President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Population
3,879,296
42,192,494
Life Expectancy
78.960 years
77.140 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Buenos Aires
Largest city
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300)
Human Development Index
0.802
0.86
GDP per capita
$8,200 US
$17,700 US
Literacy Rate
96.7%
97.2%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2
2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
39.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
7.200%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
emerging federal democratic republic
republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
9 July 1816 (from Spain)
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
External Debt
$10,540,000,000 $
$136,800,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - 1.3083 (2008 est.), 1.4419 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area
51,197 km sq
2,780,400 km sq
Coastline
20 km
4,989 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
