Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna i Hercegovina Босна и Херцеговина
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:  Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital and largest city	Sarajevo 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
Official languages	None (de jure) Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian (de facto, standard varieties of Serbo-Croatian)
Ethnic groups (2013 census)	50.11% Bosniaks 30.78% Serbs 15.43% Croats 2.73% other
Demonym	Bosnian Herzegovinian
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• Chairman of the Presidency	Mladen Ivanića
• Members of the Presidency	Dragan Čovićb Bakir Izetbegovićc
• Prime Minister	Denis Zvizdić
Legislature	Parliamentary Assembly
• Upper house	House of Peoples
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence
• Banate of Bosnia	1154
• Kingdom of Bosnia	1377
• Ottoman conquest	1463
• Bosnian uprising	1831
• Austro-Hungarian occupation	1878
• Austro-Hungarian annexation	1908
• National Day	25 November 1943
• Republic of BiH & independence from SFRJ	1 March 1992
• Observed	6 April 1992
Area
• Total	51,197 km2 (19,767 sq mi) (127th)
• Water (%)	0.8%
Population
• 2013 census	3,531,159
• Density	68.97/km2 (178.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$41.127 billion
• Per capita	$11,647
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$16.306 billion
• Per capita	$4,617.75
Gini (2013)	36.2 medium
HDI (2014)	0.733 high · 85th
Currency	Convertible mark (BAM)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date format	dd. mm. yyyy. (CE)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	387
ISO 3166 code	BA
Internet TLD	.ba
Chair of current presidency (Serb) Current presidency member (Croat) Current presidency member (Bosniak)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (ⁱ/ˈbɒzniə ənd ˌhɛərtsəɡoʊˈviːnə, -ˌhɜːrt-, -ɡə-/ or /ˌhɜːrtsəˈɡɒvᵻnə/;Serbo-Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina/Боснa и Херцеговина; pronounced [bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina]), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or Bosnia & Herzegovina, abbreviated BiH or B&H, and, in short, often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west, and south; Serbia to the east; Montenegro to the southeast; and the Adriatic Sea to the south, with a coastline about 20 kilometres (12 miles) long surrounding the city of Neum. In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate, with hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography.