Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo ยท Southeast Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Sarajevo, the official currency is the Convertible Mark, and the main language is Bosnian.
With a population of roughly 3.2 million people spread over 51,197 kmยฒ, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 134th most populous country in the world and the 125th largest by area. That works out at about 63 people per square kilometre.
Bosnia and Herzegovina shares land borders with Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro โ 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Tuzla. The highest point in the country is Magliฤ, at 2,386 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Costa Rica, while its population is closest to that of Mongolia.
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 3,200,000
- Area
- 51,197 kmยฒ
- Currency
- Convertible Mark
- Main language
- Bosnian
- Highest point
- Magliฤ
2,386 m - Land borders
- 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina: things worth knowing
- Bosnia and Herzegovina has roughly 20 kilometres of coastline at Neum, which splits Croatia's territory in two.
- The country has a three-member presidency, with one Bosniak, one Croat and one Serb member serving at the same time.
- The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo; several of the venues were damaged during the siege of the city a decade later.
Bosnia and Herzegovina in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 29th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.