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Fun fact 4 about Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iron Age cult carriage from Banjani, near Sokolac
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On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, sparking World War I.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Population
3.1M
Area
51,197 km²
Capital
Sarajevo
Continent
Europe
134th most populous country in the world

Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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