Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
What the flag means
- Yellow triangle (3 points) — the three peoples: Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs
- White stars — Europe
- Blue — peace and the EU
Design set by: Zakon o zastavi Bosne i Hercegovine («Službeni glasnik BiH», broj 19/01) · Adopted 2001
Highlights
- 🌉 Mostar's beautiful Old Bridge
- 🕌 Sarajevo, where East meets West
- 🏞️ Stunning Kravica Falls
- ⛰️ Dinaric Alps mountain views
- ☕ Cozy Bosnian coffee culture
Quick facts
- Region
- Europe · Southeast Europe
- Population
- 3,140,095 people (2025)
- Area
- 51,209 km²
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Languages
- Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
- Currency
- Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Symbols in History (1)
Coats of arms and emblems whose historic seat lies within this country’s present-day territory.
Arms of the Kotromanić Dynasty and the Kingdom of Bosnia
OriginThe design of a silver diagonal band and gold lilies on a blue shield is connected with the Kotromanić dynasty and the medieval Kingdom of Bosnia.
DescriptionA white diagonal band crosses the blue shield from upper left to lower right, and on either side of it are three gold lilies (fleurs-de-lis), six in all. The edge of the shield is surrounded by a gold border.
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Data Sources
- What the flag means: Zakon o zastavi Bosne i Hercegovine («Službeni glasnik BiH», broj 19/01)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs