Mcdonaldization Of Society
...independence in March of 1992. Usually, this
country is referred to as Bosnia, but is officially named
Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 1918, Bosnia-Herzegovina became
part of the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes,
which later became known as the country of Yugoslavia. In
1946, Yugoslavia became a federal state consisting of six
republics, one of which was Bosnia-Herzegovina. Slavic
people make up most of the counties population. The largest
groups are the Bosnia Muslims, the Serbs, and the Croats.
Much of the Serbian population opposed to Bosnia's
independence and a civil war erupted in the Spring of 1992.
Serbian forces soon occupied about two-thirds of the
country. About one-fifth was soon held by Bosnian
Croatians. The remainder of the country was held by
Bosnian government troops, mainly Bosnian Muslims. From
1945, till 1990, communists held a monopoly on powers in
all of Yugoslavia, including Bosnia-Herzegovina. In 1990,
non-communists gained a majority of seats in Bosnia's first
multi-party election. Bosnia-Herzegovina's capitol city is
Sarajevo, which can be found in the center of the country.
Although many languages are spoke there, the main language
is Serbo-Croatian. In a 1991 census, there was a reported
4,365,639 people living in the borders of
Bosnia-Herzegovina which has an area of 19,741 square
miles, and in 1995 there was an estimated 4,454,000 people
in the country (Twenty-two people per square mile.)
Sixty-six percent of those people live in rural areas, leaving
only thirty-four percent living in urban areas. Bosnia-
Herzegovina's money system is based on the Dinar. Their
main agricultural exports are cattle, cherries, corn, grapes,
hogs, peaches, pears, plums, potatoes, sheep, soybeans,
tobacco, walnuts, and wheat. As a developing country, their...
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