🌊 Did you know… Bosnia and Herzegovina has a coastline of only about 21 km? At first glance, Bosnia and Herzegovina may look like a landlocked country on the map. But it actually has a small stretch of coastline along the Adriatic Sea, centered around the coastal town of Neum. According to the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s coastline is approximately 21.2 km (13.2 miles) long. 📍 Neum is the country’s only coastal town and its only access to the Adriatic Sea. This narrow coastal corridor is surrounded almost entirely by Croatian territory, making Bosnia and Herzegovina’s coastline one of the most unusual geographic features in Europe. 🇭🇷 Just to the north and south, Croatia surrounds the Bosnian coastal strip. Croatia has an enormous and highly indented Adriatic coastline of about 6,278 km, including its mainland coast and islands, along with 1,244 islands, islets, rocks and reefs. 🗺️ The unusual border is a legacy of the region’s complex history. Today, Neum effectively creates a small interruption in Croatia’s otherwise continuous mainland coastline. 🌍 A tiny coastline, but a huge geographic story! Bosnia and Herzegovina may have only about 21 km of coast, but that short stretch gives the country direct access to the Adriatic Sea. Fun fact: The Pelješac Bridge, opened in 2022, allows traffic between northern and southern Croatia to bypass the Neum corridor rather than crossing Bosnian territory.