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Bosnia and Herzegovina
parliamentary republic
After four centuries of Ottoman rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary took control in 1878 and held the region until 1918, when it was incorporated into the newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. After World War II, Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). <br><br>Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the SFRY on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs.
Profile
CapitalSarajevo
Population3.7M
GDP$64.6B
Area51,197 km²
LanguageBosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.)
Currencykonvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar -
Leadership
Head of State
Željko Komšić
Since 2018
Head of Government
Borjana Krišto
Since 2023
At a Glance
Population
3.7M
GDP (PPP)
$65B
