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Bosnia and Herzegovina

We are researching regional information of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula. We will feature information that seems good to know when expanding into Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Location

It is bordered by Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest. Not a landlocked country, it has a narrow coastline facing the Adriatic Sea in the south.

Area

Approx. 51,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Sarajevo(360,000)

Business-related cities other than Sarajevo (approximate population)

Banja Luka(190,000), Tuzla(110,000), Zenica(110,000), Bijeljina(110,000)

Population

about 3.3 million

Racial Composition

50% Bosnian, 31% Serb, 15% Croatian, others

Language

Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

Religion

Muslim 51%, Christian 46%, etc.

Culture

It has a long tradition and a rich and diverse culture.
- Sarajevo Tunel spasa
- Bascarsija
- Stari Most
- Slapovi na Krupi
- Tvrdava Vranduk

Education

There are 9 years of primary education and 4 years of secondary education.
- Univerzitet u Sarajevu
- Internacionalni univerzitet Travnik
- Univerzitet Sinergija
- Pan-European University Apeiron
- International University of Sarajevo
- Univerzitet Vitez
- School of Economics and Business University of Sarajevo


- Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka BiH

Overview of Modern and Contemporary History of Bosnia and Herzegovina

1908 Merged into the Austrian-Hungarian Empire
1914 Bosnian-Serbian student Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo. This is the trigger for World War I.
1918 At the end of the war, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire collapsed. Become part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia
1941 annexed by the Nazi puppet government of Croatia
1945 Inaugurated as a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1991 Communism collapse. Multiparty elections. Coalition government established
1992 referendum on independence. war breaks out
1995 Dayton Peace Accord. Deployment of international peacekeeping forces
2014 Floods displace 25% of population
2016 Applying for membership in the EU

Politics

It is a parliamentary representative democracy. The Council of Ministers has executive power. The parliament is bicameral.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

GDP per capita

$6,056

Economy

Faced with the dual problem of rebuilding the war-torn country and introducing market reforms.


Europe

Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Iceland, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Vatican, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco

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