Bosnia and Herzegovina
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 4,552,198 (July 2007 est.) | total population: 78.17 years
male: 74.57 years female: 82.03 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
| Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6% male: 98.4% female: 91.1% (2000 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| emerging federal democratic republic | Sarajevo | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992) | National Day, 25 November (1943) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| the Dayton Agreement, signed 14 December 1995 in Paris, included a new constitution now in force; note - each of the entities also has its own constitution | based on civil law system | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $9.158 billion (2006 est.) | 5.3% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $5,500 (2006 est.) | 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| 25% (2004 est.) | 8.2% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $3.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | $8.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $2.7 billion (2006 est.) | konvertibilna marka (convertible mark) (BAM) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 4.5% (2005 est.) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia | 51,129 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast | coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 1.594 million (2005) | .ba | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 31,490 (2006) | 806,400 (2005) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 28 (2006) | 608 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 21,846 km | ||
