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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than West Virginia
Area > Land	51,197 sq km		[125th of 238]
Area > Total	51,209.2 sq km		[133rd of 250]
Capital city with population	Sarajevo - 310,000
Climate hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
Forested Land	44.6%		[50th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	44 00 N, 18 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Croatia 932 km, Montenegro 249 km, Serbia 357 km
Land use > Arable land	19.61%		[57th of 258]
Largest city	Sarajevo
Largest city population	465,000		[119th of 174]
Largest city with population	Sarajevo - 310,000
Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Map references Europe
Natural hazards	destructive earthquakes
Natural resources coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower
Population density	67.97 people per sqkm		[122nd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	76.31 people/m²		[104th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	51,210 km²		[125th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Maglic

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