this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2024
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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On the bright side, they save a lot of money on their Coast Guard.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what Peru tried to tell Ecuador.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you mean like Peru and Chile told Bolivia,

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I think a better summary would be: Chile told Bolivia after Bolivia tried to screw it over on an international treaty, and Bolivia dragged Peru into it. It's an interesting history from many perspectives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 month ago (3 children)

While not having any idea of their history, seeing how they ended up it seems rude to even ask.

[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They can have a little bit of sea, as a treat(y).

Still, it is completely surrounded by Croatia's claims, and located in the narrow Bay of Mali Ston that Croatia already has a bridge over, so if Bosnians get naughty again they can just turn their sea access into a lake just by dumping enough sand/clay/silt from the existing bridge.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

They can have a little bit of sea, as a treat(y).

Omfg, this line killed me xD

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Other 2 answers describe current situation, but the origin is much older. In 1699 Repubublic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) ceded Neum to the Ottoman Empire, to prevent land attack from Venice, as Dalmatia was part of Venice that time. Than BiH and Croatia just inherited the borders.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neum#History

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago

Second shortest coastline in the world after Monaco

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Alright, fine. You can have 20 miles or so, but nothing more. Oh and all the islands around it are still our's.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

That's 20km, only about 12 miles.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

Most living in Bosnia along the Croatian border in the south-west are already ethnic Croatians, and they cross the border unimpeded to Croatia for all its benefits. Those that are not ethnic Croatians are likely ethnic Bosnian there, who cross as unimpeded as well, except they likely give less shit about it because they are just visiting their relatives or enjoying their EUR-bought or built homes during the summer but then go back to Germany to work for the rest of the year.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Chile moment

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Well, Bosnia did attack Croatia in early 90's didn't they?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Fuck your Economic Exclusion Zone

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

When your playing BAR and your busy swipes in front of you and grabs all your mining nodes.