INFORMATIONS

Croatia can be classified as a Pannonian-Adriatic country due to its Central European and Mediterranean position. In terms of International law, the traditional heritage has moved from a Middle Age Princedom (791-924 A.D.) and Kingdom (925-1102) to its current standing as the Republic of Croatia, declared on June 25, 1991.

Vegetation cover is very diverse. Forests make up 36% of the surface area. In the continental regions, the dominant forests are English oak, hornbeam, beech, and fir.

The coastal belt and islands are characterized by alpine pine, downy oak, white and dark hornbeam and dense evergreen underbrush. Rivers belong to the Black Sea (62%) and Adriatic (38%) drainage basins.

source: MVPEI

 

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. The largest 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 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.

Population: Croats make up most of the population. National minorities are Serbs, Bosnians, Italians, Hungarians, Albanians, Slovenians, Czechs, Slovaks, and so on (according to the Bureau of Statistics 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 zone changes to GMT +2 as of the last Saturday in March and lasts until the last Sunday in October.

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 whether their laptops and other electrical devices such as shavers have the necessary switch.

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: 192
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

source: Generalturist

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