Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs differ in religion and were historically often part of different cultural circles, although a large part of the nations have lived side by side under foreign overlords.
Bosniaci, Chorváti a Srbi sa síce odlišujú vierovyznaním a historicky boli mnohokrát ovplyvnení rôznymi kultúrami, avšak väčšina obyvateľstva žila bok po boku pod vládou rôznych mocipánov.