Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal state

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federal state with a population of 3,509,700 (2017).
The federal state is divided into two entities: Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also includes the Brčko District, a district with a special status that is not governed by the Republika Srpska. The Republika Srpska is divided into municipalities (opština), while the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into municipalities (općina) and cantons (kantoni).

Markers

STATE STRUCTURE:

Federal

CURRENCY:

Convertible Mark (BAM)

VOTE

Non-compulsory

0

SEAT AT THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Ratification of the European Charter
of Local Self-Government in 2002

155

LOCAL GOVERNEMENTS (IN 2016)
CAPITAL CITY:

Sarajevo
POPULATION:

3 509 700
GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:

51 209 km2
MEMBER STATE

Council of Europe since 2002

0

SEAT AT THE COMMITTEE
OF REGIONS

2

LEVELS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Evolution

NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*

* Dates of CEMR publications