October 2 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Bosnia's Muslim-Croat Federation in August fell by 7.8% on the year to 32,787, official statistics showed.
Tourists spent 75,888 overnights in the Federation in August, down 13.5% year-on-year, the Federal Office of Statistics said in a statement.
Most foreign tourists visiting the Federation in August came from Poland, followed by tourists from neighbouring Croatia, Italy, Slovenia and Germany.
The Muslim-Croat Federation is one of the two autonomous parts forming war-divided Bosnia. The other is the Serb Republic.
Details follow:
BOSNIA FEDERATION TOURIST NUMBERS AND OVERNIGHTS:
|
Aug'09 (yr/yr change) |
Jan-Aug'09 (yr/yr change) |
- Tourists |
32,787 (-7.8%) |
220,932 (-9.5%) |
-- Domestic |
8,054 (-28.1%) |
81,261 (-17.6%) |
-- Foreign |
24,733 (+3.2%) |
139,671 (-4.1%) |
- Overnights |
75,888 (-13.5%) |
465,624 (-12.6%) |
-- Domestic |
19,370 (-25.3%) |
160,447 (-20.5%) |
-- Foreign |
56,518 (-8.5%) |
305,177 (-7.9%) |
Number of Beds |
15,474 (+11.3%) |
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