Herzegovina (/ ˌ h ɛər t s ɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ v ɪ n ə / HAIRT-sih-GOH-vih-nə or / ˌ h ɜːr t s ə ɡ oʊ ˈ v iː n ə / HURT-sə-goh-VEE-nə; Serbo-Croatian: Hercegovina / Херцеговина, pronounced [xɛ̌rt͡se̞ɡoʋina]) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina [a] (Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина; Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina; Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина), sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe.Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and ...

Mar 5, 2025 · Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. Bosnia, the larger region, occupies the country’s northern and central parts, and Herzegovina is in the south and southwest. Learn about its geography and history with maps and statistics and a survey of its people, economy, and government.

Mar 3, 2025 · Bosnia and Herzegovina information including history, people, government, economy, geography, and more.

Herzegovina is the Southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has never had defined borders and it has never been an independent state . What later became known as Herzegovina was divided between Croatia , Zachlumia and Travunia in the Early Middle Ages .

Dec 28, 2021 · Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs.

Bosnia and Herzegovina , Country, Balkan Peninsula, southeastern Europe. It is bounded by Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and, along a narrow extension of the country, the Adriatic Sea. Area: 19,772 sq mi (51,209 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 3,393,000. Capital: Sarajevo.

Mar 5, 2025 · The central institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina include a directly elected tripartite presidency, which rotates every eight months between one Bosniak, one Serb, and one Croat member. The presidency, as the head of state, appoints a multiethnic Council of Ministers.

Herzegovina is the southern and smaller of two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It presently does not have strictly ...

20 hours ago · Bosnia and Herzegovina is arguably in its biggest crisis since the end of the civil war (1992–1995) and the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995, which was imposed by the United States ...