Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska Република Српска
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Anthem: Моја Република Moja Republika My Republic
Location of the Republika Srpska (blue) and Brčko District (green) within Bosnia and Herzegovina.a
Capital	Sarajevo (de jure) Banja Luka (de facto; administrative centre)
Largest city	Banja Luka
Official languages	Serbian, Bosnian and Croatianb
Ethnic groups (2013 census)	82.22% Serbs 14.10% Bosniaks 2.43% Croats 1.25% other
Government	Parliamentary system
• President	Milorad Dodik
• Prime Minister	Radovan Višković
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation
• Proclaimed	9 January 1992
• Recognized as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina	14 December 1995
Area
• Total	24,525.5 km2 (9,469.3 sq mi)
• Water (%)	n/a
Population
• 2013 census	1,218,107 d
• Density	53/km2 (137.3/sq mi)
Currency	Republika Srpska dinar (1992-1994) Yugoslav dinar (1994-1998) convertible mark (1998-present) (BAM)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code	+387
ISO 3166 code	BA-SRP
Although the Brčko District is formally held in condominium by both entities, it is a de facto third entity, as it has all the same powers as the other two entities and is under the direct sovereignty of BiH. The Constitution of Republika Srpska avoids naming the languages, instead listing them as "the language of the Serb people, the language of the Bosniak people and the language of the Croat people" (because there is no consensus whether this is the same language or three different languages). Including refugees abroad Excluding Republika Srpska's 48% of the Brčko District

Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Република Српска / Republika Srpska) is one of the two parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other part is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and there is also a special city that is not in either, the Brčko District. It is located in Southeastern Europe, more precisely in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. The largest city is Banja Luka and is the seat of most of the institutions of the Republika Srpska, as well as its political, administrative, economic and university center. Srpska shares a state border with the Republic of Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Croatia, and the inter-entity demarcation line with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Srpska was created due to the Bosnian War.

Map of the Regions of Republika Srpska

Regions

Republika Srpska has seven main parts (called regions). They are:

	Region	Municipalities	Comments
1.	Banja Luka	Banja Luka (City status), Čelinac, Gradiška, Istočni Drvar, Jezero, Kneževo, Kostajnica, Kotor Varoš, Kozarska Dubica, Krupa na Uni, Kupres, Laktaši, Mrkonjić Grad, Novi Grad, Oštra Luka, Petrovac, Prijedor (City status), Ribnik, Srbac, Šipovo, Teslić
2.	Doboj	Brod, Derventa, Doboj (City status), Donji Žabar, Modriča, Pelagićevo, Petrovo, Prnjavor, Stanari, Šamac, Vukosavlje
3.	Bijeljina	Bijeljina (City status), Lopare, Ugljevik
4.	Vlasenica	Bratunac, Milići, Osmaci, Srebrenica, Šekovići, Vlasenica, Zvornik (City status)
5.	Sarajevo-Romanija or Sokolac	Han Pijesak, Istočna Ilidža, Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Istočni Stari Grad, Istočno Sarajevo (City status), Pale, Rogatica, Sokolac, Trnovo
6.	Foča	Čajniče, Foča, Kalinovik, Novo Goražde or Ustiprača, Rudo, Višegrad
7.	Trebinje	Berkovići, Bileća, Gacko, Istočni Mostar, Ljubinje, Nevesinje, Trebinje (City status)
	Brčko District		Brčko District is place controlled by Bosnia and Herzegovina instead.

Related pages

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska

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