Bosnia and Herzegovina

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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.).

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.).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $25.28 billion note: Bosnia has a large informal sector that could also be as much as 50% of official GDP (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 6% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,600 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 14.2% industry: 30.8% services: 55% (2002).

Labor force: 1.026 million (2001).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%.

Population below poverty line: 25% (2004 est.).

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%.

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.2% (2006 est.).

Unemployment rate: 45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.).

Budget: revenues: $5.643 billion expenditures: $5.677 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA (2006 est.).

Agriculture - products: wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock.

Industries: steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, tank and aircraft assembly, domestic appliances, oil refining.

Industrial production growth rate: 5.5% (2003 est.).

Electricity - production: 12.98 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - consumption: 11.03 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - exports: 3.05 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: 2 billion kWh (2004).

Exports: $3.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Exports - commodities: metals, clothing, wood products.

Exports - partners: Croatia 18.4%, Italy 17.1%, Slovenia 14.7%, Germany 12.8%, Austria 6.5%, Hungary 5.2%, China 4.2% (2005).

Imports: $8.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs.

Imports - partners: Croatia 24.7%, Germany 13.6%, Slovenia 13%, Italy 11%, Austria 6.9%, Hungary 5.5% (2005).

Debt - external: $3.927 billion (2006 est.).

Economic aid - recipient: $650 million (2001 est.).

Currency (code): konvertibilna marka (convertible mark) (BAM).

Exchange rates: konvertibilna maraka per US dollar - 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004), 1.7329 (2003), 2.0782 (2002) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro.

Fiscal year: calendar year.