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At a glance

With its sublime stretch of Adriatic coast, Croatia has long been regarded as one of the most beautiful parts of Europe. The booming tourist industry that was interrupted by war in the early 1990s has swept back in force, and visitors are flocking to its string of coastal and island resorts.

Fast Facts

Full name:
Republic of Croatia
Capital city:
Zagreb
Area:
56,542 sq km / 21,831 sq miles
Population:
4,500,000
Time Zone:
GMT/UTC +1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Language:
Croatian (official)
A southern variant within the Slavonic language family
Serbian (other)
Italian (other)
Slovenian (other)
Hungarian (other)
Religion:
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Islam
Currency:
Croatian kuna
Electric plug details:
European plug with two circular metal pins