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bosnia anD herzegoVina*
H.E. Vanja Bjelica-Prutina,
President, CIK BiH
part i 10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
14 December 1995 (constitution included as part
CoUNtrY ProfiLE of the Dayton Peace Accords); note - each of the
political entities has its own constitution
1. Country Name
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA 11. Language (s)
Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%,
2. Official Name Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% (2013 est.)
3. Government 12. Literacy Levels
Parliamentary Republic Male: (2015) 99.5% Female: (2015) 97.5%
4. Head of the Government part ii
Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Zoran LEgisLAtivE sYstEM
Tegeltija
5. Head of the State LEGISLATURE
Presidency (The Presidency of Bosnia and Herze-
govina is the three-member body which collective- 1. Structure of National Legislature
ly serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegov- Bicameral
ina.)
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
Šefik Džaferović Željko Komšić Milorad Dodik The House of Representatives and The House of
Peoples
6. Capital
Sarajevo 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
nominated
7. Currency The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark. (sign: Assembly of BiH has 42 members, 28 of whom are
KM; code: BAM) directly elected by voters registered to vote for the
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) territory of the Federation of BiH, and 14 of whom
Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other are directly elected by voters registered to vote for
2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.) the territory of the Republika Srpska by proportion-
al representation for a four-year term. The House
9. Date of Independence and from which Country of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia); note - referen- consists of 15 Delegates, of whom two-thirds from
dum for independence completed on 1 March the Federation (including five Croats and five Bos-
1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992 niaks) and one-third from the Republika Srpska
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