Herzegovina, and as such has favorable traffic characteristics. The future route of the motorway of the E73 corridor, where there is also a connection with the A1 motorway from Dubrovnik to Zagreb, which means the entire West Herzegovina Canton in encircled by two EU corridors, the E73 and the E65. The crossroad of these corridors is in the hinterland of Ploče port, making the Canton of West Herzegovina the "portal of the South East Europe". Demographics According to the latest census data, the vast majority of the local population is made up of Croatians. The most dominant religion in the canton is Christianity, with Catholicism being the most numerous denomination. The most significant non-Christian minority are Muslims with 1.8% of the total population. Most of them were in Ljubuški. 2013 Census Page text. Official holidays According to local laws, the official holidays (non-working days) in the canton are: January 1 – New Year January 6 – Epiphany May 1 – Labour Day May 30 – Pan-Croatian statehood day (same as: Statehood day of Croatia) August 15 – Assumption of Mary November 1 – All Saints' Day November 2 – All Souls' Day November 18 – the foundation of Herzeg-Bosnia December 25 and 26 – Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day See also Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina List of heads of the West Herzegovina Canton References Notes Books Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina