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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south.
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.8
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.11.03: 1 person and 3 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 29 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 9 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 4 (list of 2026.10.23). Regimes aimed at people threatening the country's stability: United Kingdom, 3 listings.
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Population
- 3,422,000 inh.
- Area
- 51,209 km²
- Currency
- BAM
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Željka Cvijanović
Head of Government
Borjana Krišto
Parliament
Chambre des représentants de Bosnie-Herzégovine
42 seats
- Party of Democratic Action SDA 8
- Alliance of Independent Social Democrats SNSD 6
- Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina SDP BiH 5
- Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina HDZ BiH 4
- Our Party NS 3
- Democratic Front DF 3
- People and Justice NiP 2
- People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina NES 2
- Serbian Democratic Party SDS 2
- Party of Democratic Progress PDP 2
- Democratic alliance DEMOS 1
- United Srpska US 1
3 more groups
- Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative BHI 1
- Forward NPD 1
- For Justice and Order ZPR 1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Chambre des peuples
15 seats
Inception 1995
- Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina HDZ BiH 3
- Alliance of Independent Social Democrats SNSD 3
- Party of Democratic Action SDA 2
- Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina SBiH 1
- Democratic Front DF 1
- CL 1
- Croatian Democratic Union 1990 HDZ 1990 1
- Independent politician 1
- Serbian Democratic Party SDS 1
- Party of Democratic Progress PDP 1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
33 G$
GDP / capita
10,382 $
Growth
2.1 %
Inflation
4.0 %
Unemployment
11.0 %
Debt / GDP
39.7 %
Defense / GDP
0.7 %
Life expectancy
78.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.50/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
54/100
Corruption (CPI)
34/100
Press freedom (RSF)
54/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#117
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
0.7 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
11 Md$
Imports
16 Md$
Balance
-5 Md$
Top exports
- 8% Mobilier
- 7% Aluminium
Top imports
- 9% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
68%
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GBR
73%
-
FRA
82%
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DEU
82%
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RUS
22%
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CHN
33%
Abstention: 17%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Last election
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2026-10-04
Presidency and House of Representatives
Elected: Denis Bećirović 38.1%, Darijana Filipović 47.3%, Željka Cvijanović 55.6% · turnout 43.0%
House of Representatives: Party of Democratic Action 9 seats, Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 6, Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (of 42)
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.804/1
Gini
30.3
Refugees hosted
586
Refugees originating
24,653
National anthem
Intermeco
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,203 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 4,155, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)