Bosnia-Hercegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna i Hercegovina Босна и Херцеговина
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine" (English: "The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina")
Location of  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (green) in Europe  (dark grey)
Capital and largest city	Sarajevo 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
Official languages	None at federal level
National languages	Bosnian Croatian Serbian
Demonym	Bosnian Herzegovinian
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
• High Representative	Valentin Inzkoa
• Chairman of the Presidency	Dragan Čovićb
• Members of the Presidency	Mladen Ivanićc Bakir Izetbegovićd
• Prime Minister	Denis Zvizdić
Legislature	Parliamentary Assembly
• Upper house	House of Peoples
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Establishment history
• Banate of Bosnia	c. 1154
• Kingdom of Bosnia	c. 1377
• Ottoman conquest	c. 1463
• Austro-Hungarian rule	1878
• Secession from Austria-Hungary	29 October 1918
• Creation of Yugoslavia	4 December 1918
• National Day	25 November 1943
• Independence from SFR Yugoslavia	1 March 1992
• Observed	6 April 1992
• Constitution	14 December 1995
Area
• Total	51,197 km2 (19,767 sq mi) (125th)
• Water (%)	0.8%
Population
• 2013 census	3,531,159
• Density	68.97/km2 (178.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$42.239 billion
• Per capita	$16,532
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$14.412 billion
• Per capita	$4,617.75
Gini (2011)	33.8 medium · 18th
HDI (2016)	0.750 high · 81st
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
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. Chair of current presidency (Croat) Current presidency member (Serb) Current presidency member (Bosniak)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (/ˈbɒzniə ən ˌhɛərtsəɡoʊˈviːnə, -ˌhɜːrt-, -ɡə-/ ( listen) or /ˌhɜːrtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/; abbreviated B&H; Bosnian and Serbian: Bosna i Hercegovina (BiH) / Боснa и Херцеговина (БиХ), Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina (BiH) pronounced [bôsna i xěrt͡seɡoʋina]), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina, and 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, and west; 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 town 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.