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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country located in Southeastern Europe bordering Croatia and the Adriatic Sea. It has a population of around 3.8 million people and its capital and largest city is Sarajevo. The country has experienced a long and turbulent history including being annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908, World War 1, World War 2 where thousands of Serbs, Jews and Romani people were killed, and the Bosnian War in the 1990s following the breakup of Yugoslavia. The country is now composed of two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
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- 1. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY KNOW YOUR WORLD A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON
- 2. HISTORY AT A GLANCE BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MAJOR HISTORICAL DATES A.D. YEAR EVENT 1945 1992-1995 1995 December liberated following campaign by Communist partisans. Bitter ethnically-rooted civil war involving Bosnian Muslims, Serbs, and Croats. - Dayton Peace Accord creates two entities, one for Serbs and one for Bosnian Muslims and Croats. YEAR EVENT 1908 1914 1941 Bosnia-Herzegovina is annexed by Austria-Hungary. annexed by pro-Hitler Croatian state. Thousands of Serbs, Jews and Gypsies are sent to the death camps. A Bosnian Serb student assassinated Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand, starting World War One.
- 3. MAP OF THE COUNTRY BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA LAND SIZE: 19,767 SQ. MILES INSERT MAP HERE
- 4. COMPARED TO OHIO/US Comparison Data: Bosnia and Herzegovina is slightly smaller than West Virginia BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- 5. ● located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia ● climate: hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast ● Terrain:mountains and valleys ● Population: 3,807,764 ● Capital: Sarajevo ● Largest city: Sarajevo BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION
- 6. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA CENTRAL BANK: MONETARY UNIT: MONETARY SYMBOL: Bank Name Bosnian Convertible Marka (BAM)
- 7. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA NATURAL RESOURCES: maize, milk, steel, coal, iron ore MAIN EXPORTS: electricity, seating, insulated wiring, lumber, furniture MAIN IMPORTS: refined petroleum, cars, packaged medicines, coal, electricity AMOUNT: $9.948 B COUNTRIES (Top2): Germany, Italy AMOUNT: $12.726 B COUNTRIES (Top2): Croatia, Serbia
- 8. ● Language: Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6% ● religions: Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA QUICK FACTS LANGUAGES & RELIGIONS
- 9. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA QUICK FACTS GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE: CURRENT LEADER: VOTING LIBERTIES: Category Name parliamentary republic Type civil law system Governing Document (Est) Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995) Position Chairman of the Presidency Allowed (Yes/No) Age Restrictions Yes 18 must be registered with address Zeljko Komsic (Croat seat); Zeljka Cvijanovic (Serb seat); Denis Becirovic (Bosniak seat)
- 10. Blagaj tekija: A monastery by the cliff and river that is over 600 years old FAMOUS LANDMARKS Počitelj: hillside medieval village with historic ramparts BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Mlinčići: water mills from the middle ages once used to grind wheat and grain into flour
- 11. MODERN CULTURAL PRACTICES IMPACT OF THE WORLD RELIGION OF ISLAM QURAN GAZI HUSREV-BEG MOSQUE ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY RELIGION IS SPIRITUAL, NOT POLITICAL BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- 12. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA GENDER ROLES GIRLS/BOYS & MEN/WOMEN GENDER ROLES: PATRIARCHY AVG HOUSEHOLD = immediate family with 3 or more children and sometimes grandparents, extended family and neighbors are important MEN/BOYS = formal head of the household, earn income, handymen, amy work outside of the town WOMEN/GIRLS = Domestic roles, run businesses from home, update men about news of the town MARRIAGES = often marry around mid to late 20s.
- 15. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA EVERYDAY LIVING DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD
- 16. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TRADITIONAL & CONTEMPARY MUSIC, DANCE, SPORTS, FOLK TALES, CUSTOMS
- 17. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA NATIONAL FESTIVALS & HOLIDAYS HOLIDAY/FESTIVAL DATE ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS DAY DAY OF THE REPUBLIKA SRPSKA INDEPENDEN CE DAY BRČKO DISTRICT ESTABLISHMENT DAY ORTHODOX EASTER SUNDAY FEAST OF THE SACRIFICE DAYTON PEACE AGREEMENT DAY STATEHOOD DAY JAN 7 JAN 9 MAR 1 MAR 8 MAY 5 JUNE 17 NOV 21 NOV 25
- 19. Links ● http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/ europe/ba.htm ● https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-wo rld-factbook/geos/bk.html ● http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/count ries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ ● http://sarajevo.usembassy.gov/