What every visitor should know about Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Money
- The currency is the Bosnia and Herzegovina konvertibilna marka (BAM). 1 BAM is worth about US$0.74, or €0.51.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 4,613,414
- Language
- Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- Ethnicity
- Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6%
Economy
- GDP
- US$6,600 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Low