About Croatia

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.

Surface: The mainland covers 56,594 km2; surface area of territorial waters totals 31,067 km2.

Population: 4,437,460 inhabitants

System of government: Multi-party parliamentary republic.

Capital: Zagreb (779,145 inhabitants), the economic, traffic, cultural and academic centre of the country.

Coastline: 5,835.3 km, of which 4,058 km comprise the coastlines of islands. The largest islands are Cres and Krk; there are 47 inhabited islands.

Highest peak: Dinara: 1,831 m above sea level.

Climate: Croatia has three climate zones; the prevailing climate in the country’s interior is moderately rainy; on the highest peaks, a forest climate with snow falls, while the areas along the Adriatic coast have a pleasantly mild Mediterranean climate with a large number of sunny days; summers are dry and hot, winters mild and wet

Skiresort: Begovo Razdolje, Bjelolasica, Čelimbaša-Mrkopalj, Petehovac, Platak, Plitvička jezera, Rudnik, Sljeme, Velebno

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.