Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Република Српска [repǔblika sr̩̂pskaː] ; lit. 'Serb Republic'), or the Republic of Srpska, is one of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Situated in the northern and eastern regions of the country, it recorded a population of 1,228,423 in the 2013 census. Its administrative centre and largest city is Banja Luka, located on the banks of the Vrbas River.

Republika Srpska was established in 1992 at the onset of the Bosnian War with the stated purpose of safeguarding the interests of the Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.