Official name: Republic of Croatia
Surface: 56.542 km2 and the surface of the
territorial sea is 31,067 km2
Total area: 87 609 km2
Coastline: 5,835 km of which 4,058 km comprise
a coastline of islands, solitary rocks and reefs.
Number of islands, solitary rocks and reefs:
1,185; the largest islands are Cres and Krk; there are 50 inhabited
islands.
Geographical position:
Croatia extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in
the north-west to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the
Danube in the east; its central region is covered by the Dinara
mountain range, and its southern parts extend to the coast of
the Adriatic Sea.
Climate:
There are two climate zones; a temperate continental climate,
locally also a mountainous climate, prevails in the interior,
whereas a pleasant Mediterranean climate prevails along the Adriatic
coast, with an overwhelming number of sunny days, dry and hot
summers, mild and humid winters; average temperature in the hinterland:
January 0 to 2°C, August 19 to 23°C; average temperature
at the seaside: January 6 to 11°C, August 21 to 27 °C;
the temperature is about 12°C in winter, and 25°C in summer.
Population: 4,450,000 inhabitants
Official language and alphabet: Croatian
language and Latin writing
Currency: Kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign
currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices,
travel agencies, hotels, camps, marinas; cheques can be cashed
in banks.
Credit cards:
Hotels accept all major credit cards (Eurocard/Mastercard,
American Express, Diners, Visa).
Most restaurants, shops and marinas accept Eurocard/Mastercard,
American Express, Diners, and Visa.
Accessing cash from ATMs is possible in almost all towns, cities
and tourist centres; almost all ATMs accept Eurocard/Mastercard,
Diners, American Express, and Visa.
Capital: Zagreb (779,145 inhabitants), the
economic, traffic, cultural and academic centre of the country.
Composition of population:
The majority of the population are Croats; national minorities
are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians, Czechs and
others.
System of government: Multi-party parliamentary
republic
The national flag with coat of arms (GRB) of the republic of Croatia.
Holidays in the Republic of Croatia:
1th January - New Year's Day
6th January - Epiphany
Movable feast - Easter Monday
1th May - International Labor Day
Movable feast - Corpus Christi
22nd June - Anti-fascist Resistance Day
25th June - Statehood Day
5th August - Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
15th August - Assumption Day
8th October - Independence Day
1st November - All Saints' Day
25th and 26th December - Christmas Holidays
