NEW YORK — The Bahamas formally established diplomatic relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina with the signing of a Joint Communique by Her Excellency Ms. Sheila Carey, Bahamas Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and His Excellency Mr. Sven Alkalaj, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the UN, at the Permanent Mission of The Bahamas to the United Nations on October 30, 2019.
Located in Southeastern Europe, within the Balkan Peninsula, Bosnia and Herzegovina – an almost landlocked country, often known informally as Bosnia — “has a narrow coast at the Adriatic Sea, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long surrounding the town of Neum” and “is bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south; Serbia to the east; and Montenegro to the southeast,” according to Wikipedia.
“In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland,” Wikipedia notes. “The inland, Bosnia, is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate, with hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip, Herzegovina, has a Mediterranean climate and mostly mountainous topography.”
Once a part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, after World War II Bosnia and Herzegovina was granted “full republic status in the newly formed Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,” and “following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the republic proclaimed independence in 1992, which was followed by the Bosnian War, lasting until late 1995,” according to Wikipedia.
“Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina has grown at double digit rates in recent years,” Wikipedia notes, adding: “Bosnia and Herzegovina is regionally and internationally renowned for its natural environment and cultural heritage inherited from six historical civilizations, its cuisine, winter sports, its eclectic and unique music, architecture, and its festivals, some of which are the largest and most prominent of their kind in Southeastern Europe.”
