Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Bosna i HercegovinaFacts and Figures
Location southeastern
Europe
Bordered By Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro
Area 19,741 sq mi
(51,209 sq km)
Greatest Distance E-W
Greatest Distance N-S
Coastline (20 km)
Highest Point Maglic;
ft (2,386 m)
Lowest Point Adriatic Sea; sea level
Natural Resources
coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite,
cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand,
forests, hydropower
Nationality Bosnian,
Herzegovinian
Population (July 2009 est) 4,613,414
Largest Cities Sarajevo
Ethnic Groups Bosniak, Serb, Croat
Religions Muslim, Orthodox, Roman
Catholic
Languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Capital Sarajevo
Form of Government federal democratic
republic
Present Constitution Adopted December 14, 1995
Chief of State Chairman of the Presidency
Nebojsa Radmanovic (since November 6, 2008)
Head of Government Chairman of the Council of
Ministers Nikola Spiric (since January 11, 2007)
Cabinet Council of Ministers
Legislature bicameral Parliamentary Assembly
(Skupstina)
Judiciary BH Constitutional Court; BH State
Court
Local Administration 2 first-order
administrative divisions, 1 internationally supervised
district
Currency
Per Capita Income $6,500
Industries steel, coal, iron ore, lead,
zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles,
tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft
assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining
Agricultural Products wheat, corn, fruits,
vegetables; livestock
Export Commodities metals, clothing, wood
products
Import Commodities machinery and equipment,
chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Independence Achieved March 1,
1992
From Yugoslavia
National Holiday National Day, November 25
(1943)
Flag 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
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