Then why not conduct census? The party that should be most interested in census are Bosnian Muslims. Yet, their politicians, as well as Croats, have successfully blocked every attempt at census ever since the war. The problem is, they know very well that the comparison with the pre-war picture would show that not that many Bosniak's died. So the implausible excuse is that Serbs will benefit from the census? How? By showing that many more Serbs perished or are made refugees then Bosnian Muslims. Croat on the other hand, fear another truth. Ever since the war ended, they have done much to resettle Bosnian Croats to the Krajina region, Serbian region in Croatia from where Serbs were ousted. The project, contrary to the misinformation, was successful. While Croatia largely failed to move Croats into the poor, and predominantly agricultural areas of Serbian Krajina, they were extremely successful by moving them into Krajina towns and even larger villages. Wherever there was any kind of economy going, Croats were moved in, their housing was built, while Serbs were every way scared into coming back. Most of the returnees were old people who are dying, leaving abandoned villages by the hundreds. Census in Bosnia would therefore show a marked decrease of Croats in the federation. Something they would rather not have the world see. Serbian side would be able to show the decline in Serbian population that is due to the war dead and refugees. Bosniaks do not wish the world to see how few nationalities have stayed in once multicultural Sarajevo. Today, under nearly two decades of Bosniaks rule, it is an ethnically cleansed city. So, who is afraid of census? Those that are have much to hide.