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<title>
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina</l>
<l> conventional short form: Bosnia and Herzegovina</l>
<l> local long form: Republika Bosna i Hercegovina</l>
<l> local short form: Bosna i Hercegovina</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: BK
</p>
<p>Type: emerging democracy
</p>
<p>Capital: Sarajevo
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 109 districts (opcine, singular -
opcina) Banovici, Banja Luka, Bihac, Bijeljina, Bileca, Bosanska
Dubica, Bosanska Graaiskia, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Brod,
Bosanski Novi, Bosanski Petrovac, Bosanski Samac, Bosansko
Grahovo, Bratunac, Brcko, Breza, Bugojno, Busovaca, Cazin,
Cajilice, Capljina, Celinac, Citluk, Derventa, Duboj, Donji
Vakuf, Foca, Fojnica, Gacko, Glamoc, Gorazde Gornji Vakuf,
Gracanica, Gradacac, Grude, Han Pijesak Jablanica, Jajce,
Kakanj, Kalesija, Kalinovik, Kiseljak, Kladanj, Kljuc, Konjic,
Kotor Varos, Kresevo, Kupres, Laktasi, Listica, Livno, Lopare,
Lukavac, Ljubinje, Ljubuski, Maglaj, Modrica, Mostar, Mrkonjic
Grad, Neum, Nevesinje, Odzak, Olovo, Orasje, Posusje, Prijedor,
Prnjavor, Prozor, (Pucarevo) Novi Travnik, Rogatica, Rudo,
Sanski Most, Sarajevo-Centar, Sarajevo-Hadzici, Sarajevo-Ilidza,
Sarajevo-Ilijas, Sarajevo-Novi Grad, Sarajevo-Novo,
Sarajevo-Pale, Sarajevo-Stari Grad, Sarajevo-Trnovo,
Sarajevo-Vogosca, Skender Vakuf, Sokolac, Srbac, Srebrenica,
Srebrenik, Stoloc, Sekovici, Sipovo, Teslic, Tesanj, (Titov
Drvar) Drvar, Duvno, Travnik, Trebinje, Tuzla, Ugljevik, Vare,
Velika Kladusa, Visoko, Visegrad, Vitez Vlasenica, Zavidovici,
Zenica, Zvornik, Zepce, Zivinice
</p>
<p>note: currently under negotiation with the assistance of
international mediators
</p>
<p>Independence: NA April 1992 (from Yugoslavia)
</p>
<p>Constitution: NA
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on civil law system
</p>
<p>National holiday: NA
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Party of Democratic Action
(SDA), Mirsad CEMAN; Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (HDZ BiH), Mate BOBAN; Serbian Democratic Party of
Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDS BiH), Radovan KARADZIC, president;
Muslim-Bosnian Organization (MBO), Adil ZULFIKARPASIC, president;
Democratic Party of Socialists (DSS), Nijaz DURAKOVIC,
president; Party of Democratic Changes, leader NA; Serbian
Movement for Renewal (SPO), Milan TRIVUNCIC; Alliance of Reform
Forces of Yugoslavia for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SRSJ BiH), Dr.
Nenad KECMANOVIC, president; Democratic League of Greens (DSZ),
Drazen PETROVIC; Liberal Party (LS), Rasim KADIC, president
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: NA
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age,
universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Chamber of Municipalities: last held November-December 1990
(next to be held NA); seats - (110 total) SDA 43, SDS BiH 38,
HDZ BiH 23, Party of Democratic Changes 4, DSS 1, SPO 1
</p>
<p> Chamber of Citizens: last held NA 1990 (next to be held NA);
seats - (130 total) SDA 43, SDS BiH 34, HDZ BiH 21, Party of
Democratic Changes 15, SRSJ BiH 12, MBO 2, DSS 1, DSZ 1, LS 1
</p>
<p>Executive branch: collective presidency, prime minister,
deputy prime ministers, cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly consists of an
upper house or Chamber of Municipalities (Vijece Opeina) and a
lower house or Chamber of Citizens (Vijece Gradanstvo)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Alija IZETBEGOVIC (since NA
December 1990), other members of the collective presidency: Ejup
GANIC (since NA), Miro LASIC (since NA December 1992), Mirko
PEJANOVIC (since NA), Tatjana LJUJIC-MIJATOVIC (since NA
December 1992), Fikret ABDIC
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Mile AKMADZIC (since NA
October 1992); Deputy Prime Minister Zlatko LAGUMDZIJA (since
NA); Deputy Prime Minister Miodrag SIMOVIC (since NA); Deputy
Prime Minister Hadzo EFENDIC (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: CEI, CSCE, ECE, UN, UNCTAD, WHO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: NA</l>
<l> chancery: NA</l>
<l> telephone: NA</l>
</list>
<p>US diplomatic representation: the US maintains full diplomatic
relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina but has not yet
established an embassy in Sarajevo
</p>
<p>Flag: white with a large blue shield; the shield contains
white Roman crosses with a white diagonal band running from the
upper hoist corner to the lower fly side
</p></body></article></text>