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Bosnia and Herzegovina

البوسنة والهرسك

EuropeSoutheast Europe

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Key facts

Official name
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Name in Arabic
البوسنة والهرسك
Capital
Sarajevo
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Official languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Currency
Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark · КМ · BAM
Area
51,209 km²
Coastline
Yes

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About Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeast Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Arabic, the name is written البوسنة والهرسك, and the capital سراييفو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo. Sarajevo lies at about 44° north and 18° east. Bosnia and Herzegovina has 3 official languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. Its currency is the Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark, with the symbol ⁨КМ⁩ and the international code BAM.

Bosnia and Herzegovina covers about 51,209 square kilometres, which puts it 125th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Serbia, Croatia, and Montenegro. The largest of these neighbours by area is Serbia. Other countries in Southeast Europe include Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Bosnia and Herzegovina with the other countries of the same region.

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