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”)
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)
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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