Bosnia and Herzegovina: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As Republika Bosna i Hercegovina
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Borjana Krišto (Chair of the Council of Ministers)
Capital Sarajevo
Population (2024 est.) 3,393,000
Head Of State nominally a tripartite presidency with a chair that rotates every eight months; Chair: Denis Bećirović
Form Of Government emerging republic with two legislative houses (House of Peoples [151]; House of Representatives [42])
Official Languages Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian
Official Religion none
Official Name Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Total Area (Sq Km) 51,209
Total Area (Sq Mi) 19,772
Monetary Unit convertible marka (KM3, 4)
Population Rank (2023) 134
Population Projection 2030 3,313,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 171.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 66.3
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 50.7% • Rural: (2024) 49.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 75 years • Female: (2022) 81.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 99% • Female: (2021) 97%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2022) 24,771
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2022) 7,660
International Authority Christian Schmidt2
1All seats are nonelective.2High Representative of the international community, per the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement/EU Special Representative.3The KM is pegged to the euro.4The euro also circulates as semiofficial legal tender.

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national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
president of United States
Dayton Accords
Slobodan Milošević
president of Yugoslavia
Benjamin Kállay
Austro-Hungarian statesman
Kulin
ruler of Bosnia
Tvrtko I
ruler of Bosnia
Franjo Tudjman
president of Croatia

Map showing the countries of Europe with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
Europe
continent
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
national capital, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Banja Luka
Banja Luka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina: stone arch bridge
Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Srebrenica
Srebrenica
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jajce, Bos.-Her.
Jajce
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Goražde
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Bihać
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Tuzla
Tuzla
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslavia, 1919–92
Yugoslavia
former federated nation [1929–2003]
Drina River
Drina River
river, Europe
Bosna River
Bosna River
river, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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