General Information on Croatia

Much of the following information on Croatia has been obtained from the Croatian National Tourist Board website and is intended to provide a general overview only. For more detailed information I suggest you visit their excellent website; http://www.croatia.hr/English/.



General Facts
Area: 56,542 square kilometres
Population: 4,437,460
Capital: Zagreb


Time Zone
GMT + 1


Languages Spoken
Croatian is the official language and spoken by approximately 96% of the population. Other languages spoken include Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German.

Both English & German are spoken within the tourist industry.


Country Dialing Code
+385


Currency
Kuna (HRK). The Kuna is divided into 100 Lipa.

Note: Most restaurants and smaller private accommodation usually only accept cash. There are ATM’s everywhere so be prepared and get cash out in advance. Larger hotels generally accept credit cards.


Airports
Croatia has 9 international airports:

• Brac
• Dubrovnik
• Losinj
• Osijek
• Pula
• Rijeka
• Split
• Zadar
• Zagreb

• Croatia Airlines
• British Airways
• Easy Jet
• Aerlingus
• Adria Airways
• Air Bosna
• Air France
• Austrian Airlines
• Air Canada
• CSA
• Germanwings GmbH
• Klm – Northwest
• Lufthansa
• LOT
• Malaysian Airlines
• Malev
• Turkish Airlines

All major credit cards are generally accepted in Croatia (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, etc.).


Shopping Hours
Shops and Department Stores are open from 8:00am to 8:00pm weekdays and from 8:00am to 2:00 or 3:00pm Saturdays.

In summer, many grocery stores are open Sunday mornings.


Tipping
It is common to tip 5 -10% in restaurants and give small tips in bars.


Medical services
The standard of medical services and health care in Croatia is very good. There are Hospitals and Medical Clinics in all major cities and Doctors Surgeries and First Aid Clinics throughout Croatia.

Foreign tourists do not pay for medical services if the Health Care Convention was signed between Croatia and their home country.


Water
Tap water is drinkable throughout Croatia.


Climate
In Croatia there are two climate zones.

Along the Adriatic Coast there is a very pleasant Mediterranean climate which is blessed with dry and hot summers and mild and humid winters. With an overwhelming amount of sunshine the average summertime temperature is 25 degrees Celsius and the average wintertime temperature is 12 degrees Celsius.

The Interior has a temperate mountainous climate. The average summertime temperature is between 0 to 2 degrees Celsius and the average wintertime temperature is between 19 to 21 degrees Celsius.


Croatian National Tourist Board
The Croatian National Tourist Board has offices in tourist centres along the Croatian coast. During the tourist season their offices are open from 8:00am to 9:00pm.

Croatia
Croatian National Tourist Board
Iblerov trg 10/IV, p.p. 251, 10 000 Zagreb,

Tel: +3851 46 99 333
Fax: +3851 45 57 827
E-mail: info@htz.hr

United Kingdom
2, Lanchesters, 162-164 Fulham Palace Road
W6 9ER London
United Kingdom

Tel:+44 208 563 7979
Fax: +44 208 563 2616
E-mail: info@cnto.freeserve.co.uk


Croatian Embassy

United Kingdom
21 Conway Street
London W1P 5HL
Tel: 020 7387 2022
Fax: 0207 387 0310

Ireland
Adelaide Chambers
Peter Street
Dublin 8
Tel. 00353 1 4767 181, 4767 182
Fax 00353 1 4767 183

Law Library Building
158-9 Church Street
Dublin 7
Tel. 00353 1 8175 038
Fax 00353 1 8175 186


Public Holidays

January 1	New Years Day
January 6	Epiphany Day
Variable	Easter Sunday
Variable	Easter Monday
May 1	Labour Day
Variable - June	Corpus Christi
June 22	Anti-Fascist Resistance Day
June 25	Statehood Day
August 5	Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day
October 8	Independence Day
November 1	All Saints' Day
December 25	Christmas
December 26	Christmas

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