Una-Sana Canton Unsko-sanski kanton / Унско-сански кантон (Bosnian) Unsko-sanska županija (Croatian) Унско-сански кантон / Unsko-sanski kanton
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Status	Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital and largest city	Bihać
Official languages	Bosnian, Croatian
Ethnic groups (2013)	90.02% Bosniaks 3.09% Serbs 1.85% Croats 5.04% others
Demonym(s)	Una-Sanian
Government	Parliamentary system

• Premier	Nijaz Hušić (SDA)
• President of Assembly	Zikrija Duraković (POMAK)

Legislature	Assembly of the Una-Sana Canton
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Establishment	12 June 1996

Area
• Total	4,125 km² (1,593 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 census	273,261
• Density	66.24/km² (171.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Per capita	$15,622
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Per capita	$6.030
HDI (2019)	0.760 high
Currency	BAM
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right

The Una-Sana Canton^[1] (Bosnian: Unsko-sanski kanton and Serbian: Унско-сански кантон;^[1] Croatian: Unsko-sanska županija) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country and has been named after the rivers Una and Sana. The center of the cantonal government is Bihać. The canton is bordered by Republika Srpska from east, Canton 10 from southeast, and Croatia from south, west, and north.

Municipalities

It is divided into municipalities (usually eponymous with towns) of Bihać, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac, Bužim, Cazin, Ključ, Sanski Most and Velika Kladuša.

Political subdivisions

Municipality	Population	Area (km²)
Bihać	56,261	900
Bosanska Krupa	25,545	561
Bosanski Petrovac	7,328	709
Bužim	19,340	129
Cazin	66,149	356
Ključ	16,784	358
Sanski Most	41,475	781
Velika Kladuša	40,419	331

Demographics

The liberalisation of the labour market in Germany in 2017 resulted in a large wave of emigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2] The Una-Sana Canton is the leader in terms of emigration.^[2]^[3] The Cantonal Ministry of Internal Affairs issued 15,900 certificates of impunity for the purpose of working abroad in 2021.^[3]^[4] For example, in 2017, the Ministry issued around 13,500 of such certificates, in 2018 around 14,800,^[5] in 2019 around 12,200^[6] and in 2020, the number of such certificates issued was around 9,200.^[7] Also, in 2021, about 1,500 children enrolled in the first grades of elementary schools, 2,000 less than 20 years ago.^[3]

1991

In the 1991 census, the canton of Una-Sana had 330,479 residents, including:

241,511 (73.08%) Muslims
67,351 (20.38%) Serbs
8,766 (2.653%) Croats
12,851 (3.887%) others

2013 Census

Municipality	Nationality						Total
Municipality	Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Serbs	%	Total
Bihać	49,550	88.07	3265	5.80	910	1.61	56,261
Bosanska Krupa	23,578	92.29	66	0.25	1,260	4.93	25,545
Bosanski Petrovac	3,179	43.38	26	0.35	3,996	54.53	7,328
Bužim	19,207	99.31	8	0.04	1	0.005	19,340
Cazin	63,463	95.93	320	0.48	29	0.04	66,149
Ključ	16,130	96.33	30	0.17	273	1.63	16,744
Sanski Most	38,344	92.45	722	1.74	1837	4.42	41,475
Velika Kladuša	32,561	80.55	636	1.57	146	0.36	40,419
Canton	246,012	90.02	5,073	1.85	8,452	3.09	273,261

Traffic

Due to the proximity to Croatia and that country's narrow northern outline, various important traffic lines between Zagreb and the Adriatic traverse the Una-Sana canton, such as the railway line Novi Grad – Bihać – Knin. The largest airport of Željava is located near Bihać and is located right between Bosnian and Croatian border.