BiHs

BiH is the common abbreviation for Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. The acronym BiH is widely used in English; BiHs can refer to people from BiH.

Geographically, BiH borders Croatia to the north and west, Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and has a short Adriatic coastline near Neum. The capital is Sarajevo; major cities include Banja Luka and Mostar. The country covers about 51,000 square kilometers and features a mix of valleys, hills, and mountains.

Independence from Yugoslavia in 1992 was followed by a war that ended with the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995. BiH has a constitutional framework that divides power among three ethnic groups and two autonomous entities: the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska, plus Brčko District, a self-governing urban area.

The government is a parliamentary representative democracy with a rotating tripartite Presidency. The country uses the convertible mark (BAM) and has a mixed economy reliant on services, manufacturing, energy, and tourism; unemployment remains a challenge. The economy has benefited from regional integration and reform efforts, though development varies by entity.

Official languages are Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian; Bosnian and Croatian are typically written in Latin script, while Serbian is used in both Latin and Cyrillic. The population includes Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats, along with smaller ethnic groups, and major religions include Islam, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism.

BiH is a member of the United Nations and the Council of Europe; it seeks closer ties with the European Union and participates in NATO's Partnership for Peace, though it is not a full member.