 Introduction |
Typical picture of some old charming streets of Bosnia
Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
Area: 51,209 km2
Geographical location: Bosnia and Herzegovina is situated in the west part of the Balkan Peninsula
Border countries: SR of Yugoslavia on the east, Republic of Croatia on the north, west and south
Administrative distribution: B&H is divided on two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republica Srpska (RS) + the district Brcko which has a statute apart
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Entity's structure: the Federation of B&H is administratively divided on 10 cantons/districts. These 10 cantons/districts are divided in municipalities. There are 84 municipalities in Federation B&H. The Republica Srpska is administratively divided into 64 municipalities. The city Brcko is a separated administrative unit-District.
Capital city: Sarajevo (350.000 people) (the Federation of B&H-Sarajevo, RS-Banja Luka)
The structure of population: Bosnians, Croats, Serbs and other participants of other nations
Other major cities: Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica, Mostar, Doboj
Currency: Convertible Mark (KM)
Official languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Religions: Muslim 44%, Orthodox 33%, Roman Catholic 17%, Protestant 4%,
other 6%
Life Expectancy: 68.78 male, 74.38 female
Natural resources: Timber, coal, salt, manganese, silver, bauxite, lead, zinc, iron ore, copper, manganese, forests, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower, fish.
Official languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian (Bosnian, and Croatian are written on Alphabet, and Serbian are written on Cyrillic). |
