Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between the Pannonian Plain and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, and Montenegro to the far southeast. Its southern and western flanks border the Adriatic Sea, and it also shares a sea border with Italy in the Gulf of Trieste.
Croatia is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe.
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Croatian National Flag


Geographical position of Croatia:

Jadrolinija: Croatia’s largest liner shipping company for the maritime transport of passengers and vehicles: www.jadrolinija.hr
Croatia Airlines: Croatian National Airline Carrier: www.croatiaairlines.com
On-line Translator Eudict: http://eudict.com/

Emergency Number: 112 (Medical Assistance, Police, Firefighters)
HAK: Croatian Auto Club (Road Assistance): 987
Croatia Country Dial Code: +385
Local Time: GMT+1

Croatia is World known by many things and most of them are good souvenirs:
- Cravat (Tie) - originally first used by Croatian army in 17th century. Soon it became fashionable in entire Europe.
- Olive oil - some of the best in the World. There are many households who produce small quantities each year and these are considered best on the market.
- Paski sir - sheep cheese produced on the island of Pag
- Drniski prsut - smoked ham (prosciutto) from Drnis
- Wine - carefully grown grapes from sunny hills of Peljesac peninsula, Island of Hvar, Korcula, pitoresque town of Primosten = hudreds of years of tradition in a bottle.