Bosnia and Herzegovina is a small country a little smaller than the state of West Virginia in the United States of America. It has a total land area of fifty-one thousand two hundred and thirty-three square kilometers. It has a one thousand four hundred and fifty-nine kilometer long border, which it shares with Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. It was recently liberated from years of warring amongst its political parties.The currency in Bosnia and Herzegovina is known as the convertible marka. It is divided up into one hundred convetible pfenniga. The convertible marka is worth approximately forty-six cents in United States money. Bosnia and Herzegovina has an emerging democracy. It was recently divided up between three warring parties, which had been fighting over control of the country. On November 21, 1995, the former Yugoslavias three warring parties signed a peace agreement in Dayton, Ohio. The Dayton Agreement was signed by Bosnian President Izetbegovic, Croatian President Tudjman, and Serbian President Milosevic. The Muslim/Croat Federation and Republika Srpska are the two divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. NATO led an international peacekeeping force of sixty thousand troops into Bosnia to monitor the military aspects of the agreement. Currently, a NATO-led stabilization force is in place to deter any renewed hostilities. Bosnia and Herzegovina actually gained its independence in April 1992 from Yugoslavia. The constitution is the Dayton Agreement, which also includes a new constitution. The legal system is based on a civil law system. Those who are over eighteen years of age are allowed to vote in elections. Those over sixteen who work are also allowed to vote. The executive branch of the government includes a chief of state, who is currently Chairman of the Presidency Zivko Radisic. The presidency is rotated every eight months among three members. The other two members are Ante Jelavic and Alija Izetbego...
