Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeast Europe. Its capital is Sarajevo. About 3.8 million people live there (2022).
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- People (2022)
- 3.8 million
- Currency
- convertible mark
Bosnia and Herzegovina at a glance
- In its own language
- Bosna i Hercegovina
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Population
- 3,816,459 (2022)
- People are called
- Bosnian, Herzegovinian
- Official languages
- Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- Currency
- convertible mark
- Life expectancy
- 75 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.78 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 33 (2011)
- Unemployment
- 28% (2014)
- Government
- federal parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Denis Bećirović (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Borjana Krišto (since 2022)
- Country codes
- BA, BIH
- Calling code
- +387
- Internet domain
- .ba
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Central European Time, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 44°, 18°
Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighbours
Bosnia and Herzegovina borders Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Neighbours
Divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republika Srpska
- Brčko District
Member of
- United Nations
- Council of Europe
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Eurocontrol
- Treaty on Open Skies
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
and 6 more organisations.
How far are you from Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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Questions
What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo.
What is the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has about 3,816,459 people, as recorded in 2022.
What currency does Bosnia and Herzegovina use?
The convertible mark.
What language is spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina are Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.
Which countries border Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina shares a border with Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.