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(Prior to 1850, when it was a part of the Ottoman empire)

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(1920-1992, when it was a part of Yugoslavia. The colored countries are the ones that made up Yugoslavia, but they had not yet gained independence.)

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Modern Day (2010)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina was not a sovereign state until 1992 when it gained its independence from Yugoslavia. It started off as an unnamed piece of the Ottoman Empire, which then broke apart to create Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia then broke apart in the early 1990’s, creating Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Montenegro.

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Boundaries in Relation to Physical Characteristics

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Boundaries in Relation to Physical Characteristics

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The borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina are logically placed in relation to the physical characteristics of its landscape. The left side of the country that borders Croatia consists of the Dinaric alps or the Dinarides, which are a series of mountains that are also part of the border between Bosnia and Montenegro. The northern border between Bosnia and Croatia is made distinct by the river Sava. There is no evident physical feature that is between Bosnia and Serbia.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently having a boundary dispute with Croatia. The dispute between Bosnia and Croatia involves sea access. Bosnia only has around 22km of Adriatic coastline, while Croatia has almost 2,000 islands and a coastline over 1,700km. Croatia also wants to build a bridge that would connect the mainland to its southern enclave, which would disturb Bosnia’s only access to the sea.

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Regional, International, and Supranational Organizations 

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Regional, International, and Supranational Organizations 

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United Nations (1992)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) (1992)

World Bank (1995)

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (1992)

The Council of Europe (2002)

Bank for international Settlements (BIS) (1995)

Central European Initiative (CEI) (1996)

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) (1993)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (1998)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(2000)

Group of 77 (G77)(1992)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (2004)

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (2003)

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (2002)

International Criminal Court (ICCt) (1992)

International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)(1994)

International Development Association (IDA)(1999)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) (2005)

International Finance Corporation (IFC) (1997)

International Labour Organization (ILO) 1993

International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) (2002)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) (1993)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2003)

World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer) (1999)

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Bosnia is a compact state; Bosnia is not currently facing any problems due to its shape, but it’s possible for it to face conflicts in the future. It may have problems with lack of resources (natural resources, people) due to its small land mass, or it may face problems with the countries surrounding it. Croatia and Serbia are on either side of the country, and they may try to claim parts of Bosnia since they may view the state as weak due to its small size.

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The Bosnian flag has a blue background with seven white stars crossing the flag diagonally and descending from left to right. Above and below the stars are two half stars. To the right of the stars is a yellow triangle. Yellow symbolizes generosity and liberality, while blue symbolizes vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance, and justice. The three points of the triangle stand for the three nation theory of Bosnia, which deals with the people who make up the nation. This refers to the Croats, Bosniaks and Serbs. The white stars represent Europe and they are meant to go on forever.

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Government within Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Government within Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a parliamentary representative democratic republic (Federal government). It does not have many problems with its government except for the fact that it has had issues in the past with making its central government more effective. When the country gives power to the local governments, its harder to maintain power over them since the country is so small and the national government is not much larger than the local ones. This causes the national government to become more of an advisory board that the local governments ignore, which causes the whole government to weaken. Many say that Bosnia would benefit from giving more of its power to the central government, but still have power for its local governments as well.

The only evidence of devolution is in the early 1990’s when Bosnia first broke apart from Yugoslavia. The EU wanted to prevent the outbreak of war. The EU believed war could be prevented by extending power at the executive level of government to all key branches of the administration, and devolving central powers to local ethnic communities.

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Travelers from distant Europe are irritated when they have to deal with the fact that in order to get to the Adriatic coast, they have to go through the border police of not only Bosnia, but Croatia as well. Many Croatians are also angry at the fact that to reach part of their own country, they have to go through a foreign one. This deals with Political Geography because it deals with border disputes.

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http://www.iwp.edu/news_publications/detail/the-seven-states-of-the-former-yugoslavia-an-evaluation

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dinaric+alps

http://globaliamagazine.com/?id=712

http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/government

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bk.html

http://www.vexillologymatters.org/bosnian-flag.htm

http://www.worldflags101.com/b/bosnia-flag.aspx

http://www.partitionconflicts.com/partitions/regions/balkans/peace_process/05_05_02/

http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=073EFD4353B674EF3B8D270810355161?newsId=290402