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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Southern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   3 281
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   64.3
    Capital city    Sarajevo
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   342.7b,c
    UN membership date    22-May-92
    Surface area (km2)   51 209a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   96
    National currency    Convertible Mark (BAM)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   1.7c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)17 17616 21219 782d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)0.93.12.6d
    GDP per capita (current US$)4 635.44 727.35 951.4d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)87.37d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)26.426.527.7d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)65.666.265.3d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)19.717.5i15.1i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)30.930.6i32.3i
    Employment in services (% employed)49.451.9i52.6i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)27.327.718.4
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)34.3 / 58.236.2 / 58.235.2 / 57.7
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100104105c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)107105118j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)4 8035 0996 578c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)9 2238 99411 159c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 4 420- 3 895- 4 581c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 031-822-710c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)-0.3-1.5-0.9
    Urban population (% of total population)45.647.248.6c
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)0.4-0.3...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)1.31.31.3
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)78.1 / 72.978.9 / 74.079.6 / 74.6
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)15.7 / 19.315.2 / 21.514.5 / 25.3
    International migrant stocki,l (000/% of total pop.)38.8 / 1.038.6 / 1.135.7 / 1.1c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)179m143.9151.7c
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)96.96
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)99.38.9a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.82.2...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.51.71.2d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)1921.421.4n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)42.8i52.6i70.1d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)~0.0o,p0.20.2d
    Threatened species (number)6785104
    Forested areai (% of land area)42.742.742.7a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)20.5 / 5.519.3 / 5.522.3 / 6.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)182173194a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)727179a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)3656781 053d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)18.218.218.2c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)8.6 / ...10.3 / ...11.3 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)2.932.181.8d
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