President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat.
Population
10,888,321
3,875,723
Life Expectancy
59.690 years
76.120 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Largest city
Bujumbura (population: 331,700)
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0.382
0.802
GDP per capita
$8,300 US
Literacy Rate
59.3%
96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9
3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
31.7%
12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
republic
emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products
External Debt
$9,051,000,000 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
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
27,830 km sq
51,197 km sq
Coastline
0 km
20 km
Climate
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
