President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general. Prime minister : Freundel Stuart
Population
3,879,296
287,733
Life Expectancy
78.960 years
74.520 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Bridgetown
Largest city
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Bridgetown (population: 98,511)
Human Development Index
0.802
0.889
GDP per capita
$8,200 US
$23,700 US
Literacy Rate
96.7%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
13.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
12.000%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
emerging federal democratic republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
30 November 1966 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
English
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
External Debt
$10,540,000,000 $
$668,000,000 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
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Area
51,197 km sq
430 km sq
Coastline
20 km
97 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
