Political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two entities – the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS) – defined by the Dayton Agreement in December 1995. The Brčko District, a condominium of the two entities, was established in 1999. The vast majority of the inhabitants of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are Bosniaks and Croats. In contrast, in Republika Srpska, the vast majority are Serbs. The country's constitution does not define the form of state (for example, by specifying that it is a federation or a confederation). It is, however, seen by scholars as a federation, or is assumed to be a federation; as such, it is at the same time a federation of its two subnational entities and of its three constituent peoples. According to Soeren Keil, the country "moved from a confederal-like system in 1995 to a multinational federation", and has since existed as a "federal system sui generis". While one of the entities is itself called "Federation of Bosnia and...

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