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Geografical Data

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In the north, west and southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina borders with the Republic of Croatia (932 km of border), and in the east in south with Serbia and Montenegro (606 km of border).
Bosnia and Herzegovina has an exit to the Adriatic Sea of 13 km of coastline.

Total area: 51 209,2 sq km (Land: 51 197 sq km; Sea: 12,2 sq km)

Geographical coordinates of end spots of BiH:

Location: Southeastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula
Geographic coordinates: 44 00 N, 18 00 E

Area:
total: 51 209,2 sq km (Land: 51 197 sq km; Sea: 12,2 sq km)
country boundaries: 1,459 km
coastline: 20 km

Bordering countries:
Croatia 932 km;
Serbia and Montenegro 527 km (312 km with Serbia, 215 km with Montenegro)

The country consists of four geographical units.

Terrain:
mountains and valleys

Land structure:

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

Natural resources:
coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower

Capital:
Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo, with a population of about 500,000 citizens.
Other major cities are: Tuzla, Zenica, Banja Luka, Mostar and Doboj.

Population:
Bosnia and Herzegovina has about 4 million citizens, of which, more then 60% live in towns.

Age structure: about 71% between age 14 -64; 21% between age 0 -14.

Year 1991 2003
Population: 4.4 Mio 3.8 Mio
Ethnic nationality: 31.0% Serbs
17.3% Croats
8.0% Others

34.0% Serbs
15.4% Croats
2.3% Others

Religion:

41% Muslim,
34% Orthodox,
15% Catholic,
10% Other

Annual population growth rate: (2002 estimate): 0.76%
Official languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, and official script is Latin and Cyrillic
Literacy: 94.1% men, 78.0% women
Expected life: 71.0 men, 75.0 women
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Population (000) 3.738 3.653 3.725 3.781 3.798 3.828 3.832

Source of information: AGENCY FOR STATISTICS OF BiH

 

Currency:
The Convertible Mark (KM) or Bosnian Mark (BAM) BAM ratio to the Euro 1: 0,51

Road Sector:
The total length of roads is approximately 22,000 km, of which more then 3,700 km are arterial highways; approximately 4,100 km are regional roads; and approximately 14,000 km local roads. Road maintenance needs to be undertaken urgently to avoid further rapid deterioration.Further modernization of the road and railway networks are programmed, including construction of four-lane highway - Corridor Vc, connecting Budapest in Hungary and the Adriatic port of Ploce, and crossing all major centers in Bosnia and HerzegovinaRailways The length of railway-tracks is over 1,000 km, of which more then 250 km are double track, and approximately 800 km electrified. Further reconstruction and upgrading, of the railway network is underway.

Airports:
There are four international airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The biggest one is Sarajevo international airport. Other international airports operate in Banja Luka, Mostar and Tuzla.

Waterways:
River Sava, which is tributary of Danube, is the only navigable river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It provides the reliable connections to Black Sea and a number of European countries, using waterways of river Danube and its network of canals. The main inland waterway port at Sava is Brcko The other smaller ports on the river Sava are Orasje, Bosanski Samac and Bosanska Gradiska.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has good connections with seaports at Adriatic Sea too. Port Ploce is a main seaport used by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main alternative seaports are Rijeka, Kopar and Bar, all connected by railways and highways with all industrial centers and regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

DOING BUSINESS in 2007

PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Gross Domestic Product of BiH 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Nominal GDP (in milions EUR) 5.138 5.604 5.957 6.290 7.495 8.052
Nominal GDP (in milions KM) 10.050 10.960 11.650 12.303 14.658 15.749
Nominal GDP (in milions USD) 4.743 5.015 5.610 7.097 9.304 10.013
GDP per capita (in EUR) 1.359 1.475 1.556 1.642 1.950 2.095
GDP per capita (in KM) 2.658 2.886 3.043 3.211 3.814 4.097
GDP per capita (in USD) 1.254 1.320 1.466 1.852 2.421 2.605 
Population (in thousands) 3.781 3.798  3.828  3.832  3.843  3.844
Exchange rate KM/EUR, fixed since 2000 1,95583          
Annual average exchange rate KM/USD 2,1189 2,1856  2,0768  1,7335  1,5755 1,5728 

Source: Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Data for 2004 and 2005 are revised according to the methodological improvement of statistics, July 2006,

 

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW IN B&H BY PERIODS

PERIOD 000 EUR %
May 1994 to December 31, 1997 42.606 2,1
January – December 1998 60.044 3,0
January – December 1999 165.930 8,2
January – December 2000 158.550 7,9
January – December 2001 140.195 7,0
January – December 2002 308.982 15,3
January – December 2003 169.141 8,4
January – December 2004 618.327 30,7
January – December 2005 242.736 12,1
January – June 2006 107.150 5,3
T O T A L : 2.013.661 100,0

Source: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of B&H

 

FDI INFLOW IN B&H BY COUNTRIES | May 1994 - June 30, 2006 |
TOP INVESTOR COUNTRIES (ABOVE 5 MILLION EUR)

No. C O U N T R Y 000 EUR* %
1. CROATIA 316.885 15,7
2. AUSTRIA 293.301 14,6
3. SLOVENIA 257.392 12,8
4. LITHUANIA 252.396 12,5
5. NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 192.107 9,5
6. GERMANY 142.901 7,1
7. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 118.598 5,9
8. SWITZERLAND 63.699 3,2
9. ITALY 52.611 2,6
10. NETHERLANDS 51.871 2,6
11. GREAT BRITAIN 35.381 1,8
12. TURKEY 29.270 1,4
13. VIRGIN ISLANDS 22.138 1,1
14. BELGIUM 20.875 1,0
15. USA 20.699 1,0
16. KUWAIT 17.356 0,9
17. DENMARK 16.643 0,8
18. UAE 13.255 0,7
19. LUXEMBURG 12.117 0,6
20. SAUDI ARABIA 11.629 0,6
21. BULGARIA 10.628 0,5
22. LIECHTENSTEIN 8.604 0,4
23. CYPRUS 7.607 0,4
24. EGYPT 5.670 0,3
25.

OTHER COUNTRIES (62)
(UP TO 5 MILLION EURO)

40.028 2,0
  T O T A L : 2.013.661 100,0

Source: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of B&H
*Converted according to the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of B&H (1KM=0,51129EUR)

 

 

FDI INFLOW BY SECTORS | May 1994 - June 30, 2006 |
(ABOVE 1/2 MILLION EUR)

SECTOR 000 EUR %
Production 1.153.005 57,2
Banking 337.692 16,8
Services 81.445 4,0
Trade 144.503 7,2
Transport 79.819 4,0
Tourism 31.543 1,6
Other (up to 1/2 million EUR) 185.654 9,2
TOTAL INVESTMENT: 2.013.661 100,0

Source: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of B&H