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DEMOGRAPHICS & HISTORY

Europe

Croatia

Facts & Figures

• Area: 21,851 square miles
• Capital: Zagreb

• Government: Presidential/parliamentary democracy
• Language: Croatian (Hrvatski), with Italian, German, and English also spoken by some.

• Location: Croatia is situated between the Pannonian Plain and the Adriatic Sea in
southeastern Europe. irregularities of its Adriatic coastline have created over 1,000
islands. The region in the north of Croatia is a highland area with a mountainous climate.

• Geography: Croatia is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea,
between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. The terrain of Croatia is geographically
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coast, coastline, and islands.

• Population: 4,464,844 (estimate)

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2.5%, none 3.8%

• Time Zone: Croatia is on Central European Time, which is six hours ahead of U.S. EST.
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of October.

National Holidays: Croatia

In addition to the holidays listed below, 06/25 Statehood Day
Croatia celebrates a number of national
08/05 Homeland Thanksgiving Day
holidays that follow a lunar calendar, such
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you will be traveling during these holidays,
please visit www.timeanddate.com/ 10/08 Independence Day
holidays.
11/01 All Saints’ Day
01/01 New Year’s Day
12/25 Christmas
01/06 Epiphany
12/26 St Stephen’s Day
05/01 Labor Day/May Day

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