Bosnia's Federation 8-mo tourist numbers rise 15.2% - table

Tourists spent 681,777 overnights in the Federation through August, up by 15.6% from a year earlier, the Federal Office of Statistics said in a statement.

In August alone, tourist arrivals soared by an annual 21.6% to 52,046, while overnights jumped by 32.9% on the year to 127,225. Most foreign tourists visiting the Federation came from Poland, followed by tourists from Italy, Croatia and Slovenia.

The Muslim-Croat Federation is one of the two autonomous parts forming Bosnia. The other is the Serb Republic.

BOSNIA FEDERATION TOURIST NUMBERS AND OVERNIGHTS: