Serb Republic

region, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Republika Srpska is an autonomous political entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the northern and eastern parts of the country. It was established by the Dayton Accords in 1995. This region, along with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, forms the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. The area of Republika Srpska is approximately 9,686 square miles (25,087 square kilometers) and has a population of about 1,326,991. The country of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a complex ethnic and religious mix, with significant populations of Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats, who generally adhere to Islam, Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism, respectively.12

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitutional framework
…entities, the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic) and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The latter is a decentralized federation of Croats and Bosniaks. Each entity has its own legislature and president. The central institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina include a directly elected tripartite presidency, which rotates every eight months…
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…entities, the Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serb Republic) and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The latter is a decentralized federation of Croats and Bosniaks. Each entity has its own legislature and president. The central institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina include a directly elected tripartite presidency, which rotates every eight months…
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