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The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina has left
behind a grim legacy of mines and ERW, which can be found in almost all parts
of the country. The leftover mines and ERW have a great impact on the society
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and its economy. One fourth of populated places and one third of the
population in Bosnia and
Herzegovina are affected by mines and ERW.
Most of the 13,000 of mine suspected areas were identified between the former
confrontation lines, stretching for more than 18,000 km. The estimated size
of suspected area contaminated by mines and ERW is about 1,755 sq km, or 3.42
% of the total land surface area. Bosnia and Herzegovina is among
the countries with the largest average number of mine and ERW casualties per
million inhabitants. For the time-period 1992 – 2007, the country had 4984
mine victims. During the period 1992 – 2008 4984 citisens killed or
injourned by mines or ERW.
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