Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and the centre of Southeast Europe, possesses significant potentials in all sectors, that give him the characteristic of a progressive city, suitable for modern living and work.   With approximately 1.6 million inhabitants (21 percent of total population in Serbia) and more than 490,000 employed persons, Beograd presents not only the headquarters of state authorities and institutions, but also the tourism, trade, industrial, transportation finance, cultural, scientific, and educational centre of Serbia.

Belgrade is administratively divided into 17 municipalities: Cukarica, Vozdovac, Vracar, Novi Beograd, Palilula, Rakovica, Savski venac, Stari grad, Zemun, Zvezdara, Barajevo, Grocka, Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Mladenovac, Sopot, and Surcin.

Economic potential of Belgrade consists, above all, of 45,724 business entities and more than 54,000 of other entrepreneurs- owners of small shops.

The structure of economy, from the aspect of important economic indicators (total revenue, profit), shows the dominant share of industry, trade, financial and other services, transportation, telecommunications, and construction sectors. With over 30% share in GDP and employment, Belgrade has the crucial effect on economy of the whole Serbia. It is an advantage, but also a great responsibility, to reflect its own changes in economy and living standards on the whole country.