FACTS ABOUT BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

1.                 Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2.                 The total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3,531,159.

3.                 The natives of Bosnia and Herzegovina are called Bosnians or Herzegovinians.

4.                 The Convertible mark (BAM) is official currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

5.                 Bosnia and Herzegovina Shares a border with Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.

6.                 Bosnia and Herzegovina is nicknamed the “Heart Shaped Land” due to the country’s slight heart shape.

7.                 Majority of the landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina is mountainous and comprises of areas of karst (limestone).

8.                 Tuzla city in Bosnia derives its name from the word “tuz”, the Turkish work for salt. Tuzla’s salt comes from its salt water springs.

9.                 Sarajevo, the largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, hosted the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.

10.            The highest peak is Maglic Mountain at 2,386 metres and is found in theSutjeska National Park, the oldest park in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  It includes the ancient forest of Perucica and the Sutjeska river canyon.

11.            There are over 700,000 people that are visitors are travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina every year.

12.            Bosnia and Herzegovina is a fertile country and can support growth of wheat, corn, fruits, and vegetables. In the Herzegovina region they grow figs, pomegranates, grapes, kiwis, rose hip, and mandarins. To the Northeast they use more than 50% of the land for agriculture.

13.            It has a currency that can’t be exchanged anywhere else in the world. The Bosnian Convertible Mark (BAM) can’t be bought outside the country.

14.            Bosnia and Herzegovina has the last remaining jungle in Europe at Perucica.

15.            Bosnia is believed to have been in inhabitation at least since the Neolithic age.

16.            The 2014 World Cup was a historic one for Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the first time since achieving independence, the national team will play at a major football tournament. Bosnia and Herzegovina are the only debutant team in Brazil, and their participation comes 19 years on from the end of the conflict in the region. The Dragons won their qualification group almost with ease, scoring 30 goals in 10 matches.

17.            Bosnia and Herzegovina Exports: metals, clothing and wood products.

18.            Bosnia and Herzegovina Imports: machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels and foodstuffs.

19.            The internet country code for Bosnia and Herzegovina is .ba.