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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosna i Hercegovina
Босна и Херцеговина
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine
National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location 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)
Ethnic groups (2013 census)
Demonym
Government Federal parliamentary
republic
Valentin Inzkoa
Mladen Ivanićb
Dragan Čovićc
Bakir Izetbegovićd
Denis Zvizdić
Legislature Parliamentary Assembly
House of Peoples
House of Representatives
Independence
1154
1377
1463
1831
1878
• Annexation of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary
1908
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) Increase 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
  1. Not a government member; the High Representative is an international civilian overseer of the Dayton peace agreement with authority to dismiss elected and non-elected officials and enact legislation.
  2. Chair of current presidency (Serb)
  3. Current presidency member (Croat)
  4. Current presidency member (Bosniak)

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Listeni/ˈbɒzniə ənd ˌhɛərtsəɡˈvnə, -ˌhɜːrt-, -ɡə-/ or /ˌhɜːrtsəˈɡɒvnə/;Serbo-Croat Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnian and Serbian Cyrillic script: 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.


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