The
country is nicknamed the “Heart Shaped Land” due to
the country’s slight heart shape.
The
name “Bosnia” comes from an Indo-European word Bosana,
which means water. Which is fitting as the country is covered with
beautiful lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and a strip of the Adriatic
Sea.
Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of two Entities – the Federation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic Srpska. There is also
an internationally supervised district, the Brcko District.
The currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Marka.
In 2010, Lonely Planet’s “Best In Travel” nominated
Sarajevo as one of the top ten cities to visit that year.
Established in 1995 during the Bosnian War, Sarajevo Film Festival
has become the largest and most famous film festival in the Balkans
and South-East Europe.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team will play at the
2014 FIFA World Cup, its first major tournament.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was the world champion of volleyball at the
2004 Summer Paralympics and volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Many of the team members lost their limbs in the Bosnian War.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has the tenth highest coffee consumption
per capita in the world.
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