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Is Republika Srpska independent?
On 6 April they declared their own independent state, Republika Srpska.
What’s the difference between Serbian and Bosnian?
Bosnian standard partly conforms with Croatian and partly with Serbian. Its main distinction is more Turkish loanwords in the standard vocabulary. On the other hand, Serbian and Croatian already have a long tradition in being taught to foreigners, starting as Serbo-Croatian.
What is the currency in Republika Srpska?
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
Republika Srpska/Currencies
About: The Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 pfenigs or fenings . It replaced the Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar, Croatian kuna and Republika Srpska dinar as the single currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998.
Do the Serbs need the Bosniaks’ cooperation?
The Bosniak goal, of establishing a democratic, multi-ethnic society, requires the active cooperation of the Serbs and Croats, and both groups are withholding this. But the Serbs do not need the cooperation of the Bosniaks for their plans.
What is the Bosnian Serb secession movement?
In common with other secessionist groups, the Bosnian Serbs view themselves as a separate political community whose interests are irreconcilable with those of the majority group, the Bosniaks.
Could Belgrade support partition of Serbia and Bosnia?
As a matter of principle, Belgrade could not simultaneously oppose the partition of Serbia along national lines, and support partition in Bosnia. Nor could Serbia afford to alienate the US, which ultimately held the key to Kosovo’s future, by jeopardising Washington’s Bosnian state-building project.
Why can’t the Bosniaks win the Battle of wills against Serbs?
In turn, the Serbs have resisted this, leading to an agonising battle of wills that has retarded Bosnia’s political, social and economic development. The Bosniaks cannot win this battle because the basic balance of power on the ground favours those who want to break the Bosnian state rather than those who want to make it.