Tanzania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna i Hercegovina Southeastern Europe AREA 19.7K mi2; 51.2K km2 [128th largest of 257 countries] ARABLE 19.7% POP 3.8M(193/mi2; 74/km2) [131st highest of 237 countries] GOV’T Parliamentary republic CAPITAL Sarajevo (346K) GDP/CAPITA $15,700 UNEMPLOYMENT 15% IN POVERTY 17% LIFE EXP 78 years MEDIAN AGE 44 yrs INFANT MORT 5/1K live births (177th) LITERACY 98% LANGUAGES Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian (all official); other RELIGIONS Muslim 51%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, atheist 1%, agnostic 1%, other 1% HEALTH 10% of GDP EDUCATION NA MILITARY 0.8% of GDP (133rd) LABOR FORCE Agriculture 7%, industry 29%, services 64% PCVs 2000–2002 CURRENT 0; TTD 21 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina Picnics are a familiar sight under Mostar's famous 16th-century Ottoman bridge. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and the Old Bridge—Stari Most—from which the town takes its name. The scene along the Neretva River is idyllic today, but this mixed Christian-Muslim town was synonymous with conflict during the Bosnian War of the early 1990s, including in 1995, when the historic bridge was destroyed. It was rebuilt in 2004 and today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Geoffrey Adam Parker © 2017 |
Adult Books
By Dennis Herlocker
2009
Summary:
Kids' Books
By Alma Fullerton, Alma; illustrated by Brian Deines
Publisher: Toronto: Pajama Press, 2016.
Format: unpaged; col illus.
ISBN: 978-1-77278-000-0
Age Range: 5-8 yrs.
Summary:
In Tanzania, a bicycle lending library provides joy for village schoolchildren. When the truck full of bicycles arrives at Anna's school, there aren't quite enough for hardworking Anna to get one, at first, but she helps her friends learn to ride, and on their way home, she gets her turn.
Films
Film:Kiumeni
Genre: Comedy
Director:Nicholas Marwa
Release Date: 2017
Language:Swahili
Run Time:1 hr 28 minutes
Synopsis:
This comedy juxtaposes poverty and wealth as the path of an affluent young man, crosses that of a girl from a poor neighbourhood. The young man falls head over heels in love with the girl to the extent that he wants her to move in with him and as tradition requires, he is obliged to visit her family. However, he has to fit in his new environment and there are lots of cultural shocks that he has to come to terms with.
