Bosnie-Herzégovine

Interesting Facts About Bosnie-Herzégovine

• Bosnia and Herzegovina is situated on the Balkan Peninsula with a 20-kilometre-long coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south.
• The country has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters in the northern regions, while Herzegovina in the south has a Mediterranean climate.
• Sarajevo is the capital and largest city, with an urban area population of 419,957 inhabitants.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to three ethnic constituent peoples: Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats, plus smaller groups including Jews and Roma.
• The Dayton Agreement recognized three official languages at the state level: Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian, with equal status verified by the Constitutional Court in 2000.
• The country's geography is largely mountainous, particularly in the central and eastern regions which are dominated by the Dinaric Alps.

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Sarajevo

Capitale de Bosnie-Herzégovine