Croatia is a middleuropean Adriatic country. It lies between Slovenia on the

west, Hungary on the north, Serbia and Montenegro, as well as

Bosnia and Herzegovina on the east, while the Adriatic sea divides

it from its neighbor Italy.

The convenient geografical position, as well as the good traffic connections

make it easy to reach its numerous destinations and the wunderful beaches of

the cristal blue and clear Adriatic sea.
The Republic of Croatia covers an area of 56.538 km2 and its territorial waters

cover 31.900 km2. The coastline including the islands is 5.700 km long and is one

of the most intented coastlines in the Mediterranean. With its 1.185 islands and islets...

 

 

According to the last census, Croatia has 4.437.460 inhabitants. The capital is Zagreb with 779.145 inhabitants
There are two climate zones; a temperate continental climate, locally also a mountainous climate, prevails in the interior, whereas a pleasant Mediterranean climate prevails along the Adriatic coast, with an overwhelming number of sunny days

Unspoiled nature of the Croatian National Parks and the diversity of flora and fauna will leave no one indifferent. Croatia has eight national parks : Brijuni, Kornati, Krka, Mljet, Paklenica,Plitvice Lakes, Risnjak and Northern Velebit, whose unspoiled nature takes almost 8 % of Croatia.

Croatia has a very rich and remarkable cultural history. Explore the history of Croatia through visits to the museums, monuments and churches. From historic buildings in Istria; Euphrasius basilica in Porec and Arena in Pula to Dalmatia; St. Jacobs (St. James) cathedral in Sibenik and the historic town core of the city Dubrovnik.
Did you know: that in 1906 the Croat S. Eduard Penkala invented and patented the first real pen and first fountain pen, that the tie is a Croatian invention. In the 17. century the Croats made it a costum to put a piece of textile around the neck as a detail of fashion, that in four places on Veliki Brijuni were found more than 200 footprints from dinosaurs, that UNESCO and the Croatian government proclaimed the year 2006 that of Nikola Tesla. In 1882 Tesla discovered the principle of the rotating magnetic field. With his genious discovery he enabled the creation of the first electromotor running with alternate current...

      Important telephone numbers

 

International country code for Croatia: 385
Ambulance: 194
Fire Department: 193
Police: 192
Roadside vehicle assistance: 987
National Search and Rescue Center: 9155
A single country number for all emergency situations: 112
General information: 981
Information for international numbers: 902
Weather forecast and road conditions: 060 520 520
Croatian Automobile Club (HAK): +385 1 4640 800