Bosnia-Herzegovina

Country abbrevation: BIH
Tel./ Internet ext.: +387 Internet: .ba
Time zone: +1 GMT
Official name: Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Government type: federal democratic republic: a Serb entity and a Bosnian/Croatian entity
Independence: 1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed; independence declared 3 March 1992)
Capital: Sarajevo (for the Republika Srpska: Banja-Luka)
Surface (sq. km): 51,129 sq km

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
Highest point: Maglic 2,386 m

GDP: $29.5 billion (2009 est.) note: Bosnia has a large informal sector that may be as much as 50% of official GDP
GDP per capita: $6,400 (2009 est.)  
Currency: Konvertibilna marka (convertible mark) (BAM)  
Inhabitants: 4,621,598 (July 2010 est.)
Major religions: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%

Railways:  
Railway company: ZfBH (link) Network lenght: 608 km standard gauge: 608 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
EU:  Bosnia is still divided between two entities and there is no real progress towards European Union