Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Southeast Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeast Europe, with Sarajevo as its capital, home to about 3,140,095 people. Bosnia and Herzegovina shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Sarajevo |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Europe |
| Currency | Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM KM) |
| Calling code | +387 |
| ISO codes | BA / BIH / 070 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇧🇦 |
| Population | 3,140,095 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 51,209 km² |
| Languages | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
| Internet domain | .ba |
| Demonym | Bosnian, Herzegovinian |
Bordering countries
About Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a United Nations member state in Southeast Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Sarajevo. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM), using the code BAM.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Sarajevo’s own facts and history.
To call Bosnia and Herzegovina from abroad, dial the country code +387. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BA (alpha-2) and BIH (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 3,140,095.
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How Bosnia and Herzegovina compares
- Area: 51,209 km², ranking 125 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 3,140,095, ranking 132 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 61 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.