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. Because of this great geography position Croatia
is in the same time a Mediterranean, southeastern and central European country.
Surface:
the mainland covers 56,542 km2, and the surface of the territorial sea is 31,067
km2.
Land boundaries: Slovenia (670 km), Hungary (329 km), Serbia (241 km),
Bosnia and Herzegovina (932 km), Montenegro (25 km)
Population:
4,437,460 inhabitants. Composition of population: The majority of the populations
are Croats; national minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians,
Czechs and others.
System of government:
multi-party parliamentary republic.
Capital:
Zagreb (779,145 inhabitants), the economic, traffic, cultural and academic
centre
of the country. Zagreb with surrounding area has more than 1.000,000 inhabitants.
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 Krk
and Cres;
there are 50 inhabited
islands.
Official language:
Croatian
Highest peak:
Dinara: 1,831 m above sea level.
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.
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.
National Holidays 2007:
January 1, New Year's Day
January 6, Epiphany
April 8, Eastern Sunday
April 9, Eastern Monday
May 1, Labor day
June 7, Corpus Christi
June 22, Day of Antifascist Struggle
June 25, Homeland Thanksgiving Day
August 5, Statehood Day
August 15, Assumption of Mary
October 8, Independence Day
November 1, All Saints' Day
December 25, Christmas
December 26, Christmas – Sv. Stjepan (St. Stephen)
UNESCO Heritage:
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian (since 1979)
Old City of Dubrovnik (since 1979)
Plitvice lakes National Park (since 1979)
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historice Centre of Porec (since
1997)
Historic City of Trogir (since 1997)
The Cathedral of. St. James in Sibenik (since 2000)
Important telephone numbers:
Calling code: +385
Time zone:
CET (UTC+1) |