What is Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina | native_name = ''Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine'' | native_name_lang = sh | flag = Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg | flag_caption = Flag of the defunct [[Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia]], today the flag of [[Canton 10]] and the [[West Herzegovina Canton]]{{ref|flag|[a]}} | population = '''544,780''' (2013) | region1 = [[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Federation of BiH]] | pop1 = 497,883 (22.44%) | ref1 = | region2 = [[Republika Srpska]] | pop2 = 29,645 (2.41%) | ref2 = | region3 = [[Brčko District]] | pop3 = 17,252 (20.66%) | langs = [[Croatian language|Croatian]] | rels = [[Christianity]] ([[Catholic Church]]) | related = [[Croats]] }} The '''Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina''', often referred to as '''Bosnian Croats''', are the third most populous [[ethnic group]] in that country.<ref>Mary Englar, ''Bosnia-Herzegovina in Pictures'' (Minneapolis, MN: Twenty-First Century Books, 2007), p. 41</ref> They are one of the constitutive nations of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccbh.ba/public/down/USTAV_BOSNE_I_HERCEGOVINE_engl.pdf |title=Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina |publisher=Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina |access-date=30 December 2011 |archive-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028162530/http://www.ccbh.ba/public/down/USTAV_BOSNE_I_HERCEGOVINE_engl.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are also a native ethnic group of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as their presence there dates back to the [[7th century]] [[A.D.]]<ref>Ante Cuvalo, ''The A to Z of Bosnia and Herzegovina'' (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010), p. lxxiv</ref> Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina have made significant contributions to the [[culture]] of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their [[native language]] is [[Croatian lan