Croatia extends from the foot of the Julian Alps in the northwest and the Pannonian plain to the east, over the Dinara mountain range in the central part to the Adriatic coast in the south.
Area: 56.542 km2, along with 31.067km2 of territorial waters
Lenth of Coastline (mainline): 1778 km
Area of Coastline (islands): 4012 km
Number of Islands and Isles: 1185 (66 inhabited)
Population (last census): 4.784.265
Croatians make up most of the population.
National minorities are Serbians, Bosniacs, Italians, Hungarians, Albanians, Slovenians, Czechs, Slovaks..(according to the Bureau of Statistics for 2001).
Official language and script: Croatian language and Latin script
Currency: The Croatian currency is the KUNA The kuna consists of 100 lipa (lp).
Religion: the majority of inhabitants are Roman Catholics
Foreign languages: German, Italian and English are the most common foreign languages spoken in the tourist resorts.
Climate: Northern Croatia has continental climate; central Croatia has mountain climate of various intensity. The winter temperatures range from -1 °C to - 30 °C in the mountain zone, from 0 °C to 5 °C in the continental area and from 5 °C to 10 °C on the coast. The summer temperatures 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.
Time zone: Croatia lies in the GMT + 1 zone. The zone changes to GMT + 2 as of the last Saturday in March until the last Sunday in October.
Electric power supply: 220 V, 50 Hz
Electric plugs have two cylindrical contacts or three contacts for devices that are grounded. If you need adapters or transformers, you will find them in larger stores. We recommend that guests from the USA check whether their laptops and other electrical devices such as shavers have the necessary switch.
Water: Tap water is potable throughout Croatia.
Public holidays:
January 01 New Year’s Day
January 06 Epiphany
Day after Easter Easter Monday
May 01 Labor Day
Corpus Christi not a fixed holiday
June 22 Day of the Anti-Fascist Struggle
June 25 Statehood Day
August 05 Homeland Gratitude Day
August 15 Assumption
October 08 Independence Day
November 01 All Saint’s Day
December 25-26 Christmas holidays
