The profile of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Area: 51,129 km²
Capital: Sarajevo
Population: 4 million inhabitants
Language: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Religion: Muslims 40%, Orthodox 31%, Catholics 15%, Protestants 4%
Form of Government: federal republic
Major cities: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Međugorje, Mostar, Srebrenica, Zenica
Useful Information about Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Currency: Convertible Mark (1 euro = 1.95 KM)
- International dialing code: +387
- International car registration code: BIH
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: Identity Card or Passport
- Required vaccination: NN
- Electric current: 220V
- Unit of measurement: decimal metric
- Time zone: same as Italy
- Fixed date holidays: January 9: National Day of the Republika Srpska; March 1: Independence Day; May 1: Labor Day; August 15: Assumption of Mary; November 1: All Saints’ Day; November 25: Republic Day (federal); December 8: Immaculate Conception; December 25: Christmas; December 26: St. Stephen’s Day
- Climate: Mediterranean continental. Hot summers and cold winters
- Average temperatures: the national annual average ranges from 1°C in January to 25°C in July/August
- Transport: National airline Air Bosna; major airlines operating in Bosnia include Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air, Croatia Airlines, Adria Airways, Lufthansa. Sarajevo Airport does not offer direct connections to Italy, which can be reached by air via Vienna, Zagreb, Zurich, Munich.
- Airports: Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka, Tuzla
