About half of the coast's tourists come from Germany, and the main auto route crosses the republic's Serbian areas.

He added that the most likely outcome is the partition of the country into Muslim, Serbian and Croatian areas.

No opposition press is allowed in Serbian or Croatian areas.

Serbian areas would control their own affairs in health and education in five new municipalities, with some funds from the Serbian government.

It has its origin in the Serbian area of Srem.

The first check, the "border" crossing from the Serbian controlled area had really had him worried.

Some fire from the Muslim-held city center at the encircling Serbian areas, or vice versa.

But so far, officials here said, projects affecting Serbian areas are only in the discussion stage.

But many favored candidates, especially in Serbian and Croatian areas, espouse the same kind of narrow, nationalist politics that led to war.

One shooting incident occurred in the Serbian area this afternoon when French troops reported a shot fired over their heads.