GENERAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ON B&H

GENERAL DATA

When the General Agreement on Peace came into effect Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina continue existence: under official name “Bosnia and Herzegovina”, according to international law as a state, with internal structure in connection with Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and with existent international recognize borders. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a democracy state and divided on two entities: Federation of B&H and Republica Srpska and District Brčko.

Capital city is Sarajevo.

Official languages are: bosnian, croatian and serbian

Official currency: Convertible mark (KM) (1KM = 0,51129 EUR)

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

According to geographical location Bosnia and Herzegovina borders on two big climatic zone on the west side of the Balcan. Bosnia and Herzegovina cover totally 51.209,2 km² of which on lend related 51.197 km² and coastal sea 12,2 km² . Clime is majority continental and mediterranean on south.

GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES OF THE EXTREME POINTS

	North geographical latitude	East geographical longitude ^1)	Municipality	Settlement
North	45^o 16^,30^,,	16^o 55^,56^,,	Bos. Dubica	Gradina Donja
South	42^o 33^, 00^,,	18^o 32^, 24^,,	Trebinje	Podštirovnik
East	44^o 03^, 00^,,	19^o 37^, 41^,,	Bratunaac	Žlijebac
West	44^o 49^,30^,,	15^o 44^, 00^,,	Bihać	Bugar

Air distance by geographical latitude and longitude is: north-south 2^o 43^, 30^,, or 314 km, and east-west 3^o 53^, 41^,, or 309 km.

LENGHT OF BOUNDARIES IN B&H, in km

	Total	Land	River	Sea
Total	1538	774	751	13
With (country)
Montenegro	249	196	53
Croatia	932	494	425	13
Serbia	357	84	273

The highest mountain peak is Maglić with 2386 metres hheight above sea level and there is on the territory of Fočaa municipality.

The longest river is Drina – 346 km, and the bigest lake is Buško with surface area 55,8 km² , height above sea level is 716,6 m and the maximum depth is 17,3 m.