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Bosnia Herzegovina
 Bosnia Herzegovina ... square miles) and an estimated population of around 4 million people. The country is home to three ethnic "constituent peoples": Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Regardless of ethnicity, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina is often identified in English as a Bosnian. In Bosnia though, the distinction between a Bosnian and a Herzegovinian is maintained, again without regard to actual ethnicity. The country is decentralized and is administratively divided into two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.Newest Review: ... and vegetables are widely available cheaply at stalls along every road, so cooking for yourself is a good idea if you have the facilities. Toilets are mostly of the Turkish variety. For the uninitiated, this means a hole in the floor which you squat over. Requires some practice to avoid splashing. There are no public toilets other than in bus/train stations, but every cafe/restaurant will ... more ... allow you to use their toilet, free of charge.
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People in Bosnia and Hercegovina speak essentially the same language, although it is called Bosnian in the Federation and Serbian in the RS. Buy a "Serb-Croat" phrase book if you wa...more |
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Bosnia Herzegovina: The Forgotten Corner of Europe (2007 words)
by - written on 06/10/04 (Very useful, 943 readings)
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The war ended 9 years ago, yet there is still a common misconception of Bosnia as some sort of dangerous, dusty, battle zone. When I applied to be part of a project in Bosnia this summer, I had some worries myself. When my departure date came closer, I started to wonder if I was just a little bit crazy to be travelling there alone. Would I have to cover my head in public? Did they hate English people? Was I going to step on a landmine? I was in Bosnia for three weeks and I'm glad to say that the answer to all of those questions is a big NO. I discovered an incredibly beautiful country, recovering from the scars of war, with lots to offer visitors. ... Read the complete review
The last place to visit (1499 words)
by - written on 04/01/02 (Useful, 231 readings)
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Bosnia-Herzogovinia is the last place on earth most people would want to visit and in 1992 it was almost the last place on earth I visited. Bosnia is not a nice place at all. In truth the commerce of the country revolves around heroin trafficking. Heroin comes in from Afghanistan and is transported all across Western Europe by so called refugees and asylum seekers. The country really only has 4 million citizens and it is the size of West Virginia. They have very little arable land, only 14%, and have always been an importer of food. their major industry has always been defense since 1948 and now that has pretty well been destroyed. A neat fact about Bosnia is there are ... Read the complete review
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