Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Bosnia i Herzegovina
CAPITAL: Sarajevo
FLAG: Introduced in early 1998, the flag consists of a yellow triangle on a royal blue field, with a row of white stars running diagonally along the triangle's edge. The yellow triangle represents the country's three main ethnic groups, while the royal blue field and stars symbolize a possible future inclusion in the Council of Europe.
ANTHEM: Zemljo Tisucljetna (Thousand-Year-Old Land).
MONETARY UNIT: 1 convertible marka (KM) = 100 convertible pfenniga. 1KM = $0.5617 ($1 = KM1.78) as of May 2003.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard.
HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1–2 January; Labor Days, 1–2 May; 27 July; 25 November.
TIME: 1 PM = noon GMT.
Location, Size, and Extent
Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, between Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro. Comparatively, Bosnia and Herzegovina is slightly smaller than the state of West Virginia, with a total area of 51,129 sq km (19,741 sq mi). Bosnia and Herzegovina shares boundaries with Croatia on the N, W, and S, Serbia and Montenegro on the E, and the Adriatic Sea on the S, with a total boundary length of 1,389 km (863 mi).
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