CURRENCY

The official currency is the dinar (CSD) and 1 dinar consists of 100 para.

Coins: 50 para, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 dinars
Paper bills: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 dinars

Currency exchange is performed by:
- all the banks
- all the post offices
- exchange offices


POLITICAL SYSTEM

Belgrade (Belgrade) is the capital of Republic of Serbia. The political system of Republic of Serbia is based on parliamentary democracy. Serbia have President of Republic, National Parliament and Government. Local government is organized on the principle of local self-administration through municipal or city assemblies, government and administrative bodies.

The turning point in the recent political history of Serbia is October 5th 2000, massive post-elections protests interrupted the half a century long continuous communist rule. Soon after that, Serbia and Yugoslavia, after many years of isolation and international sanctions, returned within the framework of European democracy.

Hundreds of newspapers and magazines are published in Belgrade, there are dozens of radio stations, and (depending on the part of the city) some 20-30 TV stations can be viewed. Along with dozens of political parties, several hundreds of non government organizations are active, as well as numerous unions.

IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS

State institutions

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
(NARODNA SKUPŠTINA REPUBLIKE SRBIJE)
Kralja Milana 14, Tel: 3222-001, www.parlament.sr.gov.yu

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
(VLADA REPUBLIKE SRBIJE)
Nemanjina 11, Tel: 361-46-21, www.srbija.sr.gov.yu

BELGRADE CITY ASSEMBLY
(SKUPŠTINA GRADA BEOGRADA)
Dragoslava Jovanovića 2, Tel: 3229-678, www.beograd.org.yu

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
(MINISTARSTVO INOSTRANIH POSLOVA)
Kneza Miloša 24-26, Tel: 3616-933, www.smip.sv.gov.yu

CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
(UPRAVA CARINA)
Bulevar AVNOJ-a 155, Tel: 3194-917, www.fcs.yu

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
(REPUBLIČKO MINISTARSTVO UNUTRAŠNJIH POSLOVA)
Kneza Miloša 101, Tel: 3062-000, www.mup.sr.gov.yu

Economy

CHAMBER OF ECONOMY OF SERBIA
(PRIVREDNA KOMORA SRBIJE)
Resavska 13, Tel: 3240-611, www.pks.co.yu

CHAMBER OF ECONOMY OF BELGRADE
(PRIVREDNA KOMORA BEOGRADA)
Kneza Miloša 12, Tel: 641-355, www.kombeg.org.yu

NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA
(NARODNA BANKA SRBIJE)
Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 15, Tel: 3248-841, www.nbj.yu

BELGRADE FAIR (BEOGRADSKI SAJAM)
Bulevar vojvode Mišića 14, Tel: 655-555, www.sajam.co.yu

BELGRADE STOCK EXCHANGE (BEOGRADSKA BERZA)
Omladinskih brigada 1, Tel: 311-53-28, www.belex.co.yu

Culture / Education Institutions

SERBIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
(SRPSKA AKADEMIJA NAUKA I UMETNOSTI)
Knez Mihailova 35, Tel: 33-42-400, www.sanu.ac.yu

BELGRADE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
(REKTORAT UNIVERZITETA U BEOGRADU)
Studentski trg 1, Tel: 635-579, www.bg.ac.yu

BELGRADE CULTURE CENTER
(KULTURNI CENTAR BEOGRADA)
Knez Mihailova 6/I, Tel: 2621-469, www.kcb.org.yu

NATIONAL MUSEUM (NARODNI MUZEJ)
Trg republike 1A, Tel: 624-322, www.narodnimuzej.org.yu

NATIONAL THEATER (NARODNO POZORIŠTE)
Francuska 3, Tel: 620-946, www.narodnopozoriste.co.yu

SAVA CENTER (SAVA CENTAR)
Milentija Popovića 9, Tel: 311-4322, www.savacentar.com

PATRIARCHATE OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
(PATRIJARŠIJA SRPSKE PRAVOSLAVNE CRKVE)
Kralja Petra I 5, Tel: 328-2593, www.spc.yu

Transportation and communications

BELGRADE INTL. AIRPORT (AERODROM "BEOGRAD")
Surčin, Tel: 209-4000, www.airport-belgrade.co.yu

BELGRADE BUS STATION
(BEOGRADSKA AUTOBUSKA STANICA)
Železnička 4, Tel: 2644-455, www.bas.co.yu

BELGRADE CENTRAL TRAIN STATION
(GLAVNA ŽELEZNIČKA STANICA BEOGRAD)
Savski trg 2, Tel: 629-400, 645-822, www.yurail.co.yu

BELGRADE RIVER PORT (LUKA "BEOGRAD")
Francuska 81, Tel: 2751-255, www.port-bgd.co.yu

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
(AUTO-MOTO SAVEZ SRBIJE I CRNE GORE)
Ruzveltova 18, Tel: 9800, www.amsj.co.yu

SERBIAN TELECOM (TELEKOM SRBIJA)
Takovska 2, Tel: 3232-664, www.telekom.yu