<P> Serbia ( / ˈsɜːrbiə / ( listen ) ; Serbian : Србија / Srbija ( sř̩bija ) ) , officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian : Република Србија / Republika Srbija ( repǔblika sř̩bija ) ) , is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe in the southern Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans . It borders Hungary to the north ; Romania and Bulgaria to the east ; Macedonia to the south ; Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Montenegro to the west and claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo . Serbia numbers around 7 million residents . Its capital , Belgrade , ranks among the oldest and largest cities in southeastern Europe . </P>
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