I am in no way good at geography but I would at least like to think I was aware of the different countries in the world- yet Sandra has shown me that I'm really not. Not that I am complete ignorant of her country... just mostly. I always thought of Bosnia as the country but upon receiving this postcard and reading the small bit on the back I found out its The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was previously a part of The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) which formally disolved in 1992. Bosnia occupies the northern areas which are roughly four fifths of the entire country, while Herzegovina occupies the rest in the south part of the country.
Banja Luka is the 2nd largest city and is home to approxiametely 350,000 and the city is estimated to be about 475.7 sq miles. It is of course home to my new friend Sandra as well as the University of Banja Luka. The city as also awarded "Golden Tourism Rose” for being the most successful micro-destination in 2008 and has some stunning views of the surrounding country side and some amazing architecture.
If you'd like to know a bit more about the country of the city I'd recommend either http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/english/index.php or http://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/ and there are some amazing pictures available on google images and flickr, 2 of which I will post below as they are absolutely gorgeous.
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