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DIVING SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO SERBIA - PRACTICALITIES




PRACTICALITIES


Currency

Serbian dinar (RSD)


Official languages

Serbian


Time

GMT + 1


Calling code

+381


Area codes

Ada: 24; Belgrade, New Belgrade, Zemun: 11; Niš: 18; Novi Sad: 21; Subotica: 24


Internet TLD

.rs, .yu


Shopping

Generally shops are open Monday–Friday from 8am to midday and from 5pm to 8pm, on Saturdays from 8am to 3pm.


National holidays

New Year’s Day January 1
Orthodox Christmas January 7
St Sava’s Day January 27
Constitution Day February 15
Orthodox Easter movable feast
Labour Days May 1 & 2
Victory Day May 9
St Vitus’s Day June 28


National dish

burek – baked or fried pastry filled with meat or cheese
alaska čorba – stewed fish dish
ćevapčići – grilled minced meat
rožnjići – kebab
duveč – rice with meat and vegetables (zucchini and tomatoes)
musaka – a baked dish made from meat, potatoes and eggplant
sarma – stuffed cabbage leaves
kapama – stew dish made from lamb, onions and spinach with yoghurt sauce
punjena tikvica – zucchini stuffed with meat and rice with tomato sauce


Electricity

Serbia’s electricity runs on 230V/50Hz.


Passport/Visa

Citizens of the European Union, Croatia Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino, Russia, Ukraine and Albania do not need visa for entry into Serbia (for stays of up to 90 days). Only a valid passport is required. Nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia need only identity card.


Useful numbers

Ambulance: 94
Fire Brigade: 93
Police: 92