Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Basic facts about Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.)
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- US Department of State Background Note: Bosnia and Herzegovina Basic facts about Bosnia and Herzegovina: geography, population, history, economy, etc.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (an online introduction to Bosnia and Herzegovina, with basic facts on its economy, defence, geography, government, history and people)
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Yugoslavia (no specific LC Country Study on Bosbia and Herzegovina exists; a Yugoslavia Study is an excellent starting point for learning about the country; includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, and culture; early to modern history; geography, government, and the economy)
- The World Factbook - Bosnia and Herzegovina, (by CIA; covers geographical data, information on population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
- Infoplease - Bosnia and Herzegovina (basic data on geography, government and history plus basic statistics)
- Flags of the World: Bosnia and Hercegovina (the page contains infromation on the current state flag and the coat of arms as well as historical flags and their history)
Internet searching tools (search engines, directories, etc.)
- REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies, Internet Resources, (search by entering "Bosnia and Herzegovina")
- Bosnian Institute (the site maintained by the London charity organization contains newws, information, the latest issues and archives of Bosnian Report, directory of links related to Bosnia and Hercegovina, and more)
- Bosnia Herzegovinan Newspapers (an Internet directory for B&H newspapers)
- Herceg Bosna: Croats of Bosnia and Hercegovina (a web portal presenting history, culture and politics in Bosnia and Hercegovina from the point of view of Croats; in English or Croatian)
Area study centers (academic and research)
(To find more on this topic please visit the Balkan resource page section Area Study Centers)
- Less Commonly Taught Languages Database (provided by the University of Minnesota)
- Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies - The University of Texas at Austin
- UCLA Language Materials: Teaching Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages (select "Serbian", "Serbian-Croatian" or Serbo-Croatian"; the site has separate searches for the list of printed reference resources and a list of academic institutions with the Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian studies program)
Associations (professional, non-governmental, international, local)
- United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Hercegovina (an official site; features news, reports, etc.)
- Soros Open Society Fund - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Red Crescent and Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the page contains the society's contact information, profile and news)
Communications (incl. computer and Internet issues)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet Access Provider List (part of the Internet directory maintained by B. J. Herbison)
- NSRC Bosnia and Herzegovina (information on Internet service providers and telecommunications issues from the Network Startup Resource Center)
Culture, fine arts and entertainment
- The Bosnian Manuscript Ingathering Project (a page dedicated to the effort to reassemble an islamic document colection destroyed during the 1990's conflict; scroll down to "More on-line information is available" to open a list of links and essays on the issues of this and other cultural losses suffered by Bosnia)
- Academy of Science and Art of Bosnia and Herzegovina (an official site with a list of members and publications)
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty : South Slavic Service (daily news, analytical reports and basic facts about Bosnia and Herzegovina; in Bosnian, Serbian, Chroatian, Albanian, Macedonian and English)
- BBC Serbian Service (daily news and features in Serbian)
- BosanskohercegovaËki DANI (an independent news magazine online; in Bosnian only)
Economy (incl. business and finances)
- Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (an official site; in Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian or English)
- Chamber of Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the official site contains documents, statistics, analysis, etc.)
- USAID Bosnia and Herzegovina (the site for the US Agency for International Development Mission in Bosnia and Hercegovina features economic news, activity reports, fact sheets, etc.)
- Trazi (a searcheable business internet directory; in Bosnian only)
- Structure of Educational System in Bosnia and Hercegovina (a page from the international directory EuroEducation.netpresents data on structure of educational system, pre-higher education system, higher education system, administrative structure of higher education, admissions to higher education and recognition, grading system and student life; data is current for academic 2000/2001 academic year)
- Education Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (a report by the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Hercegovina)
- Ministry of Education and Science (an official site)
Geography and travel (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Consular Information Sheet (from the U. S. State Department; contains the essential information on the country for travellers, including travel warnings)
- Lonely Planet World Guide: Destination Bosnia and Herzegovina (an excellent source of information for travellers)
- Bosnia Maps (from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin; the page lists dozens of maps of various formats; includes links to other Bosnia map sites)
- Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (this official site explains the government structure, offers the Prime Minister's biography, descriptions of offices, etc.)
- Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations (an official site; currently under construction)
- Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington, D. C. (an official site; contains consular information as well as information on the country)
(To find more grant giving organizations please visit the general resource page section Grants)
- IREX in Bosnia and Herzegovina (description of the available grants and completed projects)
- Fulbright Scholarship Program
Health and fitness (incl. medicine, sports, etc.)
- World Health Organization: Country Information - Bosnia and Herzegovina (the page contains basic statistics and WHO reports on health and the health care system in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Red Crescent and Red Cross Society: Field Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (the page contains the society's contact information, profile and news)
History (incl. genealogy, etc.)
- World History Archives : the History of Bosnia-Herzegovina) (a database that contains documents on the political, economic, social and cultural history of the country)
- A Brief History of Bosnia and Hercegovina (by Andras Riedlmayer, Harvard University)
Language (incl. dictionaries and teaching)
- Ethnologue: report for Bosnia-Herzegovina (brief sociolinguistic descriptions of languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- UCLA Language Materials: Teaching Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages (select "Serbian", "Serbian-Croatian" or Serbo-Croatian"; the site has separate searches for the list of printed reference resources and a list of academic institutions with the Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian studies program)
- YourDictionary.Com: Slavic Languages: Serbian (a collection of free online dictionaries)
- Guide to Law Online: Bosnia and Herzegovina (a resource guide from the Law Library of Congress; lists WWW resources on the country's constitution, its executive, judicial and legislative branches, as well as legal guides and general sources)
- Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the site contains full text of Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Court decisions, rules of procedure and other documents)
- NATLEX: Database of National Labour Law
- The Bosnian Manuscript Ingathering Project (a page dedicated to the effort to reassemble an islamic document colection destroyed during the 1990's conflict; scroll down to "More on-line information is available" to open a list of links and essays about the history of Bosnia, its libraries and archives)
- The Oslo Corpus of Bosnian Texts (this corpus of approximately 1.5 million words, compiled at the University of Oslo, contains works of different genres published mostly in the 1990s)
- HerzegBosna: Literature (a list of links related to Bosnian Croatian authors and bookstores)
- Biographical Dictionary (search this database of over 27,000 entries by entering "Bosnia" as a keyword)
Politics (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies)
- International Foundation for Election Systems Bosnia and Herzegovina - Civic Education Project (a project by IFES, and NGO providing technical assistance to emerging democracies that are seeking complete and fair election systems)
- Association of Elections Officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina (an organization in support of the democratic election process; the site contains reports, newsletter, etc.)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in English or BCS)
- Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Washington D. C.
- International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Bosnia-Herzegovina (produced by the US Department of State)
- Religion & Spirituality (a directory of sites related to different religions of the country; part of HercegBosna directory)
Science and technology (incl. environmental issues)
- Academy of Science and Art of Bosnia and Herzegovina (an official site with a list of members and publications)
- Maps of the Mineral Industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina (fromEurope and Central Eurasia : minerals information, by U.S. Geological Survey)
Social science (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.)
- 2001 Country Report on Human Rights Practices : Bosnia and Herzegovina (Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, March 4, 2002)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Bosnia and Hercegovina (this official site features news, press releases, documents, photo gallery, a handbook for returnees to Bosnia and Hercegovina, and more)
- International Forum for Bosnia (the official site for this NGO contains documents, press releases, publications, etc.)
- UNHCR Statistics (to find statistical reports on population, human rights, etc. related to Bosnia and Herzegovina enter "Bosnia" in the search window in the top right cornet of the page and mark "Restrict to Statistics")
- UNICEF Statistics: Bosnia and Herzegovina (basic children-related statistics)
- UNHCR Statistics (to find statistical reports on population, human rights, etc. related to Bosnia and Herzegovina enter "Bosnia" in the search window in the top right cornet of the page and mark "Restrict to Statistics")
