The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 51,209.2 sq km land: 51,197 sq km water: 12.2 sq km

      Area - comparative:

      slightly smaller than West Virginia

      Land boundaries:

      total: 1,538 km border countries: Croatia 932 km, Montenegro 249 km, Serbia 357 km

      Coastline:

      20 km

      Maritime claims:

      no data available

      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

      Elevation extremes:

      lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Maglic 2,386 m

      Natural resources:

      coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower

      Land use:

      arable land: 19.61% permanent crops: 1.89% other: 78.5% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      30 sq km (2003)

      Total renewable water resources:

      37.5 cu km (2003)

      Natural hazards:

      destructive earthquakes

      Environment - current issues:

      air pollution from metallurgical plants; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; water shortages and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992–95 civil strife; deforestation

      Environment - international agreements:

      party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east

      People

       Bosnia and Herzegovina

      Population:

      4,590,310 (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 14.7% (male 347,679/female 326,091) 15–64 years: 70.6% (male 1,634,053/female 1,606,341) 65 years and over: 14.7% (male 277,504/female 398,642) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 39.4 years male: 38.2 years female: 40.5 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      0.666% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      8.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      8.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      6.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 9.34 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 78.33 years male: 74.74 years female: 82.19 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.24 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      900 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      100 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:

      noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s) adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

      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

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 99% female: 94.4% (2000 est.)

      Education expenditures:

      NA

      Government

       Bosnia and Herzegovina

      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

      Government 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 СКАЧАТЬ