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Croatia Country Informations

Official Name Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska) president government

Official International Abbreviation: HR

Situation: in the Central European Region. Borders with countries: Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, SCG and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia is commonly divided into three geographically distinct zones: the Coastal region, the Mountain region, and the Pannonian region.

Capital City of Croatia Zagreb

Croatia flag

Climate Mediterranean on the coast with mild winters and dry summers. Colder winters and hotter summers inland. Today weather in Croatia

Latitude/Longitude 45° 10'N, 15° 30'E

Local time: Croatia is part of the Central European Time Zone GMT+1, in summer GMT+2

Languages Croatian language, Latin alphabet

Currency Croatian Kuna - symbol "kn", international symbol "HRK", 1kn= 100 lipa
Coins: 1kn, 2kn, 5kn, 10kn, 25kn and lipa 1, 5, 10, 20, 50
Banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 kn

Exchange rates by National bank

Customs VAT (22%) refund at all borders offices for items over 500kn

Electrical Voltage: 220 V - 50/60 Hz

Religions Catholic, Orthodox, others

Land Divisions 20 counties and 1 city, 121 town and 416 municipalities

Population 4.437.460

Zagreb 770.058

Ethnic composition 89,63% Croats, 10,37% Others

Public holidays:
January 1
January 6
First and second Easter Days
May 1
June 19
June 25
August 5
August 15
October 8
November 1
December 25, 26

Land Area 56.538 square kilometers (21,829 sq miles) + 31,067 square kilometers territorial waters

Length of coast: 5.835 km

Croatia Islands: more than 1.100, with 4,058 km coastline, only 66 inhabited

Croatia Adriatic Coast: crystal clear waters are some of the most beautifully on the planet

Travel to Croatia

Visas : Citizens from Europe and Americas are allowed into Croatia without a visa.

International airports: Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Brac, Zadar and Osijek.

Taxi service: in whole country 970 (in Dubrovnik: 435 715)

Petrol stations
Are open every day from 7 a.m. until or 8 p.m., and in the summer until 10 p.m.

Road assistance: 987

Speed and Alcohol Limits:

• 50 km/h - in built-up areas, 80 km/h - outside built-up areas, 130 km/h - on motorways.
• Speed limit for cars towing caravans or trailers is 80 km/h.
• No alcohol in the blood permitted.
• The use of seat belts is obligatory
• Use of mobile phones while driving is not permitted
• Driving with headlights on is obligatory during the night and day
  

New motor way or old tourist road by Plitvice?

If travel by car to Adriatic See, avoid traffic jam checking traffic conditions on roads.

Travel to Croatia by train, bus or boat

Customs offices for entering of foreign vessels are:

Umag, Porec, Rovinj, Pula, Rasa, Rijeka, Mali Losinj, Senj, Zadar, Sibenik, Split, Ploce, Metkovic, Korcula and Dubrovnik - during the summer season: Novigrad, Bozava, Sali, Primosten, Hvar, Vis, Komiza, Vela Luka, Ubli, Stari Grad (island Hvar)

Travel to Croatia islands

The boat routes linking the islands: Cres, Losinj, Rab, Pag, Unije, Susak, Ilovik, Srakane, Ugljan, Pasman, Dugi otok, ist, Molat, Zverinac, Sestrunj, Rivanj, Silba, Olib, Premuda, Iz, Rava, Zirje, Kaprij, Prvic, Zlarin, Brac, Hvar, Solta, and the peninsula of Peljesac, Vis, Drvenik veli and Drvenik mali, Korcula, Lastovo, Mljet, Sipan, Lopud and Kolocep.

Summer season 2004 - ferry lines:
Jadrolinija
SEM Marine

Croatia music

Easy listen surf music from Croatia
The bambi molesters band
Click to listen and download mp3 :

• Last ride
• Theme From Slaying Beauty

 

Croatian language

Main five words:
nekretnina = real estate
prodaja = sale
dozvola = permission
najam = rent
hvala = thank you

English-Croatian dictionary

Croatian property prices

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Two basic Questions for visitor:

1. How many islands Croatia have?

2. What is color of Adriatic See?

Answer here and win free weekend on Adriatic.