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Bosnia and Herzegovina information
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location:
southeastern europe. bordering the adriatic sea and croatia
geographic coordinates:
44 00 n. 18 00 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 51.129 sq km land: 51.129 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than west virginia
land boundaries:
total: 1.459 km border countries: croatia 932 km. serbia and montenegro 527 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: 13.6% permanent crops: 2.96% other: 83.44% (2001)
irrigated land:
20 sq km (1998 est.)
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. 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 serbia and montenegro (montenegro). and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic croat majority in the west and an ethnic serb majority in the east
population:
4.025.476 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 18.3% (male 378.784/female 358.784) 15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1.458.405/female 1.388.793) 65 years and over: 10.9% (male 188.741/female 251.969) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 36.21 years male: 35.81 years female: 36.63 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.44% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
12.49 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
8.44 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0.3 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 21.05 deaths/1.000 live births male: 23.62 deaths/1.000 live births female: 18.31 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.83 years male: 74.21 years female: 81.72 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.71 children born/woman (2005 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:
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
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: 94.6% male: 98.4% female: 91.1% (2000 est.)
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
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