President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Population
21,032
3,879,296
Life Expectancy
72.060 years
78.960 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Largest city
Meyungs (population: 1,275)
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0
0.802
GDP per capita
$8,200 US
Literacy Rate
92%
96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000 census)
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Exports
metals, clothing, wood products
External Debt
$10,540,000,000 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
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
459 km sq
51,197 km sq
Coastline
1,519 km
20 km
Climate
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
