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Bosnia and Herzegovina make up a triangular-shaped republic, about half the size of Kentucky, on the Balkan peninsula. The Bosnian region in the north is mountainous and covered with thick forests. The Herzegovina region in the south is largely rugged, flat farmland. It has a narrow coastline without natural harbors stretching 13 mi (20 km) along the Adriatic Sea. | Bosnia and Herzegovina make up a triangular-shaped republic, about half the size of Kentucky, on the Balkan peninsula. The Bosnian region in the north is mountainous and covered with thick forests. The Herzegovina region in the south is largely rugged, flat farmland. It has a narrow coastline without natural harbors stretching 13 mi (20 km) along the Adriatic Sea. | ||
| − | Bosnia was formerly part of Socialist Yugoslavia. | + | Bosnia was formerly part of Socialist Yugoslavia. From 1945 to 1991 Bosnia was not independent. The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia was composed of six republics: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Montenegro, as well as two provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina. |
[[Image:Bosnia-former-yugoslavia.png]] | [[Image:Bosnia-former-yugoslavia.png]] | ||
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| + | In April 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence. Bosnia was the most ethnically diverse of all the Yugoslavian republics. According to the 1991 Yugoslavian census, Bosnia was 43% Muslim, 31% Serbian, and 17% Croatian. | ||
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[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 2 July 2007
Bosnia and Herzegovina make up a triangular-shaped republic, about half the size of Kentucky, on the Balkan peninsula. The Bosnian region in the north is mountainous and covered with thick forests. The Herzegovina region in the south is largely rugged, flat farmland. It has a narrow coastline without natural harbors stretching 13 mi (20 km) along the Adriatic Sea.
Bosnia was formerly part of Socialist Yugoslavia. From 1945 to 1991 Bosnia was not independent. The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia was composed of six republics: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Montenegro, as well as two provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina.
In April 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence. Bosnia was the most ethnically diverse of all the Yugoslavian republics. According to the 1991 Yugoslavian census, Bosnia was 43% Muslim, 31% Serbian, and 17% Croatian.
