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Official name
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital
Sarajevo
Area
51,209 sq km
19,772 sq mi
PEOPLE
Population
4,613,414 (2009 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 0.34 percent (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 4,535,296 (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 3,891,669 (2009 estimate)
Population density
90 persons per sq km (2009 estimate)
234 persons per sq mi (2009 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 45 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural 55 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Sarajevo 579,000 (2003 estimate)
Tuzla 133,861 (2003 estimate)
Zenica 128,495 (2003 estimate)
Banja Luka 116,832 (2003 estimate)
Mostar 105,448 (2003 estimate)
Ethnic groups (2000)
Bosniak 48 percent
Serb 37 percent
Croat 14 percent
Others 1 percent
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian (official) 99 percent
Other 1 percent
Religious affiliations
Muslim 40 percent
Orthodox Christian 31 percent
Roman Catholic 15 percent
Protestant 4 percent
Other or nonreligious 10 percent
HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Life expectancy
Total 78.5 years (2009 estimate)
Female 82.3 years (2009 estimate)
Male 74.9 years (2009 estimate)
Infant mortality rate
9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2009 estimate)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)
$15.1 billion (2007)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)
$4,013.90 (2007)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 9.8 percent (2007)
Industry 21.6 percent (2007)
Services 68.6 percent (2007)
Major trade partners for exports
Italy, Croatia, Germany, Austria, Slovenia
Major trade partners for imports
Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Hungary
SOURCES
BH Statistics Agency (www.bhas.ba), International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov), World Bank (www.worldbank.org). UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (www.fao.org), CIA World Factbook, World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (www.unesco.org). |
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