Official name: Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)

Official language: bosnian, croatian, serbian

Script: Latin and Cyrillic

Location: BiH boarders the Republic of Croatia to the North, West and South-West (932 km of boarder) and to the East and South with Serbia and Montenegro (606 km of boarder)

Capital: Sarajevo

Population: 3.922.205 (2003)

Area: 51,129 km2

Political System Two entities: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska and the Brcko district.

Coastal length: 24 km

Culture and history: BiH is very much a multicultural society, something that has featured prominently in its development throughout the ages. There are four communities with different religious backgrounds based in the Islamic, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian or the Jewish faiths. During the centuries, cultural and religious differences have influenced the overall development of the country and have created the contemporary lifestyle culture of people.

Religions: Islamic, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, or other faiths.