West Herzegovina Canton

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West Herzegovina Canton Županija Zapadnohercegovačka
Capital and largest city	Široki Brijeg 43°24′N 17°25′E / 43.400°N 17.417°E / 43.400; 17.417
Official languages	Croatian
Ethnic groups (2013[1])	98.8% Croats 1.2% others
Demonym(s)	West Herzegovinian
Government	Parliamentary system
• Premier	Predrag Čović (HDZ BiH)
• President of Assembly	Ivan Jelčić (HDZ BiH)
Legislature	Assembly of the West Herzegovina Canton
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Establishment	12 June 1996
Area
• Total	1,362 km2 (526 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 census	94,898
• Density	71.87/km2 (186.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Per capita	23.378 USD
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	USD 375.825 million
• Per capita	USD 9.568
HDI	0.812 very high
Currency	BAM
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Website vladazzh.com

The West Herzegovina Canton (Croatian: Županija Zapadnohercegovačka) is one of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The West Herzegovina Canton is in the Herzegovina region in the southwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its seat of government is in Široki Brijeg, while other municipalities within the Canton are Grude, Ljubuški and Posušje. It has 94,898 inhabitants, of whom more than 98% are ethnic Croats. Economically, it is the most developed part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.