President: Francois Hollande Prime minister: Jean-Marc Ayrault
President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Population
65,630,692
3,879,296
Life Expectancy
81.460 years
78.960 years
Capital City
Paris
Sarajevo
Largest city
Paris (population: 2,138,550)
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0.955
0.802
GDP per capita
$35,600 US
$8,200 US
Literacy Rate
99%
96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
6.9
3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6%
12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Bernard Arnault ($16.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
9.300%
43.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
republic
emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire)
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Exports
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
metals, clothing, wood products
External Debt
$5,633,000,000,000 $
$10,540,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6799 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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
2.600%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
40
0
Location
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
643,801 km sq
51,197 km sq
Coastline
0 km
20 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
