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Bosnian cantons were created by the Bosniak-Croat Accords in 1994 , and their boundaries were defined by the Dayton Accords in 1995 . The previous provincial unit, the ''Općina'', used in the former Yugoslavia , is now a sub-division of a canton. Each canton has its own government, headed by a Premier. The Premier has his own cabinet, and is assisted in his duties by various regional ministries, agencies, and canton services. In the Republika Srpska half of Bosnia And Herzegovina , there are no cantons and instead the municipalities are grouped into regions (see Regions Of Republika Srpska ). The ethnically diverse Brčko District is a division of its own under the direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) are Bosniak cantons, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina, and West Bosnia) are Croat cantons, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups. |
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