REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA
Holiday in Croatia
Urlaub in Kroatien
Odmor u Hrvatskoj
Dovolená v Chorvatsku
THE BEST SOURCE FOR ORGANIZING YOUR HOLIDAY IN CROATIA
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REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA |
Holiday in Croatia |
Urlaub in Kroatien |
Odmor u Hrvatskoj |
Dovolená v Chorvatsku |
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THE BEST SOURCE FOR ORGANIZING YOUR HOLIDAY IN CROATIA |
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Geographical position of Croatia: |
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| 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. |
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Population of Croatia: |
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| 4,437,460 inhabitants; composition of population: the majority of the population are Croats; national minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians, Czechs and others. 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, solitary rocks and reefs. Number of islands, solitary rocks and reefs: 1,185; the largest islands are Cres and Krk; there are 47 inhabited islands. |
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Climate in Croatia: |
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| 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 with significant precipitations. Average temperatures in the interior: January -2 to 0o C, somewhat lower at the highest altitudes; August - about 20 oC and about 12 oC on the highest peaks. Average temperature in the littoral: January - 5 to 9 oC, August - 22 to 25 oC; sea temperature in winter: 2 oC; in summer, about 25 oC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency: |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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