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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina in brief

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Area 51,129 sq km
Capital Sarajevo
Language Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Population 4,498,976 (July 2006 est.)
Population growth rate 1.35% (2006 est.)
Life expectancy 78 years
Religion Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Ethnic groups Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
Independence 1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; ind
GDP $9.158 billion (2006 est.)