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Time Zone: UK+1.

Capital City: Zagreb.

Major Cities: Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Split.

International Airports: Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Pula, Split.

Telephone Code: 385

Languages: Croatian.

Area: 21,830 sq miles. 56,540 sq kilometres.

Population: 4.5 million

Climate: Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot sunny summers. Fine weather during summer sometimes interrupted by thunderstorms, which increase in frequency from S to N. Autumn and winter rainfall can be quite heavy. Inland more mountainous regions have a cooler climate.

Currency: Kuna (HRK 1 = 100 lipa).

Notes: HRK: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000.

Coins: HRK: 1, 2, 5. Lipa: 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, 50.

Electricity: 220V AC 50Hz.

Hotel Classification: Croatia uses the standard 1-star up to 5-star grading system. This officially replaced their former system ? L (de luxe) through A, B, C and D ? at the end of 2000.

UK Tourist Office: Croatian National Tourism Office

2 The Lanchesters

162/164 Fulham Palace Rd, London W6 9ER

Tel: 020 8563 7979 Fax: 020 8563 2616

E-mail: info@cnto.freeserve.co.uk

Website: www.croatia.hr

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