Bosnia and Herzegowina
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina local long form: none local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina former: People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Gevernment type | emerging federal democratic republic |
| Capital |
name: Sarajevo
geographic coordinates: 43 52 N, 18 25 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Flag description | a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle |
| Currency | marka (BAM) |
| Internet country code | .ba |
| Ports and terminals | Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Samac, and Brcko (all inland waterway ports on the Sava), Orasje |
| Agriculture products | wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock |
| Industries | steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining |
| Geography |
| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia |
| Coordinates | 44 00 N, 18 00 E |
| Continent | Europe |
| Area |
total: 51,129 sq km
land: 51,129 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 1,459 km
border countries: Croatia 932 km, Montenegro 225 km, Serbia 302 km |
| Coastline | 20 km |
| Climate | hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast |
| Terrain | mountains and valleys |
| Natural resources | coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower |
| Natural hazards | destructive earthquakes |
| People |
| Population | 4,498,976 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam |
| Religions | Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% |
| Languages | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
