Explore Croatia in Europe - Croatia Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Croatia with its capital Zagreb is located in Europe (Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea). It covers some 56,543 square kilometres (slightly smaller than West Virginia) with 4,491,000 citizens. Croatian and Serbian are the the languages spoken by people in Croatia. Hungary, Slovenia, , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia are bordering countries.

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About Croatia

The topography features geographically diverse with flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands. The average density of population is about 79 per km². The climate in can be described as Mediterranean and continental with continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters, mild winters, dry summers along coast. Potential natural disasters are destructive earthquakes.

To reach someone in Croatia dial +385 prior to a number. There are 1,859,000 installed telephones. And there are 6,035,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".hr". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 21 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Croatia

Croatian Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Croatia Tourism

Iblerov trg 10/IV
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia

Phone: +385 1 4699 333 4556 455
Fax: +385 1 4557 827

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Croatia has 2 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Croatia Unesco Heritage location overview.

Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč

The group of religious monuments in Porec, where Christianity was established as early as the 4th century, constitutes the most complete surviving complex of its type. The basilica, atrium,...

Historic City of Trogir

Trogir is a remarkable example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic period and it was embellished by successive rulers with many...

Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian

The ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from...

Old City of Dubrovnik

The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667,...

Plitvice Lakes National Park

The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Croatia

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Croatia is shrinking at an rate of 0.06% (or by 2,737 citizens). Each year 7,134 people enter this country (or 1.60 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.22%. Or an total decrease of 9,871 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.