Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине | |
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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 / 43.85833°N 18.41389°E |
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| Ethnic groups (2013) | |
| Government | Federated state |
| Lidija Bradara | |
| Nermin Nikšić | |
| Refik Lendo Igor Stojanović | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| House of Peoples | |
| 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) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $17.602 billion |
• Per capita | $8,187 |
| 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 of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Shtokavian: Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine / Федерација Босне и Херцеговине) 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.
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.