Welcome to Bosnia Herzegovina
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Basic Country Profile
Location: South East Europe on the Balkans.
Population: 3.5 million
Capital: Sarajevo
Currency: Convertible Mark
Terrain: Mostly Mountainous
Climate: Continental with hot summers and cold winters
Dial code: +387
Time zone: GMT+1
Emergency numbers:
Police 122
Fire and rescue 123
Ambulance 124
Breakdown 122
Disability Legislations and Policies
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in April, 2010. As a consequence of the war fought in the 1990s, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a large number of persons with disabilities (around 500 000).
Bosnia and Herzegovina had made progress in the legal framework; particularly important was the amendment of the anti-discrimination law which was now fully compliant with European standards, and the adoption of the law on legal aid of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council of Persons with Disabilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina worked on the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities and advocated harmonization of the legislation and consistent implementation of the Convention.