Area:
56,542 square kilometres, with an additional 31,067 square kilometres of territorial waters.
Population: 4.437.460
The majority of the population are Croats. The national minorities include Serbs, Hungarians, Czechs, Italians and other.
Capital town: Zagreb (779.145)
Length of coast: 5,835 km - including 4,058 km of island, islet and reef coastline.
Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1,185 among which 67 islands are inhabited. The largest islands are Krk, Cres, Brač and Hvar.
Official language and alphabet: Croatian language and Latin alphabet.
Climate:
Two climate zones can be distinguished in Croatia; temperate continental climate in the interior and pleasant Mediterranean climate along the Adriatic coast.
The average temperature in the inland:
August 19 - 23°C
January 0 - 2°C
The average temperature at the seaside:
August 21 - 27 °C
January 6 - 11°C
Water temperature:
The Adriatic Sea has a very marked annual change of the surface temperature. The average annual temperature is 11°C. During the winter, the sea is the coldest and the surface temperature is about 7°C. In the summer the surface of the sea reaches a very high temperature, of up to 22 to 25°C, and in the southern Adriatic and Istria up to 27°C.
Currency:
Kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices, travel agencies, hotels, marinas.
Area:
56,542 square kilometres, with an additional 31,067 square kilometres of territorial waters.
Population: 4.437.460
The majority of the population are Croats. The national minorities include Serbs, Hungarians, Czechs, Italians and other.
Capital town: Zagreb (779.145)
Length of coast: 5,835 km - including 4,058 km of island, islet and reef coastline.
Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1,185 among which 67 islands are inhabited. The largest islands are Krk, Cres, Brač and Hvar.
Official language and alphabet: Croatian language and Latin alphabet.
Climate:
Two climate zones can be distinguished in Croatia; temperate continental climate in the interior and pleasant Mediterranean climate along the Adriatic coast.
The average temperature in the inland:
August 19 - 23°C
January 0 - 2°C
The average temperature at the seaside:
August 21 - 27 °C
January 6 - 11°C
Water temperature:
The Adriatic Sea has a very marked annual change of the surface temperature. The average annual temperature is 11°C. During the winter, the sea is the coldest and the surface temperature is about 7°C. In the summer the surface of the sea reaches a very high temperature, of up to 22 to 25°C, and in the southern Adriatic and Istria up to 27°C.
Currency:
Kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices, travel agencies, hotels, marinas.