Country information: Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Name of country | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia i Hercegovina, BiH) |
|---|---|
| Capital | Sarajevo (approximately 400,000 inhabitants) |
| Form of government | Democratic federal state with two strong constituent entities: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, as well as the separate District of Brcko |
| Volume of German development cooperation per annum | 64 million euros (2008) |
| Population | 3.8 million (2007) |
| Population growth rate | 0% (2007) |
| Age structure | 17.6% under the age of 15, 13.7% aged 65 and above (2005) |
| Life expectancy | 75 years (2006) |
| Area | 51,210 km² |
| Climate | Continental climate, at the coast Mediterranean climate |
| Religions | 48.3% Muslim, 34% Serbian Orthodox, 15.4% Roman Catholic (estimated) |
| Languages | Bosnian, Serbian, Croat, with Latin (Bosnian/Croatian) and Cyrillic (Serbian) script |
| Gross national income | 12.569 billion US dollars (2006) |
| External debt, total | 5.669 billion US dollars (2006) |
| Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and services and net income from abroad | 9% (2006) |
| Country category* | CIS = Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| Proportion of the population living on less than 1 US dollar a day |
no data available |
|---|---|
| Under-nutrition | no data available |
| Public spending on education as a percentage of gross domestic product |
no data available |
| Proportion of school age children attending primary school |
no data available |
| Literacy rate | 96.7% (1995-2005) |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament |
14% (2007) |
| Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
15 (2007) |
| Number of mothers who die during pregnancy or childbirth (per 100,000 live births) |
3 (2007) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence among the 15-49 age group |
0% (2005) |
| Public health spending as a percentage of gross domestic product |
4.1% (2004) |
| Percentage of the population with sustainable access to safe drinking water |
99% (2007) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (in tons) |
6.2 (2000) |
| Number of internet users (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
280 (2007) |
last changed: March 2009
* The United Nations have defined categories to reflect the development status of countries. Since 1971 the term "Least developed countries" (LDC) has been used to designate the countries with the lowest development status. The criteria used to class a country as an LDC include the per capita income and other major statistics, such as the rate of literacy, economic productivity, vulnerability to swings in the economy and the number of inhabitants.
The category "Developing countries" (DC) covers all developing countries.
The category "CIS states" embraces the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Sources for the data in the table: World Bank, German Federal Foreign Office, Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), BMZ
Information
See also
External links
- Information by the Foreign Office about bilateral relations between Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- The World Bank Group:
World Development Indicators
Data Query - The World Bank Group:
Country tables with data on the current status of the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals - Human Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Millennium Development
Goals Indicators
Official United Nations
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MDG Indicators - MDG Monitor:
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