Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Population
194,320
3,879,296
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
78.960 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.802
GDP per capita
$8,200 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
parliamentary democracy
emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
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 South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
2,831 km sq
51,197 km sq
Coastline
403 km
20 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
