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  Bosnia
To the north of Bosnia, the Croats belonged firmly to the sphere of Catholic Christianity in Rome; to the south, the Serbs and Bulgarians were firmly Orthodox Christian and looked toward Constantinople for their religious, political, and cultural models.
After the disintegration of Yugoslavia (1941), Bosnia and Herzegovina came under the authority of the Independent State of Croatia, being on the separation line between the German and Italian occupation zones.
In November 1943, the Anti-Fascist Council was established and Bosnia and Herzegovina regained its statehood and legal status.
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  Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cantons are the second-level units of local autonomy in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Federation (of cantons) of Bosnia and Herzegovina was created by the Bosniak-Croat Washington Agreement of 1994.
Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) have a Bosniak majority, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina, and West Bosnia) have Bosnian Croat majority, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cantons_of_Bosnia   (344 words)

  
 Herzegovina-Neretva Canton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.
The canton is the only canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina with acces to the sea and the only municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina with access to the sea is the Neum municipality.
The southernmost municipality in the canton is the Neum municipality in the Adriatic sea and the easternmost munucipality is the Ravno Municipality along the borders with Croatia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herzegovina-Neretva_Canton   (418 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina HISTORY
Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies the area between historical Croatia-Slavonia to the north, Dalmatia to the south, and Serbia and Montenegro to the east/southeast.
The unilateral annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria in 1908 exacerbated Austria's relations with Serbia (and almost caused a war) and with the Hungarian half of the Hapsburg Crown that opposed the enlargement of the Slavic population of Austria-Hungary.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ceased to be a separate political unit only for the 27 years of the first Yugoslavia (1918–1945) and became again a separate unit for 47 years as one of the republics of the Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia until 1992.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-HISTORY.html   (12693 words)

  
 bosnia and herzegovina - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans.
On November 21, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Alija Izetbegović), Croatia (Franjo Tuđman), and Serbia (Slobodan Milošević) signed a peace agreement that brought a halt to the three years of war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).
The Dayton Agreement succeeded in ending the bloodshed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it institutionalized the division between the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Muslim and Croat entity - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51% of the territory), and the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Serb entity - Republika Srpska (49%).
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina   (1399 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Sarajevo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1991 Population density and urbanization.
Sarajevo is part of Canton Sarajevo, one of the ten Cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As the center of Canton Sarajevo, the city is also the center of judicial procedures for the area, based on the post-transitional judicial system for the country as outlined by the High Representative and his plans for the “High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils” of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Sarajevo   (3998 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bosnia and Herzegovina was formerly one of the six federal units constituting Yugoslavia.
Bosnia, due to its geographic position and terrain, was probably one of the last areas to go through this process, which presumably originated from the urban centers along the Dalmatian coast.
This was caused by the ethnic cleansing of non-Serb population, of Bosnian Serb refugees from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina due to Bosnian war (1992-1995) and of Croatian Serb Croatia due to the Croatian war (1991-1995).
godseye.com /wiki/index.php?title=Bosnia   (4715 words)

  
 Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.
The conflict between Catholic and Protestant cantons persisted, erupting in further violence at the battles of Villmergen in 1656 and 1712.
The 46 members of the Council of States (two from each canton and one from former half cantons) are directly elected in each canton, whereas the 200 members of the National Council are elected directly under a system of proportional representation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Switzerland   (3534 words)

  
 UNIFEM Gender Profile - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Women, War & Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A report by the Bosnia and Herzegovina government cited evidence of the rape by Serbs of at least 13,000 women and girls, the majority of whom were Muslim, hypothesizing that the actual number was close to 50,000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a regional conduit for the trafficking of women and children.
The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina was an observer in the UNIFEM-organized high-level Dubrovnik conference on the commitments of governments to CEDAW implementation in the region.
www.womenwarpeace.org /bosnia/bosnia.htm   (9504 words)

  
 Top20Bosnia-Herzegovina.com - Your Top20 Guide to Bosnia-Herzegovina!
Regardless of ethnicity, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina is often identified in English as a Bosnian.
Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is mostly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coastline,
Bosnia, due to its geographic position and terrain, was probably one of the last areas to go through this process, which presumably originated from the urban centers along the Dalmatian coast.
top20bosnia-herzegovina.com   (2172 words)

  
 Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova BiH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The coastal line of Bosnia and Herzegovina lies upon the Adriatic Sea, around the town of Neum, and is about 21 km long.
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists 10 Cantons that further consist of the municipalities.
km, population of 296.000) is situated in the central-coastal region behind a mountain, and is the smallest of the four geographic units of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
www.mvp.gov.ba /HTML/Eng/o_bosni_eng.htm   (277 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (08/05)
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 407 primary schools with 250,000 students, 171 secondary schools with 80,000 students, 7 universities in the major cities (Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Bihac, and Foca) and 6 academies (4 pedagogic and 2 art academies).
Bosnia and Herzegovina today consists of two entities -- the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is largely Bosniak and Croat, and the Republika Srpska, which is primarily Serb.
Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains an embassy in the United States at 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 (tel.: 202-337-1500; fax: 202-337-1502).
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2868.htm   (3042 words)

  
 Sarajevo
The city deputy mayors are Željko Komšić and Slavo Vlaški, who belong to the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the SDP respectively.
Sarajevo is economically one of the strongest regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The city also holds the Sarajevo Exchange of securities, the Institute for accounting and auditing of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Board for valuable papers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Register of valuable papers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
www.med-help.info /?p=Sarajevo   (3552 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Europe Movers. Moving companies Bosnia and Herzegovina. Free quotes by movers.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a triangular mountainous country in the western Balkans with an estimated population of about 4,000,000 people.
A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regardless of ethnicity, is usually identified as a Bosnian.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
www.europemovers.com /Bosnia-Herzegovina.html   (538 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina travel guide
Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is administratively divided on the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51%) and the Republika Srpska (49%).
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists 10 Cantons that further consist of the municipalities.
www.world66.com /europe/bosniaandherzegovina   (398 words)

  
 Bosnia Herzegovina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The authorities of entities, cantons and municipalities, when issuing regulations from their own jurisdiction, shall take into account the right to freedom of enjoyment and confession and shall ban any discrimination on the ground of religion or different belief.
The matters of common interest for Bosnia and Herzegovina or some or more churches and religious communities can be governed by an agreement made between the BiH Presidency, the Council of Ministers, the governments of entities and churches or religious communities.
Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred to as: Ministry of Justice) issues regulations on establishment and maintenance of unified register for registration of all churches and religious communities, their associations and organizational forms requestes so by church and religious community.
www.wcrp.org /RforP/Conflict/SEE/bosnian_law.html   (2851 words)

  
 GlobaLex - A Guide to Legal Research in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BandH) is a parliamentary republic in South-Eastern Europe, on Balkan Peninsula.
Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of the two entities and districts, Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine - F BiH (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Republika Srpska - RS (Republic of Srpska) and District Brčko.
Therefore, the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a wide range of authorities given to the entities, and still leaving to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina the authorities of the vital importance for the functioning of an internationally recognized state.
www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Bosnia_Herzegovina.htm   (4361 words)

  
 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
However, the Federation is the federation of 10 cantons and not of two countries, one called Bosnia and the other Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation - (CSW/--- 1:2) Regarding the name, I believe that the official documents use name "Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina" in Englsh instead.
Znamierowsky 99 [zna99] show wrong flag - Page 155: Croat-Muslim Federation (officially the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) - The circle of stars is shown as five-pointed and yellow, instead of six-pointed and white, while the proportions are correctly illustrated at 3:5 but given in the text as "2;3".
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ba-fed.html   (1637 words)

  
 Bosna River - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Bosna is the third longest river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is considered one of the country's three major internal rivers, along with the Neretva and Vrbas.
The spring is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's chief natural landmarks and tourist attractions.
Although it does not pass through any foreign countries, the Bosna flows through a number of cantons and regions of Bosnia.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bosna   (365 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This article is about a state of Bosnia and Herzegovina; for other uses of the term Bosnia, see Bosnia (disambiguation).
A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regardless of ethnicity, is usually identified as a Bosnian.
Each of the three peoples are influential to roughly a same degree in Bosnia with Bosniaks being the most numerous, Serbs having their own entity and Croats being the wealthiest and economically the strongest.
www.enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/Bosnia   (4531 words)

  
 Balkanology :: Bosnia and Herzegovina :: Introduction
Bosnia has much more to offer, and the mountains and rivers make travelling around the country a pleasure, so it's well worth considering a longer stay.
In central Bosnia the towns of Travnik and Jajce each have hilltop castles and interesting old towns surrounded by wooded hills.
One of these entities is called the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (not to be confused with the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
www.balkanology.com /bosnia   (1318 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia remained independent up until 1463, when Ottoman Turks conquered the region and established the Ottoman province of Bosnia.
The Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates among three members (Bosniak, Serb, Croat), each elected as the Chair for a 8-month term within their 4-year term as a member.
Next to the Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the poorest republic in the old Yugoslav Federation.
creekin.net /n24-bosnia-and-herzegovina.html   (1456 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
The blue, "in combination with the stars" is said to represent "Europe and the Council of Europe, of which Bosnia and Herzegovina is a part".
Concerning the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, my source for the colours is the model drawing I got by fax from the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo.
Flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
flagspot.net /flags/ba.html   (673 words)

  
 OSCE in BiH > Mission General > Geography, History and Politics
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) lies in the heart of south-eastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its capital Sarajevo, are fondly remembered in the sports world as the site of the 14th Olympic Games in 1984.
The State of Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two Entities: the Republika Srpska, which covers 49 per cent of the territory of the State and forms a semi-circular shape around the north and east, and the Federation, which forms 51 per cent of the territory of the State.
www.oscebih.org /overview   (987 words)

  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Subdivisions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The other enitity of BandH is the Federaion of Bosnia and Herzegovina (note the possible confuzion of the two!), being what was formerly often called Croatian-Muslim(Bosniak) federation.
A few days ago, the city of Brcko in Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed to be a separate district, apart from the Serbian Republic as well as the (Moslem-Croatian) Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Each canton is designated a number from 1 to 10 (either in "normal" or in Roman numerals).
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/ba-sub.html   (455 words)

  
 NATO/SFOR:Transcript - Press Conference 12 December 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
High Representative's position on this is very clear, if Bosnia and Herzegovina is to become business friendly and attract the investment and create new jobs, we will need the help of the business community, because they understand the problems best.
The Canton 4, Ministry of Interior are considered by UNMIBH to have fulfilled conditions to be accepted as meeting basic requirements on democratic policing.
On Monday, 16 December at a ceremony in Gorazde the Canton 5, Ministry of Interior are scheduled to receive UNMIBH accreditation and on Tuesday, 17 December at a ceremony in Tuzla, the Canton 3, Ministry of Interior, are scheduled to receive UNMIBH accreditation as well.
www.nato.int /sfor/trans/2002/t021212a.htm   (1610 words)

  
 Sarajevo Travel Guide: BosniaTravel.net
Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at 43°52'N and 18°25'E. According to a 1991 census, its population was 429,672; currently estimated at around 400,000.
The city is considered one of the most important cities in the Balkans and has had a long and rich history ever since it was founded by the Ottomans in 1461.
It was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which sparked World War I; more recently Sarajevo has hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics and was besieged during the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s.
www.bosniatravel.net /sarajevo   (119 words)

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