| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia |
| Geographic coordinates | 44 00 N, 18 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Area | total: 51,197 sq km land: 51,187 sq km water: 10 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,543 km border countries (3): Croatia 956 km, Montenegro 242 km, Serbia 345 km |
| Coastline | 20 km |
| Maritime claims | NA |
| 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 |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Maglic 2,386 m lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m mean elevation: 500 m |
| Natural resources | coal, iron ore, antimony, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower |
| Land use | agricultural land: 42.2% (2018 est.) arable land: 19.7% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 2% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 20.5% (2018 est.) forest: 42.8% (2018 est.) other: 15% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 30 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 37.5 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | destructive earthquakes |
| Geography - note | 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, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
