Bosnia and Herzegovina

Situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. The larger region of Bosnia occupies the northern and central parts of the country, and Herzegovina occupies the south and southwest. The country is bordered on the north, west, and south by Croatia, on the east by Serbia, on the southeast by Montenegro, and on the southwest by the Adriatic Sea along a narrow extension of the country.

Capital is Sarajevo

Bosnian is one of three such varieties considered official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with Croatian and Serbian.

Population, 3,209,852. Size, 51,129 km^2

The Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM) is the national currency

Bosniaks are generally associated with Islam, Bosnian Croats with the Roman Catholic Church, and Bosnian Serbs with the Serbian Orthodox Church

Major cities include Banja Luka, Zenica, Tuzla, and Molstar

Bosnia's national dish, cevapi, looks like an oblong sausage made from minced beef or mutton. The largest crop is corn, followed by wheat, and potatoes.

The country's climate varies from a temperate continental climate in the northern Pannonian lowlands along the Sava River and in the foothill zone, to an alpine climate in the mountain regions, and a Mediterranean climate in the coastal and lowland area of the Herzegovina region in the south and southeast.

The country is nicknamed the “Heart Shaped Land”. The name “Bosnia” comes from an Indo-European word Bosana, which means water. Bosnia and Herzegovina has the tenth highest coffee consumption per capita in the world. Trams were first regularly used in Europe in Sarajevo, starting in 1885. It has the last remaining jungle in Europe at Perućica. Bosnia is said to have been occupied since the New Stone Age. There are still around 200,000 mines to clear due to the war and as a result, the country has one of the most severe land mine problems in the world. The Golden Lily, Lilium Bosniacum, is Bosnia’s national symbol. It’s a native flower and traditionally represents gifts, used to decorate birthday cakes and wrapping paper too. In 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina was named as the country that hated its government the most. With a government approval rate of only 8%, it managed to outrank Bulgaria and even Greece. Bosnia’s anthem is one of the few anthems in the world that lacks lyrics. Bosnian currency can’t be bought or exchanged anywhere outside of the country.