Welcome to Croatia

We had just one stop in Zadar for the day on our cruise where we took a bus down to the city of Split.  The ride was not very interesting and there certainly not much to see other than dirt and more dirt. Split itself  was certainly worth seeing though.

  • Officially the Republic of Croatia
  • Population of 4.07 million
  • Written history back to 6th Century AD
  • Zagreb is Capital
  • Part of Yugoslavia in 1918
  • Gained independence in 1991
  • On Adriatic Sea
  • 20% of GDP is tourism
  • 11 million visitors
  • Joined EU in 2013
  • Drive on the right
  • 6 hours ahead of the east coast
  • Currency is the Kuna (HRK)
  • Official language is Croatian
  • Trivia   15% of all tourists are naturists at beach resorts.

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