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Travel and Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- Time Difference
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 1.806
- Climate
- Bosnia and Herzegovina has scenic, snowy winters, and a rainy season in the early summer. Summers are warm in the mountain valleys, but cool at higher elevations. The far northern part of the country has somewhat colder winters and warmer summers. The average January temperature in Sarajevo is 30°F. The average July temperature is 66°F.
- Language(s) Spoken
- The official language is Bosnian, a Slavic language that used to be known as Serbo-Croatian. According to ethnic and political affiliation, Bosnians may speak Serbian, Croatian or Bosnian. At school, both Cyrillic and Latin scripts are taught, which are used in the Federation and Serb Republic.
- Ethnic Groups
- Serb 37.1%, Bosniak 48%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
- National Holiday
- Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity note: there is no national-level holiday
- Geographic Coordinates
- 44 00 N, 18 00 E
- Location
- Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
- Airports
- 27
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
The lack of adequate medical facilities, especially outside Sarajevo, may cause problems for visitors. Because many medicines are not obtainable, travelers should bring their own supply of prescription drugs and preventive medicines. Private practitioners and dentists are becoming more common; however, quality of care varies and rarely meets U.S. or Western European standards. All major surgery is performed in public hospitals.