Croatia guide

General information

Geographic location: Croatia extends from the footof the Julian Alps in the Northwest and the Pannonian plain to the east, overthe Dinara mountain range in the central part to the Adriatic coast in theSouth.

Area: 56,542 ², along with 31,067² ofterritorial waters

Population: 4.437.460

Capital city: Zagreb (779.145 inhabitants -administrative, cultural, academic and traffic center of the country)

Shoreline length: 5,835km - including islands,islets and cliffs

Number of islands, islets and cliffs: 1,185. Thelargest islands are Krk and Cres. 67 islands are inhabited.

Climate: Northern Croatia has a continental climate;central Croatia has a mountain climate of variable intensity. The wintertemperatures range from -1 °C to - 30 °C in the mountain zone, from 0 °C to 5 °Cin the continental area and from 5 °C to 10 °C on the coast. The summertemperatures range from 22 °C to 26 °C in the continental part of the country,from 15 °C to 20 °C in the mountain area and from 26 °C to 30 °C on the coast.

Population: Croats make up most of thepopulation. National minorities are Serbs, Bosnians, Italians, Hungarians,Albanians, Slovenians, Czechs, Slovaks, and so on (according to the Bureau ofStatistics for 2001).

Official language and script: Croatian language andLatin script

Religion: Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Muslims, Jews,Protestants and others

Currency: The Croatian currency is the Croatian kuna(abbreviation kn, international abbreviation HRK). The kuna consists of 100 lipa(lp).

Time zone: Croatia lies in the GMT +1 zone. The zonechanges to GMT +2 as of the last Saturday in March and lasts until the last Sunday inOctober.

Electric power supply: 220 V, 50Hz
Electricplugs have two cylindrical contacts or three contacts for devices that aregrounded. If you need adapters or transformers, you will find them in largerstores or department stores. We recommend that guests from the USA check whethertheir laptops and other electrical devices such as shavers have the necessaryswitch.

Public holidays: January 1 - New Year’s Day January 6 - Epiphany Day after Easter - Easter Monday May 1 - Labor Day Corpus Christi - not a fixed holiday June 22 - Day of the Anti-Fascist Struggle June 25 - Statehood Day August 5 - Homeland Gratitude Day August 15 - Assumption October 8 - Independence Day November 1 - All Saints’ Day December 25-26 - Christmas holidays

Important telephone numbers: Police: 92 First Aid: 94 Fire Department: 93 Road Assistance: 987 General Information: 981 Information on local and long distance telephone numbers: 988 Information on international telephone numbers: 902 Weather forecast and road conditions: 060 520 520 Croatian Automobile Club: +385 1 4554 433