Bosnia and Herzegovina

About Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies a rugged corner of Europe's Balkan Peninsula, its green mountains threaded with turquoise rivers. The capital, Sarajevo, is famed for its Ottoman bazaars, Austro-Hungarian boulevards, and a history at the crossroads of empires and faiths. From the Ottoman-era bridge at Mostar to a sliver of Adriatic coastline at Neum, the country blends East and West more visibly than almost anywhere in Europe.

• ·Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Games ever held in a socialist country.
• ·The name Herzegovina derives from the German word Herzog, meaning duke, a title adopted by a 15th-century regional ruler.
• ·The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo set off the chain of events that started World War I.

Mastery

1. Capital
2. Flag
3. Shape
4. Drop
5. Borders
6. Population
7. Landmark

Neighbours

• Croatia
• Montenegro
• Serbia