Country
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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2023 estimate, from the country's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearBosnia 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. Classification
Sovereignty Status Bosnia and Herzegovina
Connections
Associated With
Bordered By Water
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a coast on the Adriatic.
Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Sarajevo, Cities Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Source Sarajevo (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Bosna i Hercegovina
Infobox, capital
Sarajevo
Infobox, area
51,209 km2 (19,772 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2023 estimate
2023 estimate: 3,412,000
Introduction
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 coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south.
View the Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead sectionQuote, 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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