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| AREA |
51,129
sq km (19,741 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
4,510,000 (1996). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
88.2 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Sarajevo. |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
526,000 (1998). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Roughly triangular
in shape, and the geopolitical centre of
the former Yugoslav federation, Bosnia and
Herzegovina shares borders with Serbia and
Montenegro in the east and southeast, and
Croatia to the north and west, with a short
Adriatic coastline of 20km (12 miles) in
the southeast, but no ports. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Parliamentary Democracy.
Under the terms of the 1995 Dayton Peace
agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina consists
of two entities: Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
(the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
and Republika Srpska (the Serbian Republic).
Heads of State: The presidency of Bosnia
and Herzegovina consists of two Members
and one Chairperson: one Bosniak, one Serb
and one Croat. Current Members and Chairman
are: Alija Izetbegovic (1990/1998), Ante
Jelavic (1998) and Zivko Radišic (1998).
The chair rotates. Council of Ministers
(central government): Bosnia and Herzegovina's
central government is headed by two chairmen:
Haris Silajdzic, since 1997, and Svetozar
Mihajlovic, since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE |
The official languages
are Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian. The Croats
and Bosniaks use the Latin alphabet, whereas
the Serbs use the Cyrillic. |
| RELIGION |
44% Muslim, 31% Orthodox
and 17% Roman Catholic. 8% other denominations. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from
last Sunday in March to Saturday before
last Sunday in September). |
| ELECTRICITY |
220 volts AC, 50Hz.
2-pin plugs are in use. |
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