Economy
GDP:
note: Bosnia has a large informal sector that could also be as much as 50% of official GDP (2005 est.)
GDP growth rate: 5.3% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,800 (2005 est.)
Inflation rate: 4.4% (2005 est.)
Currency: marka (BAM)
Exchange rates:
note: the marka is pegged to the euro
People
Population: 4,498,976 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 1.35% (2006 est.)
Religions: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Government
Capital:
name: Sarajevo
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Independence: 1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence was completed 1 March 1992; independence was declared 3 March 1992)
