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Poverty & Hunger

Republic of

Serbia

In the early years of the 21st Century

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CAUTION:  The following links and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation in Serbia in the early years of the 21st Century.  Some of these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated, misleading or even false.   No attempt has been made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content.

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The World Factbook - Serbia

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ri.html

[accessed 17 November 2020]

World Factbook website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/serbia/

[accessed 9January 2021]

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - transitional economy largely dominated by market forces, but state sector remains significant in certain areas; relies on manufacturing and exports, driven largely by foreign investment; slowly implementing structural economic reforms

GDP - per capita (PPP): $15,100 (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 19.4%

industry: 24.5%

services: 56.1% (2017 est.)

Unemployment rate: 14.1% (2017 est.)

Population below poverty line: 8.9% (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate: 12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.3 years

Drinking water source: improved: total: 99.2% of population

Physicians density: 3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access: improved: total: 97.6% of population

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

The Borgen Project - Serbia

borgenproject.org/category/serbia/

[accessed 5 March 2021]

The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the world’s poor.  It is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.  It believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living conditions for those living on less than $1 per day.

~ Impact Hub Helps Serbian Youth Unemployment

borgenproject.org/serbian-youth/

~ How Serbia’s Youth Is Making A Difference

borgenproject.org/serbias-youth-making-a-difference/

~ Youth Entrepreneurship In Serbia

borgenproject.org/youth-entrepreneurship-in-serbia/

~ 5 Facts About Hunger In Serbia

borgenproject.org/hunger-in-serbia/

~ Homelessness In Serbia: Targeting Refugees And Roma

borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-serbia/

~ Wash In Serbia: The Good News

borgenproject.org/wash-in-serbia/

~ 5 Facts About Poverty In Serbia

borgenproject.org/facts-about-poverty-in-serbia/

~ 10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Serbia

borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-serbia/

~ 8 Facts About Education In Serbia

borgenproject.org/8-facts-about-education-in-serbia/

~ Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Serbia

borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-serbia/

The World Bank in Serbia

www.worldbank.org/en/country/serbia/overview

[accessed 21 April 2021]

Serbia has passed through a period of dramatic change, managing a rapidly evolving political and economic environment. Today, Serbia is a candidate country for the European Union membership, reflecting the significant progress made so far in structural and institutional reforms.

Looking back a few years …

Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations

www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Serbia-and-Montenegro-ECONOMY.html

[accessed 9 January 2021]

During the UN economic sanctions that lasted from 1992 to 1995, economic activity was extremely limited. By 1994, hyperinflation had brought formal economic activity to a virtual halt.

In October 2000, the coalition government began implementation of stabilization and market-reform measures. Real growth in 2000 was reported as 5%.

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