| Conventional Long Name: | Una-Sana Canton |
| Native Name: | Unsko-sanski kanton / Унско-сански кантон (Bosnian) Unsko-sanska županija (Croatian) Унско-сански кантон / Unsko-sanski kanton |
| Common Name: | Una-Sana / Уна-Сана |
| Status: | Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Capital: | Bihać |
| Largest City: | Bihać |
| Official Languages: | Bosnian, Croatian |
| Ethnic Groups: | 90.02% Bosniaks3.09% Serbs1.85% Croats5.04% others |
| Ethnic Groups Year: | 2013 |
| Demonym: | Una-Sanian |
| Government Type: | Parliamentary system |
| Leader Title1: | Premier |
| Leader Name1: | Nijaz Hušić (SDA) |
| Legislature: | Assembly of the Una-Sana Canton |
| Leader Title2: | President of Assembly |
| Leader Name2: | Zikrija Duraković (POMAK) |
| Sovereignty Type: | Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Established Event1: | Establishment |
| Established Date1: | 12 June 1996 |
| Area Km2: | 4125 |
| Area Sq Mi: | 1592.7 |
| Population Census: | 273,261 |
| Population Census Year: | 2013 |
| Population Density Km2: | 66.24 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 171.57 |
| Gdp Ppp Year: | 2022 |
| Gdp Ppp Per Capita: | $15,622 |
| Gdp Nominal Year: | 2022 |
| Gdp Nominal Per Capita: | $6.030 |
| Hdi Year: | 2019 |
| Hdi: | 0.760 |
| Currency: | BAM |
| Time Zone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Time Zone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Date Format: | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Drives On: | right |
The Una-Sana Canton[1] (and Serbian: Унско-сански кантон;) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an 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 the east, the Canton 10 from the southeast, and Croatia from the south, west, and north.
| Municipality/City | 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 |
The liberalisation of the labour market in Germany in 2017 resulted in a large wave of emigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Una-Sana Canton leads in terms of emigration in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Cantonal Ministry of Internal Affairs issued 15,900 certificates of impunity for the purpose of working abroad in 2021. In 2017, the Ministry issued around 13,500 of such certificates, in 2018 around 14,800, in 2019 around 12,200 and in 2020, the number of such certificates issued was around 9,200. Also, in 2021, about 1,500 children enrolled in the first grades of elementary schools, 2,000 less than 20 years ago.
In the 1991 census, the Canton of Una-Sana had 330,479 residents, including:
| Municipality/City | Nationality | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | |||
| 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 | |
Due to the proximity to Croatia and its 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 airport of Željava is located near Bihać and is located right between the Bosnian and Croatian border.