Bosnia and Herzegovina
President
Босна и Херцеговина) is a country on the Balkan peninsula of Southern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres
(19,741 sq mi). The last official census in 1991 recorded 4.4 million people, which was prior to the 1992-1995 war,
while an unofficial census in 1996 by UNHCR recorded a post-war population of 3.9 million. Its 2007 residential population is
estimated at approximately 4 million. Formerly one of the six federal units constituting the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina gained its independence during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. Bosnia and Herzegovina can be described as a
federal democratic republic that is transforming its economy into a market-oriented system, and it is a potential candidate for membership
in the European Union and NATO.
The country is home to three ethnic "constituent peoples": Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Regardless of ethnicity, a citizen of Bosnia and
Herzegovina is often identified in English as a Bosnian. In Bosnia, the distinction between a Bosnian and a Herzegovinian is maintained
as a regional, rather than an ethnic distinction. The country is politically decentralized and comprises two governing entities, the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, with District Brčko as a de facto third entity.
Full Name: Master Amir Topoljak
Date Joined: July 2008
Grade: 7th Dan TaeKwondo
6th Dan Kickboxing
5th Dan Karate
School: Sports Studio Martial Arts Association
