Full name: Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality
noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s) adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
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Area total: 51,129 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 51,129 sq km
Population: 4,025,476 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Serb 37.1% Bosniak 48% 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
Capital: Sarajevo 380,000
Largest Cities
Zenica Tuzla Banja Luka
Official Language
Bosnian Croatian Serbian
Religions
Muslim 40% Orthodox 31% Roman Catholic 15% other 14%
Political system: emerging federal democratic republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $26.21 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $6,500 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 5% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 14.2% industry: 30.8% services: 55% (2002)
Inflation: 1.1% (2004 est.)
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