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COUNTRY PROFILE - Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Coastal Statistics, 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe World
Length of coastline {a} (km) 23 325892 1634701
Percent of population within 100 km
  of the coast 47 % X 39 %
Area of continental shelf (km2) {b} 2 6316008 24285959
Territorial sea (up to 12 nautical miles) (km2) X 2589440 18816919
Claimed Exclusive Economic Zone (km2) X 11447075 102108403
         
Coastal Biodiversity and Protected Areas Data, 1990s
Area of Mangrove Forests (km2) 0 0 169452
Percent of Mangrove forests protected X X 13 %
Number of Mangrove Species X 0 70
Number of Seagrass Species X 9 58
Number of Scleractinia Coral Genera {c} X X X
International Legal Net Trade in Live Coral,
  1997 (number of pieces) {d} X 162425 X
Number of Marine or Littoral Protected X 760 3636
 
Wetlands of International Importance,
  Extent (km2), 2000 X 198379 730116
         
Fisheries Production
Average Annual Capture
(excludes aquaculture) in metric tons:
  Marine Fish, 2000 0 15314326 84411066
  Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 X 1042071 12055801
Aquaculture Production (in metric tons):
  Total (includes freshwater), 2000 X 2028835 45715559
  Marine and Diadromous Fish, 1997 X 814495 2623888
  Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 X 728796 9889688
  Aquatic Plants, 1997 X 11657 7241754
         
Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000
Per Capita Food Supply from Fish and
  Fishery Products (kg/person) 3 20 16
         
Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 (cont'd)
Fish Protein as a % of Total Protein Supply 1 % 6 % 6 %
Annual Trade in Fish and Fisheries Products
  Imports (thousand $US) 11539 21949426 60008337
  percent change since 1980 X X 275 %
  Exports (thousand $US) 113 18554934 54570489
  percent change since 1980 X X 258 %
         
Fishing Effort, both freshwater and marine
People Employed in Fishing and 3500 855273 36116329
 
Docked Fishery Vessels, 1995-98 (number) {e} X 116061 1297017
         
         
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Footnotes:
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a. Figures should be interpreted as approximations. Estimates may differ from other published sources
b. Up to 200 meters depth c. Reef forming corals (i.e. "true" or stony corals).
d. Imports - exports = net trade. E. Data are for the most recent available year in the listed range of years.
         
         
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