Bosnia and Herzegovina

American  

noun

1. a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). Sarajevo.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Cultural  

1. Republic in southeastern Europe on the west Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Croatia to the west and north, Yugoslavia to the east, with a small outlet to the Adriatic Sea to the west. Sarajevo (see also Sarajevo) is the country's capital and largest city.

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In the early 1990s, brutal attacks by Serbian militia devastated the region, arousing international condemnation. In 1995, leaders of the rival Balkan states of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia met in the United States and ended the fighting with a peace accord.

Sarajevo was the site of the assassination in 1914 of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which sparked World War I.

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Armenia, Egypt, Kenya, and Kosovo would have the largest increases, while the biggest winners would be Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova and Tunisia.

From The Wall Street Journal

What is Wales' record against Bosnia and Herzegovina?

From BBC

In February, a Russian national suspected of coordinating acts of sabotage against Poland, the U.S. and other Western allies was deported from Bosnia and Herzegovina and arrested in Poland, according to Polish officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association said its "football community has lost another true football professional" with his passing.

From BBC

The play reflects the grim reality of the events not just of July 1995 – but the ensuing decades of unresolved grief and divisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From BBC