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Geographical position: Croatia extends from
the foothills of the Julian Alps in the north-west and the Pannonian Plain
in the
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east, over the Dinara mountain range the Adriatic coast in the
south.
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Area: 56,542 km², with an additional
31,067 km² of territorial waters.
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Population: 4.437.460
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Capital: Zagreb
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Length of coast: 5835 km - including 4058
km of island, islet and reef coastline.
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Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1,185.
The largest islands are those of Krk and Cres. There are 67 inhabited
islands.
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Climate:
Northern Croatia has a continental climate; Central Croatia has a
seamy-highland and highland climate, while the
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Croatian coast
ha a Mediterranean clime range from -1 to 30°C in the continental region,
-5 to 0°C in the mountain region
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and 5 to 10°C
in the coastal region. Summer temperatures range from 22 to 26°C in the
continental region, 15 to 20°C in
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the mountain
region and 26 to 30°C in the coastal region.
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Population:
The majority of the population are Croats. National minorities include
Serbs, Moslems, Slovenes, Hungarians,
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Czechs,
Slovaks, Italians and others.
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Official language and alphabet: Croatian
language and Latin alphabet.
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Religions:
The majority of the population are Roman Catholics, and in addition there
are a number of those of Orthodox
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faith, as well
as Muslims and other religions.
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Travel documents:
A passport or some other identification document recognised by
international agreement.
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Tourists may
remain in Croatia for up to three months.
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Information:
diplomatic missions of the Republic of Croatia abroad, or the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
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Croatia (tel.:
+385 1 4569 964).
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Customs regulations:
are in line with the standards of European Union
countries. Foreign currency is freely brought in and |
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taken out of the country (up to a value of
3.000 euros); up to a value of 15.000 kn for domestic
currency. |
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More expensive professional and technical equipment should
be registered at the border. |
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Dogs and cats, accompanied by their owner, need to
have an International certificate from a
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stating that at least 15 days and not more than six months
have passed
since their vaccination against rabies. |
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Tax refund for goods purchased in Croatia over 500 kuna in
value with a validated "Tax cheque"
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country.Information: Republic of Croatia Customs Administration (tel
01 6102 333); |
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Currency: Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa). There
are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Lipa coins, 1, 2 and 5 Kuna coins and 5, 10, 20,
50,
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100, 200, 500
and 1,000 Kuna banknotes.
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Foreign currencies:
can be exchanged at banks, exchange offices, post offices and at most
tourist agencies, hotels and
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camping
grounds. Banking hours are 7 a. m. to 7 p. m., Saturdays banks are open
until 1 p. m. In the larger cities some
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banks are also
open on Sundays. Credit cards: most hotels, restaurants and shops accept
credit cards (American Express,
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Diners Club,
Euro card/MasterCard, Visa, Sport Card International). Cash dispensing
machines are ubiquitous.
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Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
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Water: Tap water is potable throughout
Croatia.
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The telephone code for Croatia is +385.
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Time zone: GMT plus one hour.
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Medical care:
There are hospitals and clinics in all larger cities and
first aid clinics and pharmacies in all places. |
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Foreign tourists do not pay for medical services if the
Health Care Convention was signed between Croatia and the
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country they come from. Expenses of health services
provided to persons coming from the countries with which
the Health |
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Care Convention was not signed are charged directly to
users according to the price list. For patients whose
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danger, there is emergency transport by air
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Working hours:
Shops and department stores are open between 8 a. m. and 8
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2
p. m., or to 3 p. m. Many stores are also open on Sundays,
especially in the summer, and a smaller number in the
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cities are open 24 hours a day. |
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Post and Telecommunications:
Post Offices are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on
Saturdays until 1 p.m. |
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There are Post Offices in the larger cities which are open
until 10 p.m. in the summer. Postage stamps are sold in
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Offices and at newsstands. |
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Public telephones can be used only with phone cards, which
can be purchased in Post Offices and at newsstands, in
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and tourist complexes. |
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By arriving by
car: In Croatia You
need the green card. |
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Croatian angels:
Unified
number of tourist information for all of Croatia 062 999
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International callers, dial: +385 62 999 999 |
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This service is available in Croatian, English, German and
Italian from the 1st of April until the
31st of October. |
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