Bosnia and Herzegovina

Introduction

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Bosnia and Herzegovina bŏzˈnēə, hĕrtsəgōvēˈnə [key], Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina, country (2020 est. pop. 3,281,000), 19,741 sq mi (51,129 sq km), on the Balkan peninsula, S Europe. It is bounded by Croatia on the west and north, Serbia on the northeast, and Montenegro on the southeast. A narrow, undeveloped outlet to the Adriatic along the Neretva River in the southwest is its only direct outlet to the sea. The country is commonly referred to as Bosnia. Sarajevo is its capital.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Independence and Civil War
Foreign Domination
Early History
Government
Economy
Land and People
Bibliography

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