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Croatia

  • Political system: Republic
  • Capital city: Zagreb
  • Total area: 57 000 km²
  • Population: 4.4 million
  • Currency: Kuna
  • Location: South East of Europe
  • Capital City: Zagreb
  • Population: 4.44 million
  • Currency: Kuna – KN (1 kuna = 100 lipa).
  • Language: Croatian (Latin alphabet)
  • Member of European Union: No (candidate)
  • Time: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Saturday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
  • Electricity: 220 V, 50 Hz

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Croatia is situated in the South Eastern part of Europe. It shares boundaries with Hungary in the North, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the South and East, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea in the West, Serbia and Montenegro in the East. Over half of Croatia’s boundary’s length is a rocky coastline with rocky coves, sandy beaches, reefs, over a thousand islands 50 out of which are inhabited.

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia.

POPULATION
The population in Croatia is almost 4.5 million.  In addition to Croats who are the majority of the population – approximately 89%, there are several other small ethnic groups living in Croatia such as Serbs (4.5%), Slovenes (0.4%), Italians (0.5%), Hungarians (0.5%), Bosnians (0.5%), Czechs (0.2%), etc.

Religions

  • Roman Catholic 88%
  • Orthodox 4%
  • Other Christian 0.5%

Major cities
Zagreb (779,145 inhabitants)

TRAVEL
Because of the history, ancient towns, amazing scenery, sandy beaches, rocky coastline, tons of islands, Croatia has become a paradise for the sun and beach lovers, and scuba divers. The most popular is summer tourism. Whether you choose summer or winter, you will enjoy rural or health tourism with mineral and thermal springs spas or amazing vineyards.

Airlines operating to and from Croatia:

Croatia Airlines
Aeroflot – airline code SU – Hub: Moscow
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; airline code KL; Hub: Amsterdam
Lufthansa Airlines; airline code LH; Hub: Frankfurt airport.
TAP Portugal; Hub: Lisbon
Delta Airlines; airline code DL; Hub: Atlanta
Malev-Hungarian Airlines; airline code MA; Hub: Budapest
Air One
Air Canada
Austrian Airlines (airline code OS) Hub: Vienna
SWISS; Hub: Zurich
Royal Jordanian
Air France; airline code AF; Hub: Paris
Wizz Air; airline code WZZ;  Hub: Budapest
US Airways
Czech Airlines (airline code OK) Hub: Prague
FlyBaboo; Hub:Geneva
Alitalia (airline code AZ) Hub: Rome Fiumicino airport
Ggermanwings