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2018

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2. History

3. Geography

4. Government

5. Demographics

6. Economy

7. Education

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə  ...  ˌ h ɛər t s ə ɡ ˈ v n ə , - ˌ h ɜːr t -, - ɡ ə -/  ( About this sound listen ) or / ˌ h ɜːr t s ə ˈ ɡ ɒ v ɪ n ə / ; [12] [13] abbreviated B&H ; Bosnian and Serbian : Bosna i Hercegovina ( BiH ) / Боснa и Херцеговина (БиХ), Croatian : Bosna i Hercegovina ( BiH ), pronounced  [bôsna i xěrtseɡoʋina] ), sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina , and often known informally as Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula . Sarajevo is the capital and largest city.

2017

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography

4. Politics

5. Demographics

6. Economy

7. Education

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. External links

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə  ...  ˌ h ɛər t s ə ɡ ˈ v n ə , - ˌ h ɜːr t -, - ɡ ə -/  ( About this sound listen ) or / ˌ h ɜːr t s ə ˈ ɡ ɒ v ɪ n ə / ; [10] [11] abbreviated B&H ; Bosnian and Serbian : Bosna i Hercegovina ( BiH ) / Боснa и Херцеговина (БиХ), Croatian : Bosna i Hercegovina ( BiH ) pronounced  [bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina] ), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina , and often known informally as Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula . Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bordered by Croatia to the north, and west; Serbia to the east; Montenegro to the southeast; and the Adriatic Sea to the south, with a coastline about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long surrounding the town of Neum . In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , with hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2016

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1. Etymology

2. Geography

3. History

4. Government and politics

5. Demographics

6. Economy

7. Education

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. External links

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə ə n d ˌ h ɛər t s ə ɡ ˈ v n ə , - ˌ h ɜːr t -, - ɡ ə -/  ( About this sound listen ) or / ˌ h ɜːr t s ə ˈ ɡ ɒ v ɪ n ə / ; [10] [11] Bosnian , Croatian and Serbian Latin script : Bosna i Hercegovina , Bosnian and Serbian Cyrillic script : Боснa и Херцеговина; pronounced  [bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina] ), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or Bosnia & Herzegovina , abbreviated BiH or B&H , and, in short, often known informally as Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula . Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west, and south; Serbia to the east; Montenegro to the southeast; and the Adriatic Sea to the south, with a coastline about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long surrounding the city of Neum . In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , with hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2015

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2. History

3. Geography

4. Government and politics

5. Demographics

6. Economy

7. Education

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. External links

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə ə n d h ɛər t s ə ɡ [invalid input: 'ɵ'] ˈ v n ə /  ( About this sound listen ) ; Bosnian , Croatian and Serbian Bosna i Hercegovina , pronounced  [bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina] ; Cyrillic script : Боснa и Херцеговина), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina , abbreviated BiH , and in short often known informally as Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula . Sarajevo is the capital [1] and largest city. [5] Bordered by Croatia to the north, west, and south; Serbia to the east; Montenegro to the southeast; and the Adriatic Sea to the south, with a coastline about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long surrounding the city of Neum . [10] [11] In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2014

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography

4. Government and politics

5. Demographics

6. Economy

7. Education

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. External links

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə æ n d h ɛər t s ə ɡ [invalid input: 'ɵ'] ˈ v n ə /  ( About this sound listen ) ; Bosnian , Croatian and Serbian Bosna i Hercegovina , pronounced  [bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina] ; Cyrillic script : Боснa и Херцеговина ), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina , abbreviated BiH , and in short often known informally as Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula . Sarajevo is the capital [1] and largest city. [5] Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked , except for 20 kilometres (12 miles) of coastline on the Adriatic Sea surrounding the city of Neum . [9] [10] In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2013

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1. Etymology

2. History

3. Geography

4. Government and politics

5. Demographics

6. Economy

7. Education

8. Culture

9. See also

10. References

11. Bibliography

12. External links

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə æ n d h ɛ r t s ə ɡ ˈ v n ə /  ( About this sound listen ) ; Bosnian , Croatian , Serbian : Bosna i Hercegovina , Cyrillic Script : Босна и Херцеговина), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe , on the Balkan Peninsula . Its capital and largest city is Sarajevo with a population of 369,534 people and 438,443 inhabitants across the entire metropolitan area. [3] Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked , except for the 20 kilometres (12 miles) of coastline on the Adriatic Sea surrounding the city of Neum . [7] [8] In the central and southern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2012

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2. History

3. Geography

4. Government and politics

5. Military

6. Foreign relations

7. Demographics

8. Economy

9. Education

10. Culture

11. See also

12. Notes

13. Bibliography

14. External links

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə ən h ɛ r t s ə ɡ ˈ v n ə /  ( About this sound listen ) ; Bosnian and Serbian : Bosna i Hercegovina /Босна и Херцеговина; Croatian : Bosna i Hercegovina ), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina , is a country in Southeastern Europe , on the Balkan Peninsula . Its capital and largest city is Sarajevo . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked , except for the 20 kilometres (12 miles) of coastline on the Adriatic Sea surrounding the city of Neum . [7] [8] In the central and southern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2011

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4. Government and politics

5. Military

6. Foreign relations

7. Demographics

8. Economy

9. Education

10. Culture

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( / ˈ b ɒ z n i ə ən h ɛ r t s ə ɡ ˈ v n ə /  ( About this sound listen ) ; Bosnian , Serbian , and Croatian : Bosna i Hercegovina or Босна и Херцеговина ), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia , is a country in Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked , except for the 26 kilometres (16 miles) of coastline on the Adriatic Sea surrounding the town of Neum . [8] [9] In the central and southern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.

2010

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4. Foreign relations

5. Demographics

6. Economy

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8. Culture

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( pronounced  /ˈbɒzni.ə (ænd) hɜrtsɨˈɡoʊvɨnə/  (deprecated template) [7] or /ˌhɜrtsɨɡoʊˈviːnə/ ; [8] Bosnian , Croatian , Serbian Latin : Bosna i Hercegovina ; Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in South-Eastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina (also: Bosnia-Herzegovina/Bosnia and Hercegovina) is almost landlocked , except for 26 kilometres (16 miles) of Adriatic Sea coastline, centered on the town of Neum . [9] [10] The interior of the country is mountainous centrally and to the south, hilly in the northwest, and flatland in the northeast. Inland is the larger geographic region with a moderate continental climate , marked by hot summers and cold, snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plane topography.

2009

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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( pronounced  /ˈbɒzni.ə ænd hɜrtsɨˈɡoʊvɨnə/  (deprecated template) [3] or /ˈbɑzni.ə ænd hɛrtsəgoʊˈvinə/ [4] ( Bosnian , Croatian , Serbian Latin : Bosna i Hercegovina ; Serbian Cyrillic : Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in South-East Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked , except for 26 kilometres of Adriatic Sea coastline, centered on the town of Neum . [5] [6] The interior of the country is mountainous in the center and south, hilly in the northwest, and flat in the northeast. Bosnia is the larger geographic region of the modern state with a moderate continental climate , marked by hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Smaller Herzegovina is at the southern tip of the country, with a Mediterranean climate and topography. Bosnia and Herzegovina's natural resources are highly abundant [ citation needed ] .

2008

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Template:IPAr (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina; Serbian Cyrilic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country on the Balkan peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres (19,741 sq mi). Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked , except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coastline, centered around the town of Neum . [2] [3] The interior of the country is mountainous in the center and south, hilly in the northwest, and flat in the northeast. It is the largest geographic region of the modern state with moderate continental climate , marked by hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Smaller Herzegovina is the southern tip of the country, with Mediterranean climate and topography. Bosnia and Herzegovina's natural resources are highly abundant.

2007

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkan peninsula of Southern Europe with an area of 51,280  square kilometres (19,741 sq mi). The last official census in 1991 recorded 4.4 million people, which was prior to the 1992-1995 war, while an unofficial census in 1996 by UNHCR recorded a postwar population of 3.9 million. Its 2007 residential population is estimated at 4 million.

2006

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkan peninsula of southern Europe with an area of 51,129 km² (19,741 square miles), making it the 127th largest country by area , and an estimated population of around four million people. It is known in the country's official languages as Bosna i Hercegovina or Босна и Херцеговина (in the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets respectively), although the name is commonly abbreviated to Bosnia, BIH, BiH, БиХ or БИХ.

2005

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Template:Infobox Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (locally: Bosna i Hercegovina/Босна и Херцеговина , most commonly abbreviated as BiH ) is a country in south-east Europe with an estimated population of between three and four million people. The country is the homeland of its three ethnic constituent peoples : Bosniaks , Croats , and Serbs . Other communities that live there are not given the status of being "constituent" [1] . A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regardless of ethnicity, is usually identified as a Bosnian .

2004

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bosnia and Hercegovina , Bosnia-Hercegovina ) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans . Its capital is Sarajevo and it was formerly one of the six federal units constituting Yugoslavia .

2003

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For the first centuries of the Christian era, Bosnia was part of the Roman Empire . After the fall of Rome, Bosnia was contested by Byzantium and Rome's successors in the West. Slavs settled the region in the 7th century, and the kingdoms of Serbia and Croatia split control of Bosnia in the 9th century. The 11th and 12th centuries saw the rule of the region by the kingdom of Hungary . The medieval kingdom of Bosnia gained its independence around 1200 A.D. Bosnia remained independent up until 1463 , when Ottoman Turks conquered the region.

2002

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina declaration of sovereignty in October of 1991 , was followed by a referendum for independence from the former Yugoslavia in February of 1992 . Three years of bloody civil war between the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims followed.

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina declaration of sovereignty in October of 1991 , was followed by a referendum for independence from the former Yugoslavia in February of 1992 . The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a " greater Serbia ." In March 1994 , Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995 , in Dayton, Ohio , the warring parties signed a peace agreement that brought to a halt the three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995 ). The Dayton Agreement divides Bosnia and Herzegovina roughly equally between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska . In 1995-96, a NATO -led international peacekeeping force ( IFOR ) of 60,000 troops served in Bosnia to implement and monitor the military aspects of the agreement. IFOR was succeeded by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force ( SFOR ) whose mission is to deter renewed hostilities. SFOR remains in place, with troop levels to be reduced to about 19,000 by spring 2000.