CLIMATE - You can swim in the sea from mid-June to late September.
CURRENCY - Croatian kuna.
DIALING CODE - 385.
ELECTRICITY - 220-240V, 50Hz.
ENTRY - Citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the UK, the USA and most continental European countries can enter Croatia for stays of up to 90 days without a visa. However, visitors must hold a return/onward ticket, all documents required for their next destination and sufficient funds.
GOVERNMENT - Presidential/parliamentary democracy.
HEALTH RISKS - Croatian, Serbian, Italian, Slovenian, Hungarian.
PEOPLE - Population: 4.42 million / Croatian (78%), Serbian (12%), Slavic Muslim (Bosniac), Hungarian, Slovenian, Italian.
RELIGION - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Islam.