GEOGRAPHY
Roughly triangular in shape, and the geopolitical centre of the
former Yugoslav federation, Bosnia and Herzegovina shares borders with Serbia
and Montenegro in the east and southeast, and Croatia to the north and west,
with a short Adriatic coastline of 20km (12 miles) in the southeast, but no
ports.
Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital: Sarajevo
Area: 51,233 sq. km, slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Cities: Capital--Sarajevo (est. pop 387,876); Banja
Luka (220,407); Mostar (208,904); Tuzla (118,500); Bihac (49,544).
Terrain: Mountains in the central and southern regions,
plains along the Sava River in the north.
Climate: Hot summers and cold winters; areas of high
elevation have short, cool summers and long severe winters;
mild, rainy winters in the southeast.
