President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat.
Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Population
3,875,723
81,147,265
Life Expectancy
76.120 years
80.320 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Berlin
Largest city
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Berlin (population: 3,426,350)
Human Development Index
0.802
0.94
GDP per capita
$8,300 US
$39,100 US
Literacy Rate
96.7%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2
7.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
30.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Karl Albrecht ($21.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
6.500%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
emerging federal democratic republic
federal republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
German
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
External Debt
$9,051,000,000 $
$5,624,000,000,000 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
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
41
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Area
51,197 km sq
357,022 km sq
Coastline
20 km
2,389 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
