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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Southern Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, bordering Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a short coastline on the Adriatic Sea in the south. It declared independence from Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992. It functions as a parliamentary republic with a tripartite rotating presidency established under the 1995 Dayton Agreement. Its capital is Sarajevo.

Facts
Capital
Sarajevo 2
Population
3,412,000 2
2023 estimate, from the country's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
51,209 2
Independence or Founding Year
1992 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992, which triggered the Bosnian War; its current constitutional structure, including a tripartite rotating presidency, dates to the Dayton Agreement, signed 14 December 1995.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cities

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bihać

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bijeljina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brčko

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Delminium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Doboj

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Foča

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Neum

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pocitelj

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prijedor

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuzla

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Visoko

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zenica

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šamac

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Connections

Associated With

The Balkans, Regions

Bordered By Water

Adriatic Sea, Bodies of Water

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a coast on the Adriatic.

Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Serbia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Serbia

Has Capital

Sarajevo, Cities

Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source Sarajevo (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Entities, cantons and a district: how Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided to govern, Articles
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Nationals Include

Jasmila Žbanić

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Faris Vehabović

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mirsad Ćeman

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ema Zajmović

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ema Zajmović (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Ema Zajmović (born 7 April 1990) is a Bosnian-Canadian professional poker player.
Jasmin Šćuk

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jasmin Šćuk (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Bosnian footballer
Jusuf Nurkić

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jusuf Nurkić (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]
He also represents the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Nick Zoricic

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nick Zoricic (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Bosnian-Canadian ski cross skier
Sanjin Pehlivanović

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sanjin Pehlivanović (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Bosnian professional pool player
Sergej Barbarez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Zack Wright

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Zack Wright (Wikipedia)National team career
Quote, National team career
In 2012, Wright acquired Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship.
Adisa Azapagic

Also in Technology and Engineering Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Adisa Azapagic (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Adisa Azapagić (born 10 April 1961) is a Bosnian chemical engineer and academic.

Origin Of

Moorish Revival architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Grbavica (film)

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

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Bey's soup

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Bey's soup
Bosnia and Herzegovina Cuisine

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Source Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Bosnian cuisine (Bosnian: bosanska kuhinja) is the traditional cuisine of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gavrilo Princip

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Gavrilo Princip

Location Of

Bosnian War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Bosnian WarInfobox: locationtier 2
Quote, Infobox: location
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian War of Independence

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Croatian War of Independence - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Croatia, with some spillover into Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary

Site Of

Kruščica concentration camp

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Kruščica concentration camp (Wikipedia)
Stari Most

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Source Stari Most - Wikipedia
Center for Investigative Reporting (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

SOKO

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: SOKO
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Found There

Popovo Polje

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Popovo Polje
Posavina

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Posavina
Bosnian

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Serbo-Croatian

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source World Atlas of Language Structures: Serbian-CroatianHeader
Quote, Header
Spoken in: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitutional Court English site, background pageConstitutional position
Quote, Constitutional position
The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Annex 4 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina), which entered into force on 14 December 1995, now provides the legal framework for the organization and functioning of the Constitutional Court.
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Source Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (source article)Lead, first sentence
Quote, Lead, first sentence
is the highest ordinary court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Aesculus hippocastanum

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Alpine Newt

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Asian Tiger Mosquito

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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

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Black Rat

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Black stork

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Black swan

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Book Scorpion

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Brown Trout

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Cabbage White

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Carrhotus xanthogramma

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Carrhotus xanthogramma (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Its distribution is palearctic, including a portion of Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece), in Turkey, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Mongolia, South Korea and Japan.
Chestnut Blight Fungus

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Colorado Potato Beetle

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Common Carp

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Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

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Common Milkweed

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Common Pheasant

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Common pochard

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Common Roach

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Common Starling

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Common Toad

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Cucumber

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Culex pipiens

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Douglas Fir

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Drosophila melanogaster

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Dutch Elm Disease Fungus

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European Perch

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European Rabbit

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European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)

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Fruit Fly

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Garden Snail

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Goldfish

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Great cormorant

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Great Grey Slug

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Greater Horseshoe Bat

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Grey heron

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Greylag Goose

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House Mouse

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House Sparrow

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Hylotrupes bajulus

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Italian Cypress

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John Dory

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Laurus nobilis

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Bosna i Hercegovina
  • Infobox, capital
    Sarajevo
  • Infobox, area
    51,209 km2 (19,772 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2023 estimate
    2023 estimate: 3,412,000
  • Lead section
    Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Bosnia and Herzegovina
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    20 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record BIH, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record BIH, incomeLevel
"name": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "ECA", "iso2code": "7E", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wikidata Q225, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section
The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia.
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Zenica (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Zenica, Lead, first sentence
Quote, Encompasses: Zenica, Lead, first sentence
is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina
View the Source
Neum (source article)
Encompasses: Neum, Lead sentence
Quote, Encompasses: Neum, Lead sentence
is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Serbia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Serbia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Serbia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina 345 km
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Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Šamac, Lead, country
Quote, Encompasses: Šamac, Lead, country
is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
View the Source
Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lead
is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Delminium (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Delminium, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Delminium, Lead
located somewhere near today's Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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