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People of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Population:4,552,198 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 15% (male 353,163/female 331,133)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 1,615,011/female 1,587,956)
65 years and over: 14.6% (male 273,240/female 391,695) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 38.9 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 40.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.003% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:8.8 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:9.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.067 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.017 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.698 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 9.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 78.17 years
male: 74.57 years
female: 82.03 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.23 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:900 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:100 (2001 est.)
Nationality:noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Ethnic groups:Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam
Religions:Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
Languages:Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 99%
female: 94.4% (2000 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Quickstats

  • Population: 4,552,198 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 51,129 sq km
  • Density: 76 /km² (116th5)
  • GDP (total): $36.5 billion (IMF) (94th)
  • GDP (per capita): $9,168 (IMF) (77th)
  • Literacy: 96.7%

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  • Currency: Convertible mark (BAM)
  • Dial code: +387

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet

  • Usage: 806,400
  • Penetration: 17.3 %
  • Top Domain: .bk

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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