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Population
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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