwahiliswaSerbiyasame as written
TurkmentukSerbiýa / СербияSerbiýa
TurkishturSırbistansame as written
UzbekuzbSerbiya / Сербия / سېربىيەSerbiya
VepsvepSerbiisame as written
VolapükvolSärbänsame as written
VõrovorSerbiäsame as written
WalloonwlnSerbeyesame as written
WolofwolSeerbisame as written
ZuluzuliSeviyasame as written
ZazakizzaSırbıstansame as written
Old Church SlavonicchuСрь́бїꙗSrĭ́bïja
Abaza, Altai, Avar, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Russian, Yakut, Tuvan, Udmurt, Kalmykabq / alt / ava / kjh / kom / krc / kum / lez / rus / sah / tyv / udm / xalСербияSerbija
Mongolian, Ossetianmon / ossСербиSerbi
Rusyn, Ukrainianrue / ukrСербіяSerbija
AbkhazabkСербиаSerbia
BashkirbakСербия / SerbiyaSerbiya
BelarusianbelСербія / Sierbija, Сэрбія / SerbijaSierbija, Serbija
BulgarianbulСърбияSărbija
ChechencheСерби / SerbiSerbi
KazakhkazСербия / سەربيا / SerbïyaSerbïya
KabardiankbdСербиэSerbiă
KyrgyzkirСербия / سەربىيا / SerbiyaSerbiya
Kurdish (Caucasus)kmrСерби / SêrbîSêrbî
Meadow MarimhrСербийSerbij
MacedonianmkdСрбијаSrbija
SerbiansrpСрбија / SrbijaSrbija
TatartatСербия / Serbiä / سېربىيەSerbiä
TajiktgkСербия / سیربیه / SerbijaSerbija
ArabicaraصربياṢirbiyā
South Azerbaijaniazbسئربییا / SerbiyaSerbiya
Sorani Kurdishckbسربیا / Sirbiya, سربستان / SirbistanSirbiya, Sirbistan
Persianfasصربستان / SerbestânSerbestân
Western Punjabi, Urdupnb / urdسربیاSarbiyā
DariprsسربیاSerbiyā
PashtopusسربياSərbiyā
Uyghuruigسېربىيە / Sérbiye / СербияSérbiye
DhivehidivސާބިއާSābiā
SyriacsyrܨܪܒܝܐṢerbiyā
HebrewhebסרביהSerbyah
Ladinoladסירביה / SerbiaSerbia
YiddishyidסערביעSerbye
Berberberⵙⵉⵔⴱⵢⴰ / SirbyaSirbya
AmharicamhሰርቢያSärbiya
GreekellΣερβίαServía
ArmenianhyeՍերբիաSerbia
Georgian, Mingreliankat / xmfსერბეთი, სერბიაSerbeṭi, Serbia
Lazlzzსირბისტანი / Sirbist’ani, სერბია / SerbiaSirbist’ani, Serbia
Hindihinसर्बियाSarbiyā
Bengalibenসার্বিয়াSārbiyā
Gujaratigujસર્બિયાSarbiyā
Odiaoriସର୍ବିଆSôrbiā
PunjabipanਰਬੀਆSarbīā
Sinhalasinසර්‍බියාවSarbiyāva
Kannadakanಸರ್ಬಿಯSarbiya
Malayalammalസെര്‍ബിയSerbiya
Tamiltamசெர்பியாCerpiyā
Telugutelసెర్బియాSerbiyā
Chinesezho塞爾維亞/塞尔维亚Sāi'ěrwéiyà
JapanesejpnセルビアSerubia
Koreankor세르비아Sereubia
Tibetanbodསེར་བྷི་ཡ།Ser.bī.ya
BurmesemyaဆားဘီးယားSʰàbʰìyà
Thaithaเซอร์เบียSə̄[r]biya
LaolaoແຊກບີSǣkbī
Khmerkhmស៊ែរប៊ី, ស៊ឺបៀSærbī, Sʉ̄bie
CherokeechrᏎᎸᏈᏯ / SelvquiyaSelvquiya
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Србија and Srbija: one name in two alphabets

Serbian is written in two alphabets, and the country name appears in both: Србија in Cyrillic, Srbija in Latin, and in full Република Србија, Republika Srbija. The Latin form is a direct transliteration of the Cyrillic one: Београд is Beograd, Ниш is Niš.

Five more languages are listed as official in Vojvodina and Albanian in Kosovo, and each has its own name for the republic: Szerb Köztársaság in Hungarian, Republica Serbia in Romanian, Srbská republika in Slovak, Republika Srbija in Croatian, Република Сербия (Republyka Serbyja) in Rusyn and Republika e Serbisë in Albanian. Novi Sad, the provincial capital, is Újvidék in Hungarian and Nový Sad in Slovak.

Abroad, German and the Scandinavian languages say Serbien, Czech and Slovak Srbsko, Turkish Sırbistan and Persian صربستان (Serbestân); Bulgarian Сърбия has the ъ that Russian Сербия lacks.

Belgrade (Београд, Beograd) in other languages

Belgrade in 96 languages and variants, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639-3 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639-3NameRomanised
English, Frencheng / fraBelgradesame as written
Breton, Catalan, Estonian, Basque, Finnish, Indonesian, Icelandic, Kurmanji Kurdish, Maltese, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Silesian, Turkish, Zazaki, German, Luxembourgish, Low Germanbre / cat / est / eus / fin / ind / isl / kur / mlt / pol / ron / swe / szl / tur / zza / deu / ltz / ndsBelgradsame as written
Aragonese, West Frisian, Galician, Italian, Limburgish, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalogarg / fry / glg / ita / lim / nld / por / spa / tglBelgradosame as written
Asturian, Corsican, Sicilian, Tetumast / cos / scn / tetBelgradusame as written
Moldovan, Slovio, Turkmenmol / slo / tukBelgrad / БелградBelgrad
Croatian, Slovenianhrv / slvBeogradsame as written
Latvian, Occitanlav / ociBelgradasame as written
AzerbaijaniazeBelqrad / БелградBelqrad
BosnianbosBeograd / Београд / بەۉغرادBeograd
CzechcesBělehradsame as written
KashubiancsbBelgardsame as written
EsperantoepoBeogradosame as written
IrishgleBéalgrádsame as written
ManxglvBelgraaidsame as written
HungarianhunBelgrád, Nándorfehérvársame as written
LatinlatBelgradum, Bellogradum, Alba Bulgarica, Alba Graeca, Singidunumsame as written
LithuanianlitBelgradassame as written
MalaymsaBelgrade / بيلݢرادBelgrade
AromanianrupBiligradsame as written
SlovakslkBelehradsame as written
SamogitiansmgBelgradssame as written
AlbaniansqiBeogradisame as written
UzbekuzbBelgrad / Белград / بېلگرەدBelgrad
VietnamesevieBen-gờ-rátsame as written
Old Church SlavonicchuБѣ́лъ Гра́дъ, Бѣлогра́дъBě́lŭ Grádŭ, Bělográdŭ
Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russianbul / mon / rusБелградBelgrad
BashkirbakБелград / BelgradBelgrad
BelarusianbelБелград / Biełhrad, Бялград / BiałhradBiełhrad, Białhrad
Kazakh, Kyrgyzkaz / kirБелград / بەلگراد / BelgradBelgrad
SerbiansrpБеоград / BeogradBeograd
TatartatБелград / Belgrad / بېلگرادBelgrad
TajiktgkБелград / بیلگرد / BelgradBelgrad
UkrainianukrБєлградBjelhrad
Arabicaraبلغراد, بلجرادBilġrād, Bilgrād
South Azerbaijaniazbبئلقراد / BelqradBelqrad
Persianfasبلگراد / Belgrâd, بلغراد / BelqrâdBelgrâd, Belqrâd
Western PunjabipnbبلغرادBalgrāḍ
PashtopusبېلګرادBelgrād
Uyghuruigبېلگراد / Bélgrad / БелградBélgrad
UrduurdبلگریڈBalgrēḍ
SyriacsyrܒܠܓܪܕBelgrad
Hebrewhebבלגרד, בלגראדBelgrad, Belgrād
YiddishyidבעלגראַדBelgrad
Amharicamhቤልግሬድ, በልግራድBelgred, Bälgrad
Greek (Demotic)ellΒελιγράδιVeligrádi
Greek (Katharevousa)ellΒελιγράδιονVeligrádion
ArmenianhyeԲելգրադBelgrad
GeorgiankatბელგრადიBelgradi
Lazlzzბელგრატი / Belgrat’iBelgrat’i
Hindihinबेलग्रेड, बैलग्रेडBelgreḍ, Bælgreḍ
Bengalibenবেল্গ্রেড / বেলগ্রেডBelgreḍ
PunjabipanਬੀਲਗਰਾਡBīlgrāḍ
Kannadakanಬೆಲ್ಗ್ರೇಡ್Belgrēḍ
Tamiltamபெல்கிரேடு, பெல்கிரேட், பெல்கிறேட்Pelkirēṭu, Pelkirēṭ, Pelkiṛēṭ
Telugutelబెల్గ్రేడ్Belgrēḍ
Chinesezho貝爾格萊德/贝尔格莱德Bèi'ěrgéláidé
JapanesejpnベオグラードBeogurādo
Koreankor베오그라드Beogeuradeu
ThaithaเบลเกรดBēnkrēt
Khmerkhmបែលហ្ក្រាដBælhkrād

Hungarian keeps the old Nándorfehérvár beside Belgrád; Latin lists Belgradum, Bellogradum, Alba Bulgarica, Alba Graeca and the Roman Singidunum.

Yugoslavia (Југославија, Jugoslavija) in other languages

Yugoslavia in 137 languages and variants, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639-3 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639-3NameRomanised
English, Asturian, Interlingua, Indonesian, Javanese, Novial, Spanish, Swahilieng / ast / ina / ind / jav / nov / spa / swaYugoslaviasame as written
Basque, Faroese, Finnish, Norwegian, Romansh, Sicilianeus / fao / fin / nor / roh / scnJugoslaviasame as written
Corsican, Galician, Latin, Romaniancos / glg / lat / ronIugoslaviasame as written
German, Luxembourgish, Low Germandeu / ltz / ndsJugoslawiensame as written
Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundihau / kin / runYugoslaviyasame as written
Croatian, Lithuanian, Slovenianhrv / lit / slvJugoslavijasame as written
Danish, Swedishdan / sweJugoslaviensame as written
Estonian, Võroest / vorJugoslaaviasame as written
Limburgish, Dutchlim / nldJoegoslaviësame as written
Northern Sami, Tetumsme / tetJugosláviasame as written
AfrikaansafrJoegoslawiësame as written
AragoneseargYugoslabiasame as written
AzerbaijaniazeYuqoslaviya / ЈугославијаYuqoslaviya
BosnianbosJugoslavija / Југославија / يۆغۉسلاوٖىياJugoslavija
BretonbreYougoslaviasame as written
CatalancatIugoslàviasame as written
CzechcesJugosláviesame as written
KashubiancsbJugòsławijôsame as written
WelshcymIwgoslafiasame as written
Lower SorbiandsbJugosłowjańskasame as written
EsperantoepoJugoslavujo, Jugoslaviosame as written
FrenchfraYougoslaviesame as written
West FrisianfryJoegoslaavjesame as written
FriulianfurJugoslaviesame as written
Scottish GaelicglaIùgoslabhia, Iugoslàibhiasame as written
IrishgleAn Iúgslaivsame as written
ManxglvYn Yugoslaaveysame as written
Haitian CreolehatYougoslavisame as written
Upper SorbianhsbJuhosłowjanskasame as written
HungarianhunJugoszláviasame as written
IcelandicislJúgóslavíasame as written
ItalianitaJugoslavia, Iugoslaviasame as written
KarakalpakkaaYugoslaviya / ЮгославияYugoslaviya
Kurmanji KurdishkurYûgoslaviyasame as written
LatvianlavDienvidslāvijasame as written
MaltesemltJugoslavjasame as written
MoldovanmolIugoslavia / ЮгославияIugoslavia
MalaymsaYugoslavia / يوݢوسلاۏياYugoslavia
OccitanociIogoslaviasame as written
PolishpolJugosławiasame as written
PortugueseporJugoslávia, Iugosláviasame as written
QuechuaqueYuguslawyasame as written
SlovakslkJuhosláviasame as written
SloviosloJugslavia / ЙугславиаJugslavia
SomalisomYugoslaafiyasame as written
AlbaniansqiJugosllaviasame as written
TagalogtglYugoslabya, Yugoslavyasame as written
TongantonʻIukosilaviasame as written
TurkmentukÝugoslawiýa / ЮгославияÝugoslawiýa
TurkishturYugoslavyasame as written
UzbekuzbYugoslaviya / Югославия / يۇگاسلەۋىيەYugoslaviya
VietnamesevieNam Tưsame as written
Old Church SlavonicchuЮгосла́виꙗJugoslávija
Abaza, Altai, Bulgarian, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Russian, Yakut, Tuvan, Udmurt, Kalmykabq / alt / bul / kjh / kom / krc / kum / lez / rus / sah / tyv / udm / xalЮгославияJugoslavija
Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetianchv / mon / ossЮгославиJugoslavi
AvaravaЮгославияJugoslawija
BashkirbakЮгославия / YugoslaviyaYugoslaviya
BelarusianbelЮгаславія / JuhasłavijaJuhasłavija
ChechencheЮгослави / YugoslaviYugoslavi
KazakhkazЮгославия / يۋگوسلاۆيا / YwgoslavïyaYwgoslavïya
KabardiankbdЮгославиэJugoslaviă
KyrgyzkirЮгославия / يۇگوسلاۋىيا / YugoslaviyaYugoslaviya
Meadow MarimhrЮгославийJugoslavij
MacedonianmkdЈугославијаJugoslavija
SerbiansrpЈугославија / JugoslavijaJugoslavija
TatartatЮгославия / Yugoslaviä / يۇگوسلاۋىيەYugoslaviä
TajiktgkЮгославия / یوگاسلویه / JugoslavijaJugoslavija
UkrainianukrЮгославіяJuhoslavija
Arabicaraيوغوسلافيا, يوغسلافيا, يوجوسلافيا, يوجسلافياYūġūslāfiyā, Yūġuslāfiyā, Yūgūslāfiyā, Yūguslāfiyā
South Azerbaijaniazbیوقوسلاوییا / YuqoslaviyaYuqoslaviya
Sorani Kurdishckbیوگۆسلاڤیا / YugoslavyaYugoslavya
Persianfasیوگسلاوی / یوگوسلاوی / YugoslâviYugoslâvi
Western PunjabipnbیوگوسلاویہYūgōslāviyâ
DariprsیوگوسلاویاYūgōslāviyā
PashtopusيوګوسلاوياYūgōslāviyā
Uyghuruigيۇگوسلاۋىيە / Yugoslawiye / ЮгославияYugoslawiye
Urduurdیوگوسلاویہ, یوگوسلاویاYūgōslāviyâ, Yūgōslāviyā
DhivehidivޔުގޯސްލާވިއާYugōslāviā
Hebrewhebיוגוסלויה, יוגוסלאוויה, יוגוסלביה, יוגוסלאביהYūgōslavyah, Yūgōslāvyah, Yūgōslaṿyah, Yūgōslāṿyah
YiddishyidיוגאָסלאַװיעYugoslavye
AmharicamhዩጎዝላቪያYugozlaviya
GreekellΓιουγκοσλαβίαGioygkoslavía
ArmenianhyeՀարավսլավիաHaravslavia
Georgian, Mingreliankat / xmfიუგოსლავიაIugoslavia
Lazlzzჲუგოსლავია / YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Hindihinयुगोस्लाविया, यूगोस्लावियाYugoslāviyā, Yūgoslāviyā
Marathimarयुगोस्लाव्हियाYugoslāwhiyā
Bengalibenইউগোসলাভিয়াIugoslābʰiyā
Gujaratigujયુગોસ્ળાવિયાYugoslāviyā
PunjabipanਯੂਗੋਸਲਾਵੀਆYūgoslāvīā
Malayalammalയൂഗോസ്ലാവിയYūgōslāviya
Tamiltamயுகோஸ்லாவியாYukōslāviyā
Chinesezho南斯拉夫Nánsīlāfū
JapanesejpnユーゴスラビアYūgosurabia
Koreankor유고슬라비아Yugoseullabia
ThaithaยูโกสลาเวียYūkōslāwiya
Khmerkhmយូហ្គោស្លាវីYūhkōslāvī

Provinces, Belgrade and the 29 districts of Serbia (окрузи, okruzi)

ISO 3166-2:RS lists two autonomous provinces, the City of Belgrade and 29 districts, each in Serbian Cyrillic and Latin. Seats are given for the provinces and Belgrade; the districts are grouped by province.

Serbia, ISO 3166-2:RS: 2 autonomous provinces, 1 city, 29 districts
ISO 3166-2Serbian (Cyrillic)Serbian (Latin)EnglishAdministrative centreChange
Autonomous provinces аутономне покрајине2
RS-VO Аутономна Покрајина ВојводинаAutonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina Vojvodina Нови СадNovi Sad
RS-KM Аутономна Покрајина Косово и МетохијаAutonomna Pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija Kosovo and Metohija ПриштинаPriština 2008 Declared independence as the Republic of Kosovo; ISO keeps the code under Serbia
City град1
RS-00 Град БеоградGrad Beograd City of Belgrade БеоградBeograd
Districts outside the provinces окрузи17
RS-08 Мачвански округMačvanski okrug Mačva District
RS-09 Колубарски округKolubarski okrug Kolubara District
RS-10 Подунавски округPodunavski okrug Podunavlje District
RS-11 Браничевски округBraničevski okrug Braničevo District
RS-12 Шумадијски округŠumadijski okrug Šumadija District
RS-13 Поморавски округPomoravski okrug Pomoravlje District
RS-14 Борски округBorski okrug Bor District
RS-15 Зајечарски округZaječarski okrug Zaječar District
RS-16 Златиборски округZlatiborski okrug Zlatibor District
RS-17 Моравички округMoravički okrug Moravica District
RS-18 Рашки округRaški okrug Raška District
RS-19 Расински округRasinski okrug Rasina District
RS-20 Нишавски округNišavski okrug Nišava District
RS-21 Топлички округToplički okrug Toplica District
RS-22 Пиротски округPirotski okrug Pirot District
RS-23 Јабланички округJablanički okrug Jablanica District
RS-24 Пчињски округPčinjski okrug Pčinja District
Districts of Vojvodina7
RS-01 Севернобачки округSevernobački okrug North Bačka District
RS-02 Средњобанатски округSrednjebanatski okrug Central Banat District
RS-03 Севернобанатски округSevernobanatski okrug North Banat District
RS-04 Јужнобанатски округJužnobanatski okrug South Banat District
RS-05 Западнобачки округZapadnobački okrug West Bačka District
RS-06 Јужнобачки округJužnobački okrug South Bačka District
RS-07 Сремски округSremski okrug Srem District
Districts of Kosovo and Metohija5
RS-25 Косовски округKosovski okrug Kosovo District
RS-26 Пећки округPećki okrug Peć District
RS-27 Призренски округPrizrenski okrug Prizren District
RS-28 Косовскомитровачки округKosovsko-Mitrovački okrug Kosovska Mitrovica District
RS-29 Косовскопоморавски округKosovsko-Pomoravski okrug Kosovo-Pomoravlje District

Codes and district names: ISO 3166-2:RS, as tabulated in Wikipedia’s ISO 3166-2:RS, checked 28 October 2026. That table notes that Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008, that Serbia continues to claim it, and that ISO 3166 has no country code for Kosovo; XK is a user-assigned code. Province names and seats: the 2016 edition of this list.

06 · Districts

Kosovo and the districts in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2:RS counts the districts of Kosovo and Metohija as part of Serbia: Kosovo, Peć, Prizren, Kosovska Mitrovica and Kosovo-Pomoravlje, coded RS-25 to RS-29. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, which Serbia does not recognise, and ISO 3166-1 has no code for it.

Belgrade (RS-00) is a city with its own code and no district. The 29 districts take adjective names in -ски, -ski: Нишавски округ (Nišavski okrug) is Nišava District, Златиборски округ (Zlatiborski okrug) Zlatibor District.

07 · Anthem

Боже правде (Bože pravde), the national anthem

The anthem in Serbian Cyrillic, each stanza followed by the same text in the Latin alphabet. The words are by Jovan Đorđević.

  • Боже правде, ти што спасе / од пропасти досад нас, / чуј и одсад наше гласе / и од сад нам буди спас. (Bože pravde, ti što spase / od propasti dosad nas, / čuj i odsad naše glase / i od sad nam budi spas.)
  • Моћном руком води, брани / будућности српске брод, / Боже спаси, Боже храни, / српске земље, српски род! (Moćnom rukom vodi, brani / budućnosti srpske brod, / Bože spasi, Bože hrani, / srpske zemlje, srpski rod!)
  • Сложи српску браћу драгу / на свак’ дичан славан рад, / слога биће пораз врагу / а најјачи српству град. (Složi srpsku braću dragu / na svak’ dičan slavan rad, / sloga biće poraz vragu / a najjači srpstvu grad.)
  • Нек’ на српској блиста грани / братске слоге знатан плод, / Боже спаси, Боже храни, / српске земље, српски род! (Nek’ na srpskoj blista grani / bratske sloge znatan plod, / Bože spasi, Bože hrani, / srpske zemlje, srpski rod!)
  • Нек’ на српско ведро чело / твог не падне гнева гром, / благослови Србу село / поље, њиву, град и дом! (Nek’ na srpsko vedro čelo / tvog ne padne gneva grom, / blagoslovi Srbu selo / polje, njivu, grad i dom!)
  • Кад наступе борбе дани / к’ победи му води ход, / Боже спаси, Боже храни, / српске земље, српски род! (Kad nastupe borbe dani / k’ pobedi mu vodi hod, / Bože spasi, Bože hrani, / srpske zemlje, srpski rod!)
  • Из мрачнога сину гроба / српске славе нови сјај, / настало је ново доба, / нову срећу, Боже дај! (Iz mračnoga sinu groba / srpske slave novi sjaj, / nastalo je novo doba, / novu sreću, Bože daj!)
  • Отаџбину српску брани / пет вековне борбе плод, / Боже спаси, Боже храни, / моли ти се српски род! (Otadžbinu srpsku brani / pet vekovne borbe plod, / Bože spasi, Bože hrani, / moli ti se srpski rod!)
08 · Questions

Questions about the names of Serbia

How is Serbia written in Serbian?

Србија in Cyrillic and Srbija in Latin; the official name is Република Србија (Republika Srbija).

Does ISO list Kosovo under Serbia?

Yes. ISO 3166-2:RS has Kosovo-Metohija (RS-KM) with five districts, and ISO 3166-1 gives Kosovo no country code of its own.

What was Belgrade called in Latin?

Belgradum or Bellogradum, also Alba Bulgarica and Alba Graeca; the Roman town was Singidunum.