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1. www.britannica.com › place › Bosnia-and-HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | Facts, Geography, History, & Maps

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   3 days ago · Bosnia, the larger region, occupies the country’s northern and central parts, and Herzegovina is in the south and southwest. Learn about its geography and history with maps and statistics and a survey of its people, economy, and government.

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2. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesBosnia and Herzegovina - The World Factbook

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   May 1, 2024 · Geography - note. within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Demographics_of_Bosnia_andDemographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia

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   May 1, 2024 · Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian. Demographic features of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

   • Birth rate: 8.41 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
   • Growth rate: -0.22% (2022 est.)

   • Death rate: 10.26 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
   • Population: 3,219,415 (2022 est.)

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BosniaksBosniaks - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The Bosniaks (Bosnian: Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, pronounced [boʃɲǎːtsi]; singular masculine: Bošnjak, feminine: Bošnjakinja) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, culture, history and ...

   • Denmark: 21,000
   • Turkey: c. 2,000,000

   • Serbia: 153,801
   • United States: c. 350,000

5. www.britannica.com › place › BalkansBalkans | Definition, Map, Countries, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Balkans, easternmost of Europe’s three great southern peninsulas. The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia—with all or part of those countries located within the peninsula.

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   When did Bosnia & Herzegovina become a country?

   • After four centuries of Ottoman rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary took control in 1878 and held the region until 1918, when it was incorporated into the newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. After World War II, Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY).

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   Where did the name Bosnia come from?

   • Linguists have most commonly proposed the toponym Bosnia to be derived from the eponymous river Bosna; believed to be a pre-Slavic hydronym in origin and possibly mentioned for the first time during the 1st century AD by Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus under the name Bathinus flumen.

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   Are Bosnians Serbs or Croats?

   • In this regard, Christian Bosnians had not described themselves as either Serbs or Croats prior to the 19th century, and in particular before the Austrian occupation in 1878, when the current tri-ethnic reality of Bosnia and Herzegovina was configured based on religious affiliation.

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   When did Sarajevo become the administrative seat of Bosnia & Herzegovina?

   • The declining Ottoman Empire made Sarajevo the administrative seat of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1850. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire ousted the Turks in 1878, Sarajevo remained the administrative seat and was largely modernized in the following decades.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_SarajevoSiege of Sarajevo - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The siege of Sarajevo (Bosnian: Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army , the city was then besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska .