FACTS

Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia

Area (only Total) total: 51,209.2 sq km

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

Terrain: mountains and valleys

Population: 4,590,310 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): Bosnian

Government type: emerging federal democratic republic

Capital (Name): Sarajevo

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+1

Independence: 1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)

National holiday: National Day, 25 November (1943)