Mrs. MJ

Mr. V

Nikola Atanackovic

Timothy Li

Adarsh Mody

Bryan Sun

Danny Xia (Serbian Flag)

Flag of Serbia

Three horizontal stripes represent Pan-Slavic colors

symbolizes freedom and revolutionary ideas

Crest consists of several symbols adopted from previous rulers

Crest originally used by Obrenovic dynasty (1882)

Coat of arms represents Serbian State

(Serbian Flag)

Location Located in the

Balkans Otherwise known as

southeast Europe

Surrounded by Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria

Used to be called Yugoslavia and later Serbia-Montenegro

Capital: Belgrade(“Europe: Serbia”)

National Park Tara(Marshal)

The Building of the National Assembly of Serbia

(Marshal)

Belgrade Fortress (Marshal)

Gamzigrad - Romuliana(Marshal)

War in Serbia North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombed Serbia

in hopes of ending Balkan War Only made conditions worse

Resulted in a chain of ongoing issues Environment Poverty/Diseases Debt Economic Instability

(Steven)

War in Serbia Amidst civil war between

1991-1999

Balkan countries attempted to obtain independence from Yugoslavia (former Serbia) in violent manner Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and

Kosovo break from Yugoslavia

(Google Maps)

Environmental Issues Bombing caused:

200% increase in malignant diseases

Pollutants increased in land, air, and water

Nuclear winter

Radiation still present

Tracked with number of cancer cases filed

(“Serbia marks 14th”)

Environmental Issues Inadequate waste

management

3,500 illegal dumping sites

Depleted uranium at tip of bomb

Mainly at Ground Zero (Pristina)

Uranium claims lives even up to today

(“Serbia marks bombing”)

Poverty and Disease Heart disease ranked 2nd

in world and 3rd in Serbia

Lung cancer ranked 2nd

in world and 4th in Serbia

Mainly caused by smoking

(Calma)

Poverty and Disease Bombing contributed to

poverty

~ 700,000 people in poverty

~ 730,000 unemployed

~ 50,000 frequent soup kitcheners

~ 70,000 on welfare

Poverty leads to disease(“Modernity next to fraternity”)

Debt Serbia almost bankrupt, nearly reaching public GDP

limit of 45%

Almost 24% of population unemployed, millions behind

in payment

(Stefanović)

Debt Frivolous spending by

the Serbian government

Borrowing money to

pay back debt

(Sándor)

How Did the Economy Fall? Factors leading to the downfall of an economy:

War: forced Serbia to invest million of dollars into army to protect Serbia

Environmental Issues: forces the country to spend money to research how to create a better environment

Debt: doesn’t allow country to spend money on improving country, has to focus on paying off debt

Poverty and Disease: country has to spend money to treat diseases

(Lee)

Effects of a Bad EconomyInstability and tensions between the government and its people are caused by:

Inflation: prices of everyday goods skyrocket

Fewer foreign investors in country, minimizes cash flow in and out of country

Increased criminal activities

(“Serbia”)

ConclusionWhy Isn’t This Problem

Solved?

Debt is large so not easy to get out of

Bad management of economy by government

Unemployment rates contribute to stagnant economy

What Are Current Solutions?

World Bank lent 500 million dollars

Signed free trade agreement with EU, Russia and Turkey

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has rebuilt 6.6 million dollars worth of industrial buildings

The Best Solution Lending money by far best solution

Solves multiple problems at once

Unemployment

Debt

Other solutions just solve one of the many problems(“Serbia”)

(“Europe: Serbia”)

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Thank You For Your Attention.

Thank you Mrs. MJ and Mr. V for answering all our questions and putting up with us