Bosnia and Herzegovina-
Capital- Sarajevo (43'52" N 18'25" E)
-Bosnia is an emerging federal democratic republic.
- Became independent from Yugoslavia on March 1st, 1992.
- The national holiday is "National Day," which is celebrated on November 25th.
- Chief of State- Chairman of the Presidency Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (Chairman since 10 March 2014; presidency member since 10 November 2010 - Bosniak) ; other members of the three-member presidency rotate every eight months: Zeljko KOMSIC (presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Croat); Nebojsa RADMANOVIC (presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Serb)
- Head of government- Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav BEVANDA (since 12 January 2012)
- The three members of the presidency (one Bosniak, one Croat, one Serb) elected by popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for four years) by constituencies referring to the three ethnic groups; the candidate with the most votes in a constituency is elected; the chairmanship rotates every eight months and resumes where it left off following each general election; election last held on 3 October 2010 (next to be held in October 2014); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives
- The legislative branch of Bosnia is made up of a bicameral Parliamentary Assembly or Skupstina, which consists of the House of Peoples, or Dom Naroda (15 seats, 5 Bosniak, 5 Croat, 5 Serb; members designated by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Peoples and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly to serve four-year terms); and the state-level House of Representatives or Predstavnicki Dom (42 seats, 28 seats allocated for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 seats for the Republika Srpska; members elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms); note - Bosnia's election law specifies four-year terms for the state and first-order administrative division entity legislatures
- The judicial branch of Bosnia is made up of the BiH Constitutional Court and the BiH
- Suffrage is granted to eighteen year olds, as well as employed sixteen year olds.
- The Bosnian ambassador to the US is Jadranka Negodic, and their embassy at is 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
- The US ambassador position to Bosnia is vacant, however our embassy is at 1 Robert C. Frasure Street, 71000 Sarajevo
- Their permanent representative to the UN is Mirsada Colakovic
- A wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia
- National anthem-
Capital- Sarajevo (43'52" N 18'25" E)
-Bosnia is an emerging federal democratic republic.
- Became independent from Yugoslavia on March 1st, 1992.
- The national holiday is "National Day," which is celebrated on November 25th.
- Chief of State- Chairman of the Presidency Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (Chairman since 10 March 2014; presidency member since 10 November 2010 - Bosniak) ; other members of the three-member presidency rotate every eight months: Zeljko KOMSIC (presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Croat); Nebojsa RADMANOVIC (presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Serb)
- Head of government- Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav BEVANDA (since 12 January 2012)
- The three members of the presidency (one Bosniak, one Croat, one Serb) elected by popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for four years) by constituencies referring to the three ethnic groups; the candidate with the most votes in a constituency is elected; the chairmanship rotates every eight months and resumes where it left off following each general election; election last held on 3 October 2010 (next to be held in October 2014); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives
- The legislative branch of Bosnia is made up of a bicameral Parliamentary Assembly or Skupstina, which consists of the House of Peoples, or Dom Naroda (15 seats, 5 Bosniak, 5 Croat, 5 Serb; members designated by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Peoples and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly to serve four-year terms); and the state-level House of Representatives or Predstavnicki Dom (42 seats, 28 seats allocated for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 seats for the Republika Srpska; members elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms); note - Bosnia's election law specifies four-year terms for the state and first-order administrative division entity legislatures
- The judicial branch of Bosnia is made up of the BiH Constitutional Court and the BiH
- Suffrage is granted to eighteen year olds, as well as employed sixteen year olds.
- The Bosnian ambassador to the US is Jadranka Negodic, and their embassy at is 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
- The US ambassador position to Bosnia is vacant, however our embassy is at 1 Robert C. Frasure Street, 71000 Sarajevo
- Their permanent representative to the UN is Mirsada Colakovic
- A wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia
- National anthem-
- The national symbol of Bosnia is the golden lily.
- Bosnia experiences several border disputes along the Drina river.
- Bosnia has 6, 709 Croatian refugees as well as up to 103,400 internationally displaced persons, and up to 4,500 stateless persons.
- Bosnia is increasingly a transit point for heroin being trafficked to Western Europe; minor transit point for marijuana; remains highly vulnerable to money-laundering activity given a primarily cash-based and unregulated economy, weak law enforcement, and instances of corruption.
- No information on human trafficking was available.
- Bosnia experiences several border disputes along the Drina river.
- Bosnia has 6, 709 Croatian refugees as well as up to 103,400 internationally displaced persons, and up to 4,500 stateless persons.
- Bosnia is increasingly a transit point for heroin being trafficked to Western Europe; minor transit point for marijuana; remains highly vulnerable to money-laundering activity given a primarily cash-based and unregulated economy, weak law enforcement, and instances of corruption.
- No information on human trafficking was available.