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Last reviewed: 16 May 2012 |
Country information
OVERVIEW
Land Area: 51,200 square kilometres
Population: 3.76 million (2010, UN estimate)
Capital City: Sarajevo
Peoples: Bosniak (48%), Bosnian Serb (37.1%),
Bosnian Croat (14.3%), Other (0.6%)
Official Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Major Religions: Islam, Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholicism
Currency: Bosnian Convertible Mark (1 EUR = 1.95583 BAM)
(Currency Sign KM; ISO-4217 Currency Code: BAM)
Major Political Parties:
- Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - (SDP BiH) (Multi-Ethnic)
- Alliance of Independent Social Democrats - (SNSD) (Bosnian Serb)
- Party of Democratic Action - (SDA) (Bosniak)
- Serbian Democratic Party - (SDS) (Bosnian Serb)
- Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina - (HDZ BiH) (Bosnian Croat)
- Croatian Democratic Union 1990 - (HDZ 1990) (Bosnian Croat)
Government: Federal Democratic Republic consisting of a State Level Government/Parliament and two Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, which each have their own constitution, Government/Parliament and extensive legislative powers.
Head of State: Tripartite Presidency (with rotating chair) consisting of:
- Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak - SDA) (Chair from 9 March 2012 – 9 November 2012)
- Nebojša Radmanović (Bosnian Serb - SNSD)
- Željko Komšić (Bosnian Croat - SDP BiH)
Chair of the Council of Ministers: Vjekoslav Bevanda (HDZ BiH)
Foreign Minister: Zlatko Lagumdžija (SDP BiH)
Membership of International Organisations:
- Council of Europe
- Central European Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE)
- Regional Cooperation Council
- United Nations (UN)
- World Bank
Bosnia and Herzegovina was a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2010 and 2011 terms.
Country information
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Useful links
- British Embassy in Sarajevo
- UK Trade & Investment
- Office of the High Representative
- EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- The Bosnian Institute
- Bosnian Embassy in London
- Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Central Election Commission
- BiH Progress Report 2011
BiH Government:
Contacts
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, British Embassy
Address:
Front Office, Chancery, Political, Press and Projects
8 Tina Ujevica street
Visa, Consular, Management, MOD and UKTI
11 Petrakijina street
71000 Sarajevo
Telephone:
+387 (0) 33 282 200
email: britemb@bih.net.ba
Fax:
+387 (0) 33 282 203: Front Office,
Chancery, Political, Press and Projects
+387 (0) 33 282 280:
Visa, Consular, Management
+387 (0) 33 282 265: MOD and UKTI
Email: mailto:britemb@bih.net.ba
Office hours:
Local Time:
Mon-Thurs: 0830-1700
Fri: 0830-1430
GMT:
Mon-Thurs: 0730-1600
Fri: 0730-1330
Website: http://ukinbih.fco.gov.uk/en/
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, British Embassy Office