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Official name Republic of Croatia
Official language Croatian
Letter Latin
Money unit Kuna (kn), 1 kuna = 100 lipa
Population 4.437.460
Number of Insel, reafs, cliffs 1,185
Inhabitated Insels 50
Phone number for Croatia  +385
Time zone GMT +1 hour during winter time, during summer +2
Capital city

 

Zagreb


National holidays in the Republic of Croatia:
January 1stNew years day
January 6thEpiphany
Dates change annuallyEaster Monday
Dates change annuallyCorpus Christie
May 1stLabour day
June 22ndDay of Antifascist Struggle
June 25th Statehood day
August 5thHomeland thanksgiving day
August 15thAssumption of Mary
October 8thIndependence day
November 1stAll Saints day
December 25 and 26thChristmas holidays

Political system

Croatia is multiparlament Republic.

Territorial and administr. Structure

20 districts (županija) and City Zagreb; total of 121 cities and 416 county district

DISTRICT NAME  DISTRICT CAPITAL
Zagreb Zagreb
Krapinsko-zagorska  Krapina
Sisačko-moslavačka  Sisak
Karlovačka  Karlovac
Varaždinska  Varaždin
Koprivničko-križevačka Koprivnica
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska Bjelovar
Primorsko-goranska  Rijeka
Ličko-senjska  Gospić
Virovitičko-podravska  Virovitica
Požeško-slavonska  Požega
Brodsko-posavska  Slavonski Brod
Zadar Zadar
Osječko-baranjska  Osijek
Sibensko-kninska  Sibenik
Vukovarsko-srijemska  Vukovar
Splitsko-dalmatinska  Split
Istria Pazin
Dubrovačko-neretvanska  Dubrovnik
Međimurska  Čakovec

Religion

Roman Catholic, Ortodox, Muslim, Jews, Protestant, others

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