Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Country in Southeast Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south. Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Its geography is largely mountainous, particularly in the central and eastern regions, which are dominated by the Dinaric Alps. Herzegovina, the smaller, southern region, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city.

Also known as...Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia, BiH, Bosnia & Herzegovina, ba, and Bosnia and Hercegovina
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Ratko Mladic dies in prison at 84

Ratko Mladic dies in prison at 84 Ratko Mladic, the "butcher of Bosnia," died in prison at 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes.