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A few facts about Serbia
1. The Belgrade Arena is one of the largest sports and music venues in Europe. It has hosted European Basketball and Volleyball Championships as well as the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, and a number of stars like Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Lenny Kravitz, Rihanna, Nick Cave, Joe Cocker, Andrea Bocelli, Jean Michel Jarre, 50 Cent, and others.
2. Frescoes at the Sopocani Monastery are thought to be the predecessors to the Italian Renaissance.
3. Serbia grows approximately one-third of the world's raspberries.
4. Serbiahas more than 300 thermal and mineral water sources, but only a small fraction of them is actually commercially exploited.
5. 16 Roman Emperors were born on the territory of today’s Serbia and there is an interesting Roman Emperors’ Route that tourists can take.
6. The Djavolja Varos natural rock formation near Kursumlija has 202 stone caps, and is the only candidate in Serbia for the New Wonders of the World.
7. In the competition European Cities and Regions of the Future 2006/2007, organized by the Financial Times’ Foreign Direct Investment magazine, Belgrade was proclaimed the winner as the City of the Future in Southern Europe.
8. The decision to split the Roman Empire in two was reached in Mediana near the city of Nis.
9. Saint Sava Temple in Belgrade is one of the largest Orthodox (Eastern Christian) temples in the world. From the initial idea to construct it, through to today, a time period of over a century has elapsed, and it is still not finished, although it is operational and presents one of the landmarks of Belgrade. The dome is 70 m (229.66 ft) high, while the main gold-plated cross is another 12 m (39.37 ft) high, which gives a total of 82 m (269.03 ft) to the height. There are 18 more gold-plated crosses of various sizes, and 49 bells.
10. Belgrade, strategically and geographically positioned on the crossroads of the East and the West, is one of the oldest European cities, first settled in the 3rd century BC. It was home to many civilizations that have come and gone. It became the capital of Serbia for the first time in 1403 under Despot Stefan Lazarevic. It was also the capital of the South-Slavic state of Yugoslavia, which existed in various incarnations from 1918 until 2006. Today, Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of Serbia.
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
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