Sarajevo
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Bosnia-Herzegovina • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Sarajevo UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 521K
- GDP
- N/A
- GDP per capita
- $0
- Land area
- 1,380 km² (533 mi²)
- Density
- 378/km² (978/mi²)
- GAWC class
- 12
National Capital
National capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Largest City
Largest metro area in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo metro area
43.86, 18.41Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Cultural Events, Airport Score.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
3 teams
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams2 teams
Football/Soccer • Bosnia-Herzegovina
NK Željeznicar
Sarajevo • Level: 1
Other Men’s Teams1 team
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
KK Bosna
Major Sporting Events
Multi-Sport Events1 event
Complete Event Timeline1 event
1984 Winter Olympics
Multi-Sport Events
1984 • Sarajevo
Championship History
18 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Sarajevo, across all sports, newest first. 18 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | — | FK Sarajevo | Premier League of B&H |
| 2019 | — | FK Sarajevo | Premier League of B&H |
| 2015 | — | FK Sarajevo | Premier League of B&H |
| 2013 | — | NK Željeznicar | Premier League of B&H |
| 2012 | — | NK Željeznicar | Premier League of B&H |
| 2010 | — | NK Željeznicar | Premier League of B&H |
| 2007 | — | FK Sarajevo | Premier League of B&H |
| 2002 | — | NK Željeznicar | Premier League of B&H |
| 2001 | — | NK Željeznicar | Premier League of B&H |
| 1999 | — | FK Sarajevo | First League of Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 1998 | — | NK Željeznicar | First League of Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 1985 | — | FK Sarajevo | Yugoslav First League |
| 1983 | — | KK Bosna | Yugoslav First League · 1945–1992 |
| 1980 | — | KK Bosna | Yugoslav First League · 1945–1992 |
| 1979 | 1979-04-05 | KK Bosna | European Champions Cup |
| 1978 | — | KK Bosna | Yugoslav First League · 1945–1992 |
| 1972 | — | FK Željeznicar | Yugoslav First League |
| 1967 | — | FK Sarajevo | Yugoslav First League |
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
Srebrenica Massacre (1995)
Srebrenica • Historical Event
Siege of Sarajevo (1992-96)
Sarajevo • Historical Event
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914)
Sarajevo • Historical Event
Languages of Sarajevo
Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian first in Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina; 4 languages hold a role.
| Role | Language |
|---|---|
| De facto | Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian |
| Administrative | Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian |
| National | Bosnian Standard |
| National | Croatian Standard |
| National | Serbian Standard |
- English reach, Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina
- 45%
- Tier 3 country
- Effective working languages
- 1.66
- Rank 33 of 43; 2 working languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Sarajevo International Airport
Sarajevo • 3 - International