Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Category | Federal unit |
| Location | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Number | 10 |
| Populations | 23,734 (Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde) – 445,028 (Tuzla) |
| Areas | 325 km2 (125.5 sq mi) (Posavina) – 4,934 km2 (1,905.1 sq mi) (Canton 10) |
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The ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two confederal entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are its federated states with a high level of autonomy. The cantons were established by the Law on Federal Units (Cantons) on 12 June 1996 as a result of the Washington Agreement of 1994 between the representatives of the Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats.
Five of the cantons have a Bosniak majority: Una-Sana Canton, Tuzla Canton, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde and Sarajevo Canton; three have a Croat majority: Posavina Canton, West Herzegovina Canton and Canton 10, and two cantons are regarded as ethnically mixed: Central Bosnia Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.
The areas of the cantons vary from 325 km2 (125.5 sq. mi.) (Posavina) to 4,934 km2 (1905.1 sq. mi.) (Canton 10); the populations (as of 2013) range from 23,734 (Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde) to 445,028 (Tuzla Canton).