Croatia covers over 56,000 sq km of land with over 30,000 sq km of sea. Its capital is Zagreb and the country has approx 4,400,000 inhabitants. It has a coastline of 5,835 km which is partly made up from the 1,185 islands

(67 inhabited).

Currency

The Croatian currency is kuna. 1 Kn consists of 100 lipa
The Appx. Exchange rates are:
£ 1 to 10 Kn/1€ to 7.5 Kn

Language

The country's official language is Croatian (Slavonic group of languages with latin script) also Italian, German, English & Russian are spoken.

Climate

Coastal Regions:
Mediterranian climate with hot and very
dry summers / mild and humid winters.

temperatures;
» in January 5 to 10 C
» in August 25 to 30 C

Inland Regions:
Moderate continental climate with hot and dry summers / cold and humid winters.

temperatures
» in January 1 to 3 C
» in August 22 to 26 C

Mountainous Regions:
Fresh summers & sharp winters with a large amount of snow.
temperatures
» in January -5 to 0 C
» in August 15 to 20 C