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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Republika Bosna i Hercegovina
| Population: |
3,201,823 |
| Population Density: |
162 per sq.mi. |
| Urban: |
34% |
| Ethnic groups: |
- Muslim 44%
- Serbian 31%
- Croatian 17%
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| Principle languages: |
Serbo-Croatian (official) 99% |
| Religions: |
- Muslim 40%
- Orthodox 31%
- Catholic 15%
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| Geography |
| Area: |
19,741 sq. mi. |
| Location: |
On Balkan Peninsula in SE Europe. |
| Neighbors: |
Yugoslavia on E and SE, Croatia on N and W |
| Topography: |
Hilly with some mountains. 50% of the land is forested. |
| Capital: |
Sarajevo (1991): 416,000 |
| Government |
| Type: |
In transition. |
| Head of state: |
Pres. Alija Izetbegovic; b. 1925; in office: Dec. 1990 |
| Defense: Active Troop Strength: |
110,000 est. |
| Economy |
| Industries: |
Textiles, mining, timber |
| Chief crops: |
Corn, wheat, oats, barley |
| Minerals: |
Bauxite, iron ore, coal |
| Finance |
| Monetary unit: |
New Yugoslav Dinar |
| Gross domestic product (1991): |
$14 bln. |
| Per capita GDP: |
$3,200. |
| Health |
| Births (per 1,000 pop.): |
11 |
| Deaths (per 1,000 pop.): |
8 |
| Natural increase: |
0.4% |
| Hospital beds: |
1 per 219 persons |
| Physicians: |
1 per 624 persons |
| Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births 1995): |
12 |
| Education |
| Literacy: |
90% |
| Major International Organizations |
| UN |
(ILO, WHO) |
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