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Transnational_issues of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Disputes - international:Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia have delimited most of their boundary, but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute; discussions continue with Croatia on several small disputed sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinder final ratification of the 1999 border agreement
Refugees and internally displaced persons:refugees (country of origin): 7,458 (Croatia)
IDPs: 180,251 (Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Muslims displaced in 1992-95 war) (2006)
Illicit drugs:increasingly a transit point for heroin being trafficked to Western Europe; minor transit point for marijuana; remains highly vulnerable to money-laundering activity given a primarily cash-based and unregulated economy, weak law enforcement, and instances of corruption

Bosnia and Herzegovina Quickstats

  • Population: 4,552,198 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 51,129 sq km
  • Density: 76 /km² (116th5)
  • GDP (total): $36.5 billion (IMF) (94th)
  • GDP (per capita): $9,168 (IMF) (77th)
  • Literacy: 96.7%

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  • Currency: Convertible mark (BAM)
  • Dial code: +387

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet

  • Usage: 806,400
  • Penetration: 17.3 %
  • Top Domain: .bk

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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