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SOCIAL HINTS
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IS CHARATERISED BY ITS ETHNIC AND
RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND VISITORS SHOULD RESPECT THE CUSTOMS
AND TRADITIONS OF THE VARIOUS ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS.
THE MAIN ETHNIC GROUPS ARE THE BOSNIAKS (44%, ALSO SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS BOSNIAN MUSLIMS), THE SERBS (31%) & THE CROATS
(17%). AS A SIGN OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE THREE MAIN
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, (ISLAMIC, ORTHODOX AND ROMAN CATHOLIC),
THE GOVERNMENT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ALLOWS ITS CITIZENS
TO TAKE OFF TWO WORKING DAYS PER YEAR. VISITORS SHOULD BE
AWARE THAT DRINKING ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC MAY BE CONSIDERED
OFFENSIVE BY MUSLIMS.
BUSINESS HINTS
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BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN A FORMAL MANNER. APPOINTMENTS MUST BE
MADE IN ADVANCE. BUSINESS CARDS ARE GENERALLY EXCHANGED. |
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