Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине
Location of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (yellow) within Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brčko District is shown in pale green.a
Capital and largest city	Sarajevo 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
Official languages	Bosnian Croatian Serbian
Ethnic groups (2013)	70.40% Bosniaks 22.44% Croats 2.55% Serbs 4.61% other
Government	Federated state
• President	Marinko Čavara
• Prime Minister	Fadil Novalić
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	House of Peoples
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation
• Washington Agreement	18 March 1994
• Recognized as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina	14 December 1995
Area
• Total	26,110.5 km2 (10,081.3 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 census	2,219,220
• Density	91/km2 (235.7/sq mi)
Currency	Convertible mark (BAM)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code	+387
ISO 3166 code	BA-BIH
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.

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (abbreviated FB&H; Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian: Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine (FBiH) / Федерација Босне и Херцеговине (ФБиХ)) is one of the two political entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of 10 cantons with their own governments. It is sometimes known by the shorter name Federation of B&H.

Cantons

• Bosnian Podrinje
• Canton 10
• Central Bosnia
• Herzegovina-Neretva
• Posavina
• Sarajevo
• Tuzla
• Una-Sana
• West Herzegovina
• Zenica-Doboj

See also

In Spanish: Federación de Bosnia y Herzegovina para niños