Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Official script: Latin and Cyrillic
Monetary unit: Convertible mark (KM/BAM); 1 KM = 0.51 Euro
Population: 3 871 643 (estimate – 2014)
Capital city: Sarajevo
Political organization: parliamentary democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two entities: The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, and district Brčko
Total area: 51 197 km²
Land area: 51 187 km²
Sea area: 10 km²
Length of coast: 21 km
Geographic coordinates: 44 00 N, 18 00 E
Climate: Mediterranean in the southwest BiH, continental-mountain in the middle BiH, moderately continental in the north
Rivers: Drina, Sava, Bosna, Neretva, Una, Vrbas, Sana, Trebišnjica…
Mountains: Maglić, Volujak, Čvrsnica, Prenj, Igman, Treskavica, Bjelašnica, Zelengora, Velež, Dinara, Jahorina…
Highest peak: Maglić (2386 m)
Lakes: Blidinje, Boračko, Jablaničko, Modrac, Plivsko..
Largest lake: Buško (55.8 km²)
Larger cities: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Zenica, Tuzla, Bihać, Brčko, Neum, Bugojno, Travnik, Foča, Jajce…
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