The name “Bosnia” comes from an Indo-European word Bosana, which means water. Which is fitting as the country is covered with beautiful lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and a strip of the Adriatic Sea.
Heart Shaped Land
The country is nicknamed the “Heart Shaped Land” due to the country’s slight heart shape.
Coffee
Bosnia and Herzegovina has the tenth highest coffee consumption per capita in the world.
Islam
Ottomans executing last king of Bosnia, Stjepan Tomasevic, at Jajce started mass conversion of Bosnian Christians to Islam, a phenomenon in European history.
Trams
Trams were first regularly used in Europe in Sarajevo, starting in 1885.
Highest Mountain
The highest peak is Maglic Mountain at 2,386 metres and is found in theSutjeska National Park, the oldest
park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It includes the ancient forest of Perucica and the Sutjeska river canyon.
Currency
The currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Marka which can’t be exchanged anywhere else in the world. The Bosnian Convertible Mark (BAM) can’t be bought outside the country. So when you arrive you exchange your existing currency and on leaving you need to exchange it back
Capital
Sarajevo, the current capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics.
No Man’s Land
Danis Tanovic won in 2002 the Oscar award for the best foreign film, No Man’s Land. It defeated Indian nomination 'Lagaan' to win it.
Shortest Coastline
Bosnian and Herzegovina has the second shortest coastline in the world. The Neum corridor gives Bosnia and Herzegovina a shorter coastline than any other nation on earth aside from Monaco. Even tiny Pacific islands like Nauru and Tuvalu have more beachfront property than Bosnia.
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