  240px|thumb bosnia and herzegovina is located in southeastern europe, in the western balkans. it has a 932&nbsp;km border with croatia to the north and southwest, a 312&nbsp;km border with serbia to the east, and a 215&nbsp;km border with montenegro to the southeast. it borders the adriatic sea along its 20&nbsp;km (12.42&nbsp;mi) coastline. the most striking features of the local terrain are valleys and mountains which measure up to 2386 m in height. the country is mostly mountainous, encompassing the central dinaric alps. the northeastern parts reach into the pannonian basin, while in the south it borders the adriatic sea. the country's natural resources include: coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc and hydro power. ==regions== the country's name comes from the two regions bosnia and herzegovina, which have a very vaguely defined border between them. 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. the major cities are the capital sarajevo, banja luka in the northwest region known as bosanska krajina, bijeljina and tuzla in the northeast, zenica and doboj in the central part of bosnia and mostar, the capital of herzegovina. the south part of bosnia has mediterranean climate and a great deal of agriculture. central bosnia is the most mountainous part of bosnia featuring predominate mountains vlaÅ¡iÄ, Ävrsnica, and prenj. eastern bosnia also features mountains like trebeviÄ, jahorina, igman, bjelaÅ¡nica and treskavica. it was here that the 1984 winter olympics were held. eastern bosnia is heavily forested along the river drina, and overall close to 50% of bosnia and herzegovina is forested. most forest areas are in central, eastern and western parts of bosnia. northern bosnia contains very fertile agricultural land along the river sava and the corresponding area is heavily farmed. this farmland is a part of the parapannonian plain stretching into neighbouring croatia and serbia. the river sava and corresponding posavina river basin hold the cities of brÄko, bosanski Å amac, bosanski brod and bosanska gradiÅ¡ka. the northwest part of bosnia is called bosanska krajina and holds the cities of banja luka, [
Geography_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina