Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe, at the intersection of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Zagreb is the capital and largest city. Croatia borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia in the east, and Montenegro to the south. Croatia has a sea border (across the Adriatic Sea) with Italy.
Croatia’s landscape is very rich, having rocky coastlines on the Adriatic Sea (Istria, Northern Seacoast and Dalmatia), thickly forested mountains in Lika and Gorski Kotar, part of the Dinaric Alps and plains, lakes and rolling hills in the continental north and northeast (Central Croatia and Slavonia, part of the Pannonian Basin).
REASONS TO GO
Beautiful beaches, exuberant natural parks, very friendly people, good wines, and good prices.
Dubrovnik is probably the new St. Tropez.
A car trip through the refreshing coastline of Dalmatia.
GOOD TO KNOW
Capital: Zagreb
Language: Croatian
Population: 4.5 millions
Area: 56,542 sq km
Electricity: 230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code: +385
Currency: Kuna (HRK)
Time Zone: UTC +1
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 Jan New Year's Day
6 Jan Epiphany
1 May Labour Day
22 Jun Anti-Fascist Resistance Day
25 Jun Croatian National Day
5 Aug Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day
8 Oct Independence Day
1 Nov All Saint's Day
25-26 Dec Christmas
OTHER HOLIDAYS: Easter and Corpus Christi
INFO
http://www.htz.hr/English/default.aspx
