Wednesday, December 11, 2013

WHERE IS SERBIA?

Source: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=627493


 You see the booth? That's Italy, of course. Here is another close up.



Source: http://geography.howstuffworks.com/oceans-and-seas/the-adriatic-sea.htm


The Adriatic Sea divides Italy from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. On the right of these three countries is Serbia. Belgrade (Beograd) is the capital.



Source: http://www.ezilon.com/maps/europe/serbia-road-maps.htm


People often mix up Serbian and Russian flags. Serbian flag has the same three colors as the Russian one. However, the Serbian flag consists of the three vertical stripes that go in this order: red, blue, and white.


Source: http://www.mycity-military.com/Vojne-uniforme-heraldika-oznake-odlikovanja/Novi-grb-Srbije_45.html
 
Russian flag also consists of the three vertical stripes in the same three colors, but they go in a different order: white, blue and red.


Source: http://bongmendoza.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/the-political-economy-of-electoral-over-investment/

Serbian coat of arms is similar to the Russian one (how often do you see a bird with two heads?) They both have a two headed eagle, however there are some obvious differences in design and color. The Serbian eagle is white, the Russian is gold. The Serbian eagle has one crown above its heads, the Russian has three little crowns. Another version of Serbian coat of arms is this one which has two crowns:


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Serbia.jpg

Now, notice the distance between Serbia and Russia.


Source: http://www.worldmonitor.info/regions/europe.html


People often mix up Serbia and Siberia. Siberia is a part of Russia, and Russia is a country in northern Eurasia.


Source: http://www.baikalcomplex.com/transsibmap.htm

And here you can hear the Serbian National Anthem:



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