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Bosnia and Herzegovina Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Bosnia and Herzegovina with its 18 first-level divisions, the capital Sarajevo and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 18 units

Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into 18 first-level administrative divisions:

Banja LukaBijeljinaBosnian PodrinjeBrčko DistriktCentral BosniaDobojFočaHerzegovina-NeretvaPosavinaSarajevoSarajevo-romanijaTrebinjeTuzlaUna-SanaVlasenicaWest BosniaWest HerzegovinaZenica-Doboj

Largest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1SarajevoCapital696,731
2Banja Luka221,738
3Zenica164,423
4Mostar163,067
5Tuzla144,334
6Prijedor104,858

Sarajevo is the largest urban area in Bosnia and Herzegovina with about 696,731 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Bosnia and Herzegovina: ≈ 2,354 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Sava
  • Drina

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina

CIA World Factbook · 2013
Bosniak
50.1%Serb
30.8%Croat
15.4%other
2.7%not declared/no answer
1%

Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.)

Regionally, Bosniak is the most common ethnic group across most of the 18 divisions, while Serb predominates in 7 divisions (Trebinje, Foča, Banja Luka, Doboj, Bijeljina, Vlasenica, …); Croat predominates in 4 divisions (Herzegovina-Neretva, Posavina, West Bosnia, West Herzegovina).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2013 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

CIA World Factbook · 2013
Muslim
50.7%Orthodox
30.7%Roman Catholic
15.2%atheist
0.8%agnostic
0.3%other
1.2%undeclared/no answer
1.1%

Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, Roman Catholic 15.2%, atheist 0.8%, agnostic 0.3%, other 1.2%, undeclared/no answer 1.1% (2013 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 18 divisions, while Orthodox predominates in 7 divisions (Trebinje, Foča, Banja Luka, Doboj, Bijeljina, Vlasenica, …); Roman Catholic predominates in 4 divisions (Herzegovina-Neretva, Posavina, West Bosnia, West Herzegovina).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2013 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina

CIA World Factbook · 2013
Bosnian
52.9%Serbian
30.8%Croatian
14.6%other
1.6%no answer
0.2%

Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.)

Regionally, Bosnian is the most common language group across most of the 18 divisions, while Serbian predominates in 7 divisions (Trebinje, Foča, Banja Luka, Doboj, Bijeljina, Vlasenica, …); Croatian predominates in 4 divisions (Herzegovina-Neretva, Posavina, West Bosnia, West Herzegovina).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2013 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.