Republika Srpska

The Republika Srpska (????????? ??????, RS) is one of the two political entities that compose the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the other entity is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Republic of Srpska comprises 49% of the land area of Bosnia, but only about 40% of the population. All data dealing with population, including ethnic distributions, are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and population transfers. UNHCR population census conducted throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina in the spring of 1996 (shortly after the end of the war) indicated that the Serbs were 96.8% of the overall population of the entity at that point in time.

Administrative divisions

Republika Srpska is divided into municipalities. There are sixty-three municipalities within Republika Srpska, two of them with a status of a city (Banja Luka and East Sarajevo).

Related Topics:
Municipalities - Banja Luka - East Sarajevo

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A significant portion of the Br?ko District (48% of its area) was created from Republika Srpska's territory. Republika Srpska controlled this territory until March 8, 2000 (see the History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brcko). When the Br?ko District was created, Republika Srpska's territory within the District (as well as that of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) became a shared territory of both entities. District Br?ko's territory was defined as being shared by both entities as a condominium, but it was not placed under control of either of the two, and is hence under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Republika Srpska's authorities never officially accepted the Br?ko Arbitration result, but nevertheless had to comply.

Related Topics:
Br?ko - March 8 - 2000 - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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