Europe · Southern Europe
Capital: Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #114
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
3.1M
#133 of 196
32nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$32.60B
#108 of 196
45th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$216.0M
#126 of 196
36th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$63.7M
#98 of 196
50th percentile
2024 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$3.92B
#100 of 196
49th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Country code
- BIH
- Neighbors
- CroatiaMontenegroSerbia
Three interesting facts
Bosnia and Herzegovina shares land borders with 3 countries: Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina spans roughly 51,209 square kilometers, placing it around 124th by area in this factbook.
The country’s linguistic landscape includes Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, reflecting a notably diverse cultural history.
Geography
Bosnia and Herzegovina on the map
Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia. Its terrain is mountains and valleys. The climate is hot summers and cold winters, areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters, mild, rainy winters along coast. In area, the country is slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Economy
Economic profile
Bosnia and Herzegovina's economy is characterized by import-dominated economy, remains consumption-heavy, lack of private sector investments and diversification, jointly addressing structural economic challenges, Chinese energy infrastructure investments, high unemployment, tourism industry impacted by COVID-19. Major industries include steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, ammunition, domestic appliances, oil refining. Important agricultural products include maize, milk, vegetables, potatoes, plums, wheat, apples, barley, chicken, tomatoes (2023). Notable exports include footwear, electricity, garments, plastic products, insulated wire (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Bosnia and Herzegovina has an estimated population of 3,422,000. Language and cultural traditions vary across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The population includes Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.). The urban population represents 50.3% of total population (2023).
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