political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Let an agent explain the political and administrative divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, relay the Dayton structure, entities, cantons and municipalities from official and reference sources with attribution, describe how the levels relate, and distinguish entities from cantons, municipalities and the Brcko District.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the political and administrative divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, relay the Dayton structure, entities, cantons and municipalities from official and reference sources with attribution, describe how the levels relate, and distinguish entities from cantons, municipalities and the Brcko District.
The layered territorial organisation of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the 1995 Dayton Agreement, consisting of two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, itself divided into ten cantons, and Republika Srpska, together with the self-governing Brcko District, with municipalities and cities as the local level in both entities and local communities as sub-municipal units; the arrangement reflects the post-war settlement and is the subject of continuing constitutional debate.
What it is for: Administering Bosnia and Herzegovina at several levels.
It can be explain the levels; relay the Dayton structure; describe relations between levels; distinguish unit types.
Distinguishing features
Two entities and a district
Cantons only in the Federation
Dayton origin
Ethno-territorial complexity
What it looks like
Not a visible object; divisions on maps.
Physical character
entities: 2 count - plus Brcko District
cantons in the Federation: 10 count
municipalities and cities: about 145 count - across the country
Dayton Agreement: 1995 year
How it is recognised
Entities, cantons, district, municipalities and cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with cantons, Republika Srpska with municipalities and cities, Brcko District, local communities
The state is the sovereign unit; the entities are constituent units, not states
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
was established by - in 1995
includes - as an entity
includes - as an entity
In practice
Families and kinds
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its cantons
Republika Srpska and its municipalities and cities
the Brcko District
municipalities and cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
local communities as sub-municipal units
historical divisions before 1995
Identifiers
ISO 3166-2 BA entities and district of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Standards and regulation
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Annex 4 of the Dayton Agreement
Entity constitutions and laws on local self-government
ISO 3166-2 codes
Failure modes and hazards
Treating entities as sovereign states
Partisan framing of constitutional debates
Stale information on municipal status changes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand The divisions.
Attribution.
Definition
Levels.
Definition
Definition.
- How is Bosnia and Herzegovina divided into entities, cantons, the Brcko District, municipalities, cities and local communities? definition
- Is the question about the divisions, the state or a political dispute? boundary
Units
Unit types.
Units
Units.
- What are the ten cantons, and how do municipalities and cities differ in each entity? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Govern Governance.
Regulation.
Powers
Powers.
Powers
Powers.
- What powers do the state, entities, cantons and municipalities hold under Dayton? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Debates
Constitutional debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about reform of the Dayton structure, with positions from parties, the Office of the High Representative and international bodies attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History.
Attribution.
Dayton
Dayton settlement.
Dayton
Dayton.
- How did the 1995 Dayton Agreement create the entities and district, as historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Earlier
Earlier divisions.
Earlier
Earlier.
- How was Bosnia and Herzegovina divided before 1992? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina? action
Context Data and comparison.
Context.
Data
Data.
Data
Data.
- Where are population and boundary data published, and how are codes assigned? provenance
- Which entry fits ISO 3166-2:BA? action
Comparison
Comparison.
Comparison
Comparison.
- How does the structure compare with other federal and consociational systems? provenance
- Which entry fits consociationalism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the entities and cantons be separate primary entries?
- How should official sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming unit types of one entity; should they be split off?