Geography

Brčko is the seat of the Brčko District, an independent unit of local self-government created on the territory of Republika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina following an arbitration process; the process is viewed as a violation of the Dayton Peace Accords because it created the district while it could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line, also known as the Zone of Separation (ZOS).

The local administration is aided by an international supervisory regime headed by Susan R. Johnson of the United States of America.

Features

Brčko has the largest port in Bosnia, on the Sava river. It is also home to an economics faculty and to a rather important theater festival.

Famous residents

The city's most famous citizens are Lepa Brena (real name Fahreta Jahić Živojinović), a popular folk music singer in the Balkans, and Edo Maajka (Edin Osmić), a famous Bosnian rapper.