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| Territory:
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51,129
sq. km |
| Population: |
3,835,777
heads |
| Density
of Population: |
68
heads /sq. km |
| Capital
city: |
Sarajevo |
| Official
language: |
Bosnian,
Serbian and Croatian |
| Nationalities: |
Bosnian
44%, Serbian 31%, Croatian 17%, Other 8% |
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BiH
consists of two entities: the Federation of BiH and the Republic
of Srpska (RS). The Federation of BiH is divided into 10 cantons
and has 84 municipalities, while there are 62 municipalities
in RS. The final treaty, concluded on March 5, 1999, created
a special Brcko District for the entire pre-war municipality
whose territory belongs to both entities, the RS and the Federation.
The
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists
of two houses: the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly
of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 42 members: registered
voters in the Federation directly elected 28 (21 are elected
from multi-member constituencies and 7 are compensatory mandates
elected from the territory of the Federation as a whole) and
registered voters in the Republic of Srpska directly elected
the remaining 14 (9 are elected from multi-member constituencies
and 5 are compensatory mandates from the territory of RS).
The
House of People of BiH includes 15 delegates, two thirds of
whom come from the Federation and one third from RS. The mandate
of the members is for two years.
All BIH citizens over 18 years of age are registered voters
having the right to vote.
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