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The Dayton Peace Agreements, or Dayton Accords, recognized a government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, comprising two entities -- a joint Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) (mostly Bosniak/Croat entity) and the Republika Srpska (RS) (mostly Bosnian Serb entity). The de jure capital of Republika Srpska is Sarajevo, the de facto capital is Banja Luka.
The sites described in this section provide general information and links to metasites/portals of Internet resources.
Agencija za Statistiku Bozne i Hercegovine (BHAS) (http://www.bhas.ba/new/)
Agency for Statistics for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The statistical system of BiH consists of three statistical agencies at the level of the state (BHAS), the Federal Office of Statistics for the Entity of Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina (FZS), and the Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics for the Entity of Republika Srpska (RZSRS). Information about BHAS, surveys and publications, related links, and more.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Web Links (http://www.usip.org/library/regions/bosnia.html)
Links by topical categories--including human rights and media and news sources--to resources primarily in English that provide substantive content on the peacemaking efforts outlined in the Dayton Peace Agreement and the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Site hosted by the United States Institute of Peace.
Free Dictionary: Republika Srpska (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Republika%20Srpska)
General information about Republika Srpska, with external links (history, government, political divisions, etc).
Governments on the WWW: Bosnia and Herzegovina (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ba.html)
Links to federal, state, and municipal institutions; representations in foreign countries; political parties, and more.
Open Directory Project. Regional: Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina (http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina/)
Links to a wide variety of Web sites culled from major search engines. The number of sites is listed next to each category.
Republika Srpska Portal (http://www.republika-srpska.de)
German site covers cities of Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Brcko; with links and general information, and a forum on Republika Sprska. Searchable. In Bosnian.
Republički zavod za statistiku (http://www.rzs.rs.ba/Latinica.htm)
Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics. Includes information about the institute, news, publications and releases, surveys, related links, and more. In Bosnian, Serbian, and English.
United Kingdom. Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). Country Profiles: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&
c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019233782245)
Prepared by FCO desk officers, the profile provides a general overview of BiH and includes information on the country's recent history, recent political developments, relations with the international community, and bilateral political and commercial relations with the UK, as well as links to other relevant pages on the FCO site.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: Bosnia and Herzegovina (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bk.html)
General information and statistics about Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the following subdivisions: introduction, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
U.S. State Department--Background Notes (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. Click on country link.
University College London. School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Internet Resources on Bosnia (http://www.ssees.ac.uk/bosnia.htm)
Collection of Internet resources on Bosnia. Offers access to information on Bosnia's government, economics, culture, and society. Links to news and media, political parties, academic institutions, libraries, archives, and more. Searchable.
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