President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Population
313,847,465
3,879,296
Life Expectancy
78.490 years
78.960 years
Capital City
Washington, DC
Sarajevo
Largest city
New York City (population: 8,008,280)
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Human Development Index
0.95
0.802
GDP per capita
$49,000 US
$8,200 US
Literacy Rate
99%
96.7%
Corruption Perception Index
7.3
3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.6%
12.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
William Gates III ($40.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
9.000%
43.300%
Death Penalty
Legal
NA
Political System
Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
emerging federal democratic republic
Independence date
4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Religions
Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages
English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
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
4.060%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
110
0
Location
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Area
9,826,675 km sq
51,197 km sq
Coastline
19,924 km
20 km
Climate
mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
