Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Continent
- Europe
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- the Balkans
- Land neighbours
- Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
- Population
- 3,140,095 (2025)
- Total area
- 51,210 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 44.2° N, 17.8° E
Bosnia and Herzegovina at a glance
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Europe, in the Balkans. Its capital is Sarajevo. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Barbados, Micronesia, Somalia and Kosovo.
Bosnia and Herzegovina in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 3,140,095 | 133rdof 195 | 28thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 51,210 km² | 125thof 194 | 26thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $32.6B | 106thof 182 | 34thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $10,382 | 78thof 182 | 37thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 78.0 years | 54thof 195 | 32ndof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.49 | 140thof 195 | 11thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $773 | 68thof 191 | 38thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 52.7% | 130thof 195 | 40thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 86.1% | 73rdof 180 | 38thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 42.7% | 60thof 191 | 10thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 6.45 t | 34thof 181 | 11thof 37 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,140,095 | 51,210 km² | $10,382 |
| Croatia | 3,876,200 | 56,594 km²CIA World Factbook | $27,104 |
| Montenegro | 623,129 | 13,888 km² | $14,817 |
| Serbia | 6,549,143 | 84,990 km² | $15,262 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Bosnia and Herzegovina · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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