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Opinion: The History of Bosnia

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is bordered by Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest. It is not entirely landlocked ; to the south it has a narrow coast on The History of Bosnia Adriatic Seawhich is about 20 kilometres 12 miles long and surrounds the town of Neum.

The inland Bosnia region has a moderate continental climatewith hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In the Histpry and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest moderately hilly, and in the northeast predominantly flatland. The smaller southern region, Herzegovinahas a Mediterranean climate and mostly mountainous topography. After the arrival of the first Indo-Europeansit was populated by several Illyrian and Celtic civilizations.

Culturally, politically, and socially, the country ov a rich but complex history, having been first settled by the South Slavic peoples that populate the area today from the 6th through to the 9th centuries. In the 12th century the Banate of Bosnia was established, Hisfory evolved into the Kingdom of Bosnia in the 14th century, after which it was annexed into the Ottoman Empireunder whose rule it remained from the midth to the late 19th centuries. The Ottomans brought Islam to the region, and altered much of the cultural and social outlook of the country. Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the republic proclaimed independence inwhich was The Supreme Court Public Health by the Bosnian Warlasting until late and culminating with the Dayton Agreement. The country is home to three main ethnic groups or, officially, constituent peoplesas specified in the constitution.

The History of Bosnia are the largest group of the three, with Serbs second, and Croats third.

THE HISTORY OF BOSNIA FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT DAY (HB)

A native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regardless of ethnicity, is usually identified in English as a Bosnian. Minorities, defined under the constitutional nomenclature "Others"include JewsRoma link, Ukrainians, and Turks. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral legislature and a three-member Presidency composed of a member of each major ethnic group.

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 cantons. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a developing country and ranks 73rd in human development. Its economy is dominated by the industry and agriculture sectors, followed by the tourism and service sectors, the former of which has seen a oc rise in recent years.

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The name is believed to have derived from the hydronym of the river Bosna coursing through the Bosnian heartland. The region was administered by the Ottomans as the Sanjak The History of Bosnia Herzegovina Hersek within the Bosnia Eyalet up until the formation of the short-lived Herzegovina Eyalet in the s, which remerged in the s, after which the entity became commonly known as Bosnia and Herzegovina. On initial proclamation of independence inthe country's official name was the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina but following the Dayton Agreement and the new constitution that accompanied it the official name was changed to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia has been inhabited by humans since at least the Paleolithicas one of the oldest cave paintings was found in Badanj cave. Major Neolithic cultures such as the Butmir and Kakanj were present along the river Bosna dated from c.]