General info about Croatia

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Croatia Info

Location, Southeastern Europe.

Time GMT + 1

Area, 56,542 sq km

Population, 4.5 million (official estimate 2017).

Population Density, 79.4 per sq km.

Capital, Zagreb, Population: 784,900 (official estimate 2017).

Government, Republic Independence from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia proclaimed in 1991.

Language, The official language is Croatian (Hrvatski)

Religion, Roman Catholic Croats (87.8% of the total population) and Eastern Orthodox Serbs (4.4%), as well as small communities of Protestants, Jews and Muslims.

Currency, The Croatian currency is the kuna (1kuna=100 lipa)

Electricity, 220 volts AC, 50Hz.

Photography, Certain restrictions exist.