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Guide to Croatia

Croatia's coast has always been a winner in the beauty stakes and despite its war torn period in the nineties, tourists flock there again with gusto.

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Name: Croatia - official name: Republika Hrvatska

Location: Europe, East of Austria and Slovenia also bordering Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina with a coast over the Adriatic Sea

Major cities: Rijeka, Split, Osijek, Zadar, Slavonski Brod, Vukovar, Dubrovnik

Population: 4.4 million (UN, 2005)

Capital: Zagreb

Area: 56,594 sq km (21,851 sq km)

Major language: Croatian

Major religion: Christianity Roman Catholic and Orthodox

Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 kuna = 100 lipa

Internet domain: .hr

International dialling code: +385

Highlights
-Fantastic Dalmatian coastlines
-Zagreb
-Kornati National Park
-Fortified city of Dubrovnik
-Kirka waterfalls, part of the Kirka National Park
-The Plitvice Lakes
-Varazdin town (former capital of Croatia)

10 October 2007

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