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...