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Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
(long form) Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital City: Sarajevo (310,605 pop.)
(436,000 metro)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Population: 3,843,126
(2010 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark
(conversion rates)

200 maraka
Ethnicity: Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6%

note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam
GDP total: $30.44 billion (2010 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,600 (2010 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Bosnian (official), Croatian (official), Serbian
Largest Cities: (by population) Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Zenica, Tuzla, Mostar, Bihac, Bugojno, Brcko, Bijeljina, Prijedor, Trebinje, Travnik
Name: Bosnia's name comes from the Bosna river, while the name Herzegovina is from the German noble title Herzog ("Duke")
National Day: November 25
Religion: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Symbols

A city street in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Little Green Dragon at en.wikipedia