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Croatia GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Zagreb
Population
About 3.9 million
Area
About 56,600 km²
Language · Script
Croatian · Latin alphabet
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Currency
Euro (EUR, €) since 2023
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET) · UTC+2 in summer (CEST)

Emergency & help lines

General emergency
112
Police
192
Fire
193
Ambulance
194
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Search & rescue at sea
195
Roadside assistance (HAK)
1987

Traveler essentials

Country code
+385
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Zagreb · Split · Rijeka · Osijek · Zadar · Pula · Slavonski Brod · Dubrovnik

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Jan 6
Epiphany
March/April (movable)
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
May 1
Labour Day
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May 30
Statehood Day
60 days after Easter (Thursday)
Corpus Christi
Jun 22
Anti-Fascist Struggle Day
Aug 5
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Day of Croatian Defenders
Aug 15
Assumption of Mary
Nov 1
All Saints' Day
Nov 18
Remembrance Day for the Victims of the Homeland War and for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Dec 26
St Stephen's Day

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