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Croatia

Passport and visa service: Visa requirements overview of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
For further information: Web page of the diplomatic missions and consular offices of Croatia
Contact your embassy

Official language: Croatian.
Other languages spoken: The country has national minorities; Serb, Slovenian are spoken, as well as Italian, specially along the sea side, also German and Hungarian. Otherwise, especially in bigger cities and in tourist resorts along the coast a lot of people do understand at least the basics of English, Italian and German.
Business language: English (particularly used in the region of the capital Zagreb), along the coast also Italian and German may be used.
Getting some knowledge: See Learn-Croatian.com for some basics expressions, including sound pronounciation files (mp3).
Free translation tools: Lear-Croatian.com - Free English-Croatian-English translator of words
Intertran - English-Croatian-English translator of texts and web pages
hexagone - Not free translation arabic-croatian-arabic

Domestic currency: Croatian Kuna
ISO Code: HRK
To obtain domestic currency: It is possible to get local currency directly from ATM: They are everywhere and easily accessible. Since June 1994, the currency is the Kuna, which is issued in bills of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 et 1,000 Kunas and in coins (called Lipa). Although it may be little overvaluated, it is a quite stable currency.
Possible means of payment: All major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Diners, American Express) are quite widely accepted, especially in hotels and bigger restaurants but also in rental agencies, gas stations and highway toll stations.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Croatia, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: Croatia has a continental weather with very hot summers and cold winters except along the coast. The coastal lowlands have a Mediterranean climate with mild & wet winters and warm & sunny (rather dry) summers.
For further information: Official meteorological and hydrological service
Online service of a company specialized in media weather presentation

Telephone codes: To call in Croatia from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +385.
To call Tunisia from Croatia, dial 00 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards
Internet suffix: .hr
Emergency numbers

Emergency services - A single country number for all emergency situations	112
Police	92
Fire department	93
Emergency-ambulance	94
Road assistance	987 or +385 1 987 if you are calling from a mobile phone (You may also try (+385 1) 66 11 999)
National headquarters for coordidation of search and rescue at sea	9155