Country data
Location: Southeast Europe
Time zone: CET
Total area: 51,197 km²
Land area: 51,187 km²
Water area: 10 km²
Length of the state border: 1,543 km
Bordering countries:
Croatia: 956 km
Montenegro: 242 km
Serbia: 345 km
Coastline: 20 km
Capital: Sarajevo
Electric current: 220 V / 50 Hz
Telephone code: 00 387 (Source: Allcitycodes)
Highest point: Maglic 2,386 m
Population
Population: approx. 3.9 million residents (Countryaah, 2021)
Population growth: -0.1% per year
Population density (residents per km²): 76
Life expectancy: 73 (male), 80 (female)
Official language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Religions:
- 40% Muslim
- 31% Orthodox
- 15% Roman Catholic
- 14% other
Climate
A temperate continental climate with a transition in the south to the Mediterranean climate.
There are warm summers and cold winters, comparable to the temperatures in Germany.
Currency / finance
Currency unit: Marka (BAM)
Classification: 1 Marka = 100 Fening
ATMs: Available in Sarajevo and Mostar.
International credit cards: These are only accepted by a few very large stores.
Regulations: Foreign and national currencies can be imported and exported in unlimited amounts.
Customs regulations
The following may be carried duty-free:
- 200 cigarettes or 20 cigars or 200 g tobacco
- 1 liter of alcoholic beverages
- small amounts of perfume
(Information applies to people aged 17 and over)
Tourists and people in transit can bring items of personal use with them duty-free.
Travel advice
Beside the roads there are a few minefields that have not been cleared. Outside of the big cities you should therefore not leave paved roads.
Behavioral advice
The roads across the country are in very poor condition in some cases. You should therefore be particularly careful when driving.
Economy
By pegging the national currency to the euro with an exchange rate of 1.95583: 1, the market corresponds to the value of the former D-Mark. The bond established a stable national currency.
The growth of the economy has stabilized in recent years.
Industries: ore processing, coal mining, mechanical engineering, textiles
Natural resources: iron, ores, wood, coal, copper, magnesium
Land use:
- Land: 14%
- Grain cultivation: 5%
- Pasture area: 20%
- Forests: 39%
- other: 22%