Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina sits in Southeast Europe and uses BAM - Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Sarajevo
394K
Banja Luka
185K
Tuzla
111K
Population
3.4M
3,412,000 people
Area
51.2K km2
51,209 square kilometers
Density
67/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Sarajevo
43.87, 18.42
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Bosnia and Herzegovina, officially listed here as Bosnia and Herzegovina, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Bosnia and Herzegovina, BA, BIH, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Bosnia and Herzegovina is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southeast Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 3,412,000 people and a land area of 51,209 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 67 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 44, 18, while the capital coordinate reference is 43.87, 18.42. Bosnia and Herzegovina shares listed land borders with HRV, MNE, SRB, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Sarajevo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Mostar and Prijedor. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and major urban areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary directorial republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Bosnia and Herzegovina uses calling code +387, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BAM - Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM), while language records include Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BIH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 30.3 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Bosnia and Herzegovina profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BA / BIH
Top-level domains
.ba
Continents
Europe
Border countries
HRV, MNE, SRB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BIH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Bosnia and Herzegovina is represented by the BA country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of
394,002
primary
#2
Banja Luka
Srpska, Republika
185,042
admin
#3
Tuzla
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of
110,979
minor
#4
Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of
105,448
minor
#5
Prijedor
Srpska, Republika
89,397
minor
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary directorial republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+387
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
30.3
2021