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# Bosnia and Herzegovina

**Bosnia and Herzegovina: Capital Sarajevo**

51,197 km² · 3,140,095 people (2025) · Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark

Almost landlocked: the Neum corridor gives it about 20 km of Adriatic coast, one of the shortest coastlines of any country with sea access. The Una and Neretva cut deep karst canyons through limestone, and the Una at Štrbački Buk drops over a series of travertine steps about 25 m high.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Sarajevo
- **Area:** 51,197 km² — 19,767 sq mi
- **Population:** 3,140,095 (2025)
- **Density:** 61.3 people per km²
- **Currency:** Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM, KM)
- **Official languages:** Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +387
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** BA · BIH
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 126 of 200
- **By population:** 136 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Togo | 56,785 | 8,591,626 |
| Croatia | 56,594 | 3,876,200 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina ← | 51,197 | 3,140,095 |
| Costa Rica | 51,100 | 5,152,950 |
| Slovakia | 49,035 | 5,413,813 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Sarajevo

### What currency does Bosnia and Herzegovina use?

The Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM).

### How big is Bosnia and Herzegovina?

51,197 km², or 19,767 square miles — 126 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Bosnia and Herzegovina drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Togo](https://atoneplace.net/country/togo/)
- [Croatia](https://atoneplace.net/country/croatia/)
- [Costa Rica](https://atoneplace.net/country/costa-rica/)
- [Slovakia](https://atoneplace.net/country/slovakia/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]