| Hauptstadt | Name: Sarajevo geographische Koordinaten: 43 52 N, 18 25 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: the name derives from the Turkish noun "saray," meaning "palace" or "mansion," and the term "ova," signifying "plain(s)," to give a meaning of "palace plains" or "the plains about the palace" |
| Unabhängigkeit | 1 März 1992 (from Yugoslavia); note - referendum for independence completed on 1 März 1992; independence declared on 3 März 1992 |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 1 März (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 Mai (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity note: there is no national-level holiday |
| Konstitution | history: 14 Dezember 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords); note - each of the political entities has its own constitution amendments: decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2009 (2016) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre, 16 if employed; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Chairman of the Presidency Zeljko KOMSIC (chairman seit dem 20 July 2019, presidency member seit dem 20 November 2018 - Croat seat); Milorad DODIK (presidency member seit dem 20 November 2018 - Serb seat); Sefik DZAFEROVIC (presidency member seit dem 20 November 2018 - Bosniak seat) Regierungschef: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Denis ZVIZDIC (seit dem 11 February 2015) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman, approved by the state-level House of Representatives elections/appointments: 3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes starting the new mandate as chair; election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives election results: percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat note: Staatspräsident of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marinko CAVARA (seit dem 11 February 2015); Vice Staatspräsidents Melika MAHMUTBEGOVIC (seit dem 11 February 2015), Milan DUNOVIC (seit dem 11 February 2015); Staatspräsident of the Republika Srpska Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (seit dem 18 November 2018); Vice Staatspräsidents Ramiz SALKIC (seit dem 24 November 2014), Josip JERKOVIC (seit dem 24 November 2014) |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
