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Geographical position:
Croatia extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in the
north-west to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the Danube in the
east; its central region is covered by the Dinara mountain range, and its
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The
mainland covers 56,542 km2, and the surface of the territorial
sea is 31,067 km2. 4,437,460 inhabitants; composition of
population: the majority of the population are Croats; national minorities
are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians, Czechs and others.
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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, dry and hot summers, mild and humid
winters; average temperature in the inland: January 0 to 2°C, August 19 to
23°C; average temperature at the seaside: January 6 to 11°C, August 21 to 27
°C; the temperature is about 12°C in winter, and 25°C in summer. |
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Zagreb
(779,145 inhabitants), the economic, traffic, cultural and academic centre
of the country.5,835 km of which 4,058 km comprise a coastline of islands,
solitary rocks and reefs. Number of islands, solitary rocks and reefs:
1,185; the largest islands are Krk and Cres; there are 50 inhabited islands.
Kuna (1
kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange
offices, post offices, travel agencies, hotels, camps, marinas; cheques can
be cashed in banks. |
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