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The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina bŏz'nē-ə-hěrt'sə-gō'vē-nə (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina; Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula with an area of 51,129 square kilometres (19,741 sq mi). Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of Adriatic Sea coastline, centered on the town of Neum. The interior of the country is mountainous in the center and south, hilly in the northwest, and flat in the northeast. Bosnia is the largest geographic region of the modern state with a moderate continental climate, marked by hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Smaller Herzegovina is at the southern tip of the country, with a Mediterranean climate and topography. Bosnia and Herzegovina's natural resources are highly abundant.

Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 45% Muslim, 36% Serb Orthodox and 15% Roman Catholic. There is a strong correlation between religion and ethnicity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the majority of Bosniaks are Muslims, Serbs are Orthodox and Croats are Catholics.

There are small Jewish and Protestant communities. Less than 0.1% of the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina are Buddhists.

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