Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities composing Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of ten autonomous cantons with their own governments and legislatures.
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине | |
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Entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Location of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (blue) within Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brčko District is light blue. a | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Washington Agreement | 18 March 1994 |
| Recognized as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 December 1995 |
| Capital and largest city | Sarajevo 43°51′30″N 18°24′50″E |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2013) | |
| Government | Federated state |
• President | Lidija Bradara |
• Prime Minister | Nermin Nikšić |
| Legislature | Parliament |
• Upper house | House of Peoples |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,110.5 km2 (10,081.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2013 census | 2,219,220 |
• Density | 91/km2 (235.7/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | €15.2 billion |
• Per capita | €7,036 |
| Currency | Convertible markb (BAM) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Calling code | +387 |
| ISO 3166 code | BA-BIH |
| a Formally, Brčko District is held in condominium by both parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (namely, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska). De facto, however, it is a third entity, as it has the same powers as the Federation and Republika Srpska and is under the direct sovereignty of BiH. b Latin version | |
The Federation was created by the 1994 Washington Agreement, which ended the Croat–Bosniak War within the Bosnian War, and established a constituent assembly that continued its work until October 1996.
The Federation has a capital, government, president, parliament, customs and police departments and two postal systems. It occupies about half of the land of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 1996 until 2005 it had its own army, the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, later merged in the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital and largest city is Sarajevo with 275,524 inhabitants.