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