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| Κύπρος | ΠΓΔΜ | Ελλάδα | Μαυροβούνιο |
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http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/albania.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/bulgaria.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/cyprus.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/greece.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/romania.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/slovenia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/bosnia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/croatia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/macedonia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/montenegro.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/serbia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/turkey.rss
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA- INFO |
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BASIC
- Surface Area: 51 209.2 sq km
- Borders: Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia
- Capital City: Sarajevo
- Population: 3 842 942 (2007, est)
- Official language: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian
- Population (Age structure & projected population growth):
- Population aged (0-14) - 17.0%
- Population aged (15-64) - 68.6%
- Population aged (65+) -14.4%
- Population growth rate: minus 0.12% (medium variant from 2005-2010)
ECONOMIC
- Natural Resources:
Deposits of coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower. - Industries:
Steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil - Agriculture – products: Wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock.
- Currency & Code : Currency: Convertible Mark; Code: KM
- Industrial Growth:10.0% (2007)
- GDP (in currency): 11.1 EUR billions
- GDP Growth:: 6.84% (2007)
- GDP per capita: 3.254 EUR (2007)
- Consumer Inflation: 6.5% (2008)
- Unemployment: 23,4%
- Foreign Direct Investment (in currency): 1,628 EUR millions (2007)
- Current Account(in currency): minus 1.376 EUR billions (2007)
- Public Debt: (as % of GDP): n/a
- External debt(in currency): n/a
- Exports(in currency): n/a
- Imports(in currency): n/a
TRAVEL TIPS
CLIMATE
- Mostly continental, mediteranian at the south.
GETTING AROUND
- Car Rental Companies: Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar Rent a Car
- Taxi Companies: Radio taxi, Sarajevo taxi, Zuti Taxi
- Banks: Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ABS Banka,Bor Banka,Bosna Bank International,CBS Bank,Central Profit Banka
WHERE TO STAY
- Luxury Hotels: Hecco Deluxe Hotel, Hotel Michele, Hotel Exclusive, Radon Plaza Hotel, Hotel Aqua
WHAT TO SEE
- Main Squares: Baščaršija
- History and Culture: Ali Pasha's Mosque,The Bosniak institute – Foundation Adil Zulfikarpašić, The Emperor's Mosque, The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Shopping: The Ferhadija walkway in Sarajevo
- Parks and Gardens: Botanical Garden of the National Museum of B&H
Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina (www.bhas.ba)
Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (www.fbihvlada.gov.ba)
United Nations Population Division (www.un.org)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (www.unece.org)
FIPA - Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (www.fipa.gov.ba)
Federal office of statistics (www.fzs.ba)
International Monetary Fund (www.imf.org)
World Bank (www.worldbank.org)
Nations Online (www.nationsonline.org)
Official Sarajevo website (www.sarajevo.ba)