This paper explores the economic features and difficulties encountered by
continental nations, with a specific emphasis on the Republic of Serbia, a
landlocked country. The author begins with the assertion that landlocked
countries make up 38 percent of the population of the world?s poorest
billion, and the absence of maritime access alone hinders their economic
growth. British economist Paul Collier suggests a number of strategies that
landlocked countries can implement to overcome these challenges. Even when
the governments of landlocked countries implement all the planned strategies
in practice, this is not a guarantee of their success, bearing in mind that
a good part of them depends on external factors, primarily the will of
neighbouring countries. The research methodology includes the analysis of
existing public and economic policies through the prism of Collier?s
strategies, which include relying on the economic growth of neighbouring
countries, improving economic policies in the region, better access to the
coast, tax incentives, improving air connectivity and developing the digital
economy, encouraging remittances, creating a transparent environment for
investors in the field of natural resources, rural development and
attracting foreign aid, in the form of a case study of the Republic of
Serbia. The aim of the research is to examine how the strategies of Paul
Collier, developed on the basis of his experiences in other landlocked
countries, can be applied in the Republic of Serbia, in order to overcome
these challenges. The results of the research show that, although the public
and economic policies of the Republic of Serbia de facto correspond to
Collier?s strategies to a large extent, there is no single national
strategic framework for overcoming the development challenges that are a
consequence of the lack of access to the sea, and this indicates room for
improving existing and introducing new national strategies in order to find
systematic solutions to the problem of the landlocked status of the Republic
of Serbia.