| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Croatian |
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| Other languages: | Czech, German, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian, Slovak |
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| Currency: |
kuna (HRK) €1 = kn7.48, $1 = kn6.71, £1 = kn0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .hr | International Dialling Code: 385 |
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For help planning your trip to Croatia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Croatia trip planning page.
Further information on Croatia
Discover more about Croatia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 56,542 sq km (128 sq km under water)
Coastline: 5,835 km (Adriatic Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Bosnia and Herzegovina (932km), Hungary (329km), Montenegro (25km), Serbia (241km), Slovenia (455km)
Highest mountain: Dinara (1,830m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Croatia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 50/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 81/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 57/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 61/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 44/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Croatia Status: Independent Country
Population: 4,470,534 (rank: 124/196) Density: 79 people/sq km (rank: 101/196)
Ethnic groups: Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) (2001 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
GDP (PPP): $78.9 billion GDP per capita: $17,800 (rank: 60/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.