Bosnia and Herzegovina

After four centuries of Ottoman rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary took control in 1878 and held the region until 1918, when it was incorporated into the newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. After World War II, Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY).

Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the SFRY on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. Bosnian Serb militias, with the support of Serbia and Croatia, then tried to take control of territories they claimed as their own. From 1992 to 1995, ethnic cleansing campaigns killed thousands and displaced more than two million people. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement, and the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995.

The Dayton Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Dayton Accords also established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the agreement's implementation. In 1996, the NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR) took over responsibility for enforcing the peace. In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. As of 2022, EUFOR deploys around 1,600 troops in Bosnia in a peacekeeping capacity. Bosnia and Herzegovina became an official candidate for EU membership in 2022.

44 00 N, 18 00 E

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air pollution; deforestation and illegal logging; inadequate wastewater treatment and flood management facilities; urban waste disposal; uncleared land mines from the 1990s

Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast

20 km

Total: 1,543 km

Border countries (3): Croatia 956 km; Montenegro 242 km; Serbia 345 km

Agricultural land: 21.7% (2023 est.)

Arable land: 7.2% (2023 est.)

Permanent crops: 1.4% (2023 est.)

Permanent pasture: 12.8% (2023 est.)

Forest: 42.2% (2023 est.)

Other: 36.1% (2023 est.)

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coal, iron ore, antimony, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower

within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro

mountains and valleys

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia

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30 sq km (2012)

37.5 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated

Highest point: Maglic 2,386 m

Lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m

Mean elevation: 500 m

Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)

Total : 51,197 sq km

Land: 51,187 sq km

Water: 10 sq km

0-14 years: 13.1% (male 257,444/female 240,209)

15-64 years: 68.3% (male 1,305,271/female 1,290,920)

65 years and over: 18.6% (2024 est.) (male 289,449/female 415,378)

At birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)

Adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian

Total: 14 years (2023 est.)

Male: 14 years (2023 est.)

Female: 15 years (2023 est.)

Urban population: 50.3% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Improved:

Urban: 94.8% of population (2022 est.)

Rural: 97.3% of population (2022 est.)

Total: 96.1% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved:

Urban: 5.2% of population (2022 est.)

Rural: 2.7% of population (2022 est.)

Total: 3.9% of population (2022 est.)

346,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2023)

2.58 physicians/1,000 population (2019)

2.3 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.)

27.7 years (2019 est.)

Total dependency ratio: 43.5 (2024 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 16.8 (2024 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 26.7 (2024 est.)

Potential support ratio: 3.7 (2024 est.)

Improved:

Urban: 99.5% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved:

Urban: 0.5% of population (2022 est.)

Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.)

Note: Republika Srpska authorities dispute the methodology and refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam

Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, Roman Catholic 15.2%, atheist 0.8%, agnostic 0.3%, other 1.2%, undeclared/no answer 1.1% (2013 est.)

Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.)

Major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Bosnian)

Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

Knjiga svjetskih činjenica, nužan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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9.6% of GDP (2021)

14.8% of national budget (2022 est.)

0.67 (2024 est.)

Total: 27.3% (2024 est.)

Male: 25.4% (2024 est.)

Female: 30.9% (2024 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Total: 44.8 years (2024 est.)

Male: 43.1 years

Female: 46.5 years

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

1.38 children born/woman (2024 est.)

Total: 3,798,671 (2024 est.)

Male: 1,852,164

Female: 1,946,507

Total: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

Male: 5.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Total: 34% (2025 est.)

Male: 39.2% (2025 est.)

Female: 29% (2025 est.)

17.9% (2016)

10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

8.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Total: 5.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Beer: 4.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Wine: 0.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Spirits: 0.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Other alcohols: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Total population: 78.5 years (2024 est.)

Male: 75.5 years

Female: 81.6 years

3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)

10.2% national budget (2021 est.)

-0.25% (2024 est.)

Municipal: 320 million cubic meters (2022)

Industrial: 475 million cubic meters (2022)

Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.249 million tons (2024 est.)

Percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23.8% (2022 est.)

26.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

24.513 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From coal and metallurgical coke: 19.292 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From petroleum and other liquids: 4.785 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From consumed natural gas: 436,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

91.227 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires John GINKEL (since September 2025)

Embassy: 1 Robert C. Frasure Street, 71000 Sarajevo

Mailing address: 7130 Sarajevo Place, Washington DC  20521-7130

Telephone: [387] (33) 704-000

FAX: [387] (33) 659-722

Email address and website:
SarajevoACS@state.gov

https://ba.usembassy.gov/

Branch office(s): Banja Luka, Mostar

3 first-order administrative divisions - Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt) (ethnically mixed), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) (predominantly Bosniak-Croat), Republika Srpska (predominantly Serb)

Name: Sarajevo

Geographic coordinates: 43 52 N, 18 25 E

Time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Etymology: The name derives from the Turkish word saray, meaning "palace" or "mansion" 

History: 14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords)

Amendment process: Decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be amended

Note: each of the political entities has its own constitution

Chief of state: Chairperson of the Presidency Zeljko KOMSIC (chairperson since 16 July 2025; presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Croat seat); Denis BECIROVIC (presidency member since 16 November 2022 - Bosniak seat); Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (presidency member since 16 November 2022 - Serb seat)

Head of government: Chairperson of the Council of Ministers Borjana KRISTO (since 25 January 2023)

Cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairperson, approved by the state-level House of Representatives

Election/appointment process: 3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months, with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes starting the new mandate as chair; the chairperson of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives

Most recent election date: 2 October 2022

Election results:
2022: percent of vote - Denis BECIROVIC - (SDP BiH) 57.4% - Bosniak seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 55.8% - Croat seat; Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (SNSD) 51.7% - Serb seat

2018: percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat

Expected date of next election: October 2026

Note: President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lidiia BRADARA (since 28 February 2023)

Description: A wide blue vertical band on the right side, with a large yellow isosceles triangle in the middle of the flag, based at the top; the rest of the flag is blue, with seven five-pointed white stars and two half-stars along the triangle's hypotenuse

Meaning: The triangle approximates the country's shape, and its three points stand for the Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe; the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are traditional and are also associated with neutrality and peace

Note: One of four national flags that reflect the shape of the country in the flag design; the others are Brazil, Eritrea, and Vanuatu

1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia)

Note: referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992

Highest court(s): Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); Court of BiH (consists of 44 national judges and 7 international judges organized into 3 divisions - Administrative, Appellate, and Criminal, which includes a War Crimes Chamber)

Judge selection and term of office: BiH Constitutional Court judges - 4 selected by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives, 2 selected by the Republika Srpska's National Assembly, and 3 non-Bosnian judges selected by the president of the European Court of Human Rights; Court of BiH president and national judges appointed by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council; Court of BiH president appointed for renewable 6-year term; other national judges appointed to serve until age 70; international judges recommended by the president of the Court of BiH and appointed by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; international judges appointed to serve until age 70

Subordinate courts: The Federation has 10 cantonal courts plus a number of municipal courts; the Republika Srpska has a supreme court, 5 district courts, and a number of municipal courts

civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts

Legislature name: Parliamentary Assembly (Skupstina)

Legislative structure: Bicameral

BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Note: Bosnia-Herzegovina is an EU candidate country whose satisfactory completion of accession criteria is required before being granted full EU membership

Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity

Note: There is no national-level holiday

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats or SNSD 
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative or BHI KF 
Civic Alliance or GS 
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDZ-BiH 
Democratic Front or DF 
Democratic Union or DEMOS
For Justice and Order
Our Party or NS/HC 
Party for Democratic Action or SDA 
Party of Democratic Progress or PDP 
People and Justice Party or NiP
People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or NES 
Serb Democratic Party or SDS 
Social Democratic Party or SDP
United Srpska or US

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

parliamentary republic

Conventional long form: None

Conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Local long form: None

Local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina

Former: People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abbreviation: BiH

Etymology: The larger northern territory is named for the Bosna River; the smaller southern section takes its name from the Old Serbian word herceg, meaning "duke," combined with the possessive -ov and the suffix -ina, meaning "country," to denote "dukedom"

Chief of mission: Ambassador Sven ALKALAJ (since 30 June 2023)

Chancery: 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037

Telephone: [1] (202) 337-1500

FAX: [1] (202) 337-1502

Email address and website:
Info@bhembassy.org

http://www.bhembassy.org/index.html

Consulate(s) general: Chicago

Title: "Drzavna himna Bosne i Hercegovine" (The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Lyrics/music: None officially/Dusan SESTIC

History: Music adopted 1999; lyrics proposed in 2009 were accepted by a parliamentary commission but are still awaiting adoption, so the anthem remains officially wordless

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

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Citizenship by birth: No

Citizenship by descent only: At least one parent must be a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dual citizenship recognized: Yes, provided there is a bilateral agreement with the other state

Residency requirement for naturalization: 8 years

Total World Heritage Sites: 5 (3 cultural, 2 natural)

Selected World Heritage Site locales: Old Bridge Area of Mostar (c); Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad (c); Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards (c); Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe - Janj Forest (n); Vjetrenica Cave, Ravno (n)

blue, yellow, white

16.9% (2015 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

footwear, electricity, garments, plastic products, insulated wire (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Germany 15%, Croatia 14%, Serbia 12%, Austria 10%, Slovenia 9% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

maize, milk, vegetables, potatoes, plums, wheat, apples, barley, chicken, tomatoes (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Revenues: $10.196 billion (2023 est.)

Expenditures: $10.463 billion (2023 est.)

note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

refined petroleum, cars, garments, plastic products, packaged medicine (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar -

Exchange rates:
1.808 (2024 est.)
1.809 (2023 est.)
1.859 (2022 est.)
1.654 (2021 est.)
1.717 (2020 est.)

steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, ammunition, domestic appliances, oil refining

import-dominated economy; remains consumption-heavy; lack of private sector investments and diversification; jointly addressing structural economic challenges; Chinese energy infrastructure investments; high unemployment; tourism industry impacted by COVID-19

$28.343 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

Household consumption: 68.3% (2023 est.)

Government consumption: 19.1% (2023 est.)

Investment in fixed capital: 23.1% (2023 est.)

Investment in inventories: 3.2% (2023 est.)

Exports of goods and services: 43.9% (2023 est.)

Imports of goods and services: -55.7% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

Italy 13%, Germany 11%, Serbia 11%, China 9%, Croatia 8% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

On food: 32.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

On alcohol and tobacco: 7.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

11% of GDP (2024 est.)
10.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
10.5% of GDP (2022 est.)

note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

1.356 million (2024 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

$5.359 billion (2023 est.)

note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

$9.419 billion (2024 est.)
$9.205 billion (2023 est.)
$8.762 billion (2022 est.)

note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

40.3% of GDP (2023 est.)

note: central government debt as a % of GDP

10.8% (2024 est.)
10.7% (2023 est.)
12.7% (2022 est.)

note: % of labor force seeking employment

19.1% (of GDP) (2023 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

$64.641 billion (2024 est.)
$63.077 billion (2023 est.)
$61.843 billion (2022 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

1.7% (2024 est.)
6.1% (2023 est.)
14% (2022 est.)

Note: Annual % change based on consumer prices

-$1.176 billion (2024 est.)
-$638.769 million (2023 est.)
-$1.078 billion (2022 est.)

note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

$20,400 (2024 est.)
$19,800 (2023 est.)
$19,300 (2022 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

$16.202 billion (2024 est.)
$15.37 billion (2023 est.)
$15.166 billion (2022 est.)

note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

$12.141 billion (2024 est.)
$12.126 billion (2023 est.)
$11.838 billion (2022 est.)

note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

2.5% (2024 est.)
2% (2023 est.)
4.2% (2022 est.)

note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

-2.4% (2024 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Agriculture: 4.3% (2024 est.)

Industry: 22% (2024 est.)

Services: 58% (2024 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)

Production: 12.311 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Consumption: 12.304 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Exports: 1.254 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Imports: 1.327 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Proven reserves: 2.264 billion metric tons (2023 est.)

Fossil fuels: 64% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Solar: 0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Wind: 2.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Hydroelectricity: 31.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Biomass and waste: 1.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Consumption: 228.855 million cubic meters (2023 est.)

Imports: 228.855 million cubic meters (2023 est.)

Refined petroleum consumption: 34,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Installed generating capacity: 4.682 million kW (2023 est.)

Consumption: 12.867 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Exports: 7.104 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Imports: 3.6 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Transmission/distribution losses: 1.339 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Percent of population: 83% (2023 est.)

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3 public TV broadcasters: Radio and TV of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation TV (operating 2 networks), and Republika Srpska Radio-TV; a local commercial network of 5 TV stations; 3 private, near-national TV stations and dozens of small independent TV stations; 3 large public radio broadcasters and many private radio stations (2019)

Total subscriptions: 3.87 million (2023 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 118 (2022 est.)

Total: 908,000 (2023 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2023 est.)

Total subscriptions: 614,000 (2023 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2023 est.)

Total: 965 km (2014)

Standard gauge: 965 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (565 km electrified)

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3 (2025)

0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)
0.8% of GDP (2023 est.)
0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
0.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
0.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH or Oruzanih Snaga Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH): Army, Air, Air Defense forces organized into an Operations Command and a Support Command

Ministry of Security: Border Police (2025)

the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) are responsible for territorial defense, providing assistance to civil authorities during disasters or other emergencies, and participating in collective security and peace support operations; each of the AFBiH's three combat brigades are headquartered inside of their respective ethnicity territory, while its main headquarters is in Sarajevo; Bosnia and Herzegovina aspires to join NATO; Bosnia and Herzegovina joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) program in 2006 and was invited to join NATO’s Membership Action Plan in 2010; the AFBiH is undergoing a 10-year (2017-2027) defense modernization and reform program for preparing to join and integrate with NATO; it has contributed small numbers of troops to EU, NATO, and UN missions

NATO maintains a military headquarters in Sarajevo with the mission of assisting Bosnia and Herzegovina with the PfP program and promoting closer integration with NATO, as well as providing logistics and other support to the EU Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR), which has operated in the country to oversee implementation of the Dayton/Paris Agreement since taking over from NATO's Stabilization Force (SFOR) in 2004 (2025)

the military's inventory of weapons and equipment is a combination of material originating from the former Soviet Union/former Yugoslavia and some newer acquisitions from suppliers such as Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)

18 -27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in January 2006 (2025)

Note: As of 2024, women made up about 9% of the military's full-time personnel

approximately 10,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)

Refugees: 685 (2024 est.)

IDPs: 94,796 (2024 est.)

Stateless persons: 23 (2024 est.)

Terrorist group(s): Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force

Note: Details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

Total ports: 1 (2024)

Large: 0

Medium: 0

Small: 1

Very small: 0

Ports with oil terminals: 0

Key ports: Neum

Chamber name: House of Representatives (Predstavnicki dom)

Number of seats: 42 (all directly elected)

Electoral system: Proportional representation

Scope of elections: Full renewal

Term in office: 4 years

Most recent election date: 2/16/2023

Parties elected and seats per party: Party of Democratic Action (SDA) (9); Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) (6); Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP) (5); HDZ BiH, HSS, HSP BiH, HKDU, HSPAS, HDU, HSPHB, HRAST (4); Democratic Front (DF) - Civic Alliance (GS) (3); People and Justice (NAROD I PRAVDA) (3); (3); Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) (3); Other (15)

Percentage of women in chamber: 19%

Expected date of next election: October 2026

Chamber name: House of Peoples (Dom Naroda)

Number of seats: 15 (all appointed)

Scope of elections: Full renewal

Term in office: 4 years

Most recent election date: 10/2/2022

Percentage of women in chamber: 6.7%

Expected date of next election: February 2027