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News •

NATO chief vows 'unwavering' support for Bosnia's integrity after Serb separatist actions • Mar. 10, 2025, 10:49 AM ET (AP)
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik is convicted and sentenced for separatist activities as tensions surge • Feb. 26, 2025, 2:15 PM ET (AP)
Supporters of separatist Bosnian Serb president Dodik rally as he awaits verdict fueling tensions • Feb. 25, 2025, 12:58 PM ET (AP)
Serbia's protesting students and supporters of the president hold parallel rallies as tensions spike • Feb. 15, 2025, 2:19 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Republika Bosna i Hercegovina
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Borjana Krišto (Chair of the Council of Ministers)
Capital Sarajevo
Population (2025 est.) 3,373,000
Head Of State nominally a tripartite presidency with a chair that rotates every eight months; Chair: Denis Bećirović
Form Of Government emerging republic with two legislative houses (House of Peoples [151]; House of Representatives [42])
Official Languages Bosnian; Croatian; Serbian
Official Religion none
Official Name Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Total Area (Sq Km) 51,209
Total Area (Sq Mi) 19,772
Monetary Unit convertible marka (KM3, 4)
Population Rank (2023) 134
Population Projection 2030 3,313,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 170.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 65.9
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 50.7% • Rural: (2024) 49.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 75 years • Female: (2022) 81.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 99% • Female: (2021) 97%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 26,211
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 8,160
International Authority Christian Schmidt2
1All seats are nonelective.2High Representative of the international community, per the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement/EU Special Representative.3The KM is pegged to the euro.4The euro also circulates as semiofficial legal tender.

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