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Croatia - PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Currency / Business hours / Transportation / Internet / Basic conversation guide / Langages spoken


Currency


Since June, 1994, the currency is the Kuna, which is issued in bills of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Kunas and in coins (called Lipa).



Business hours


Banks open from Monday to Friday from 7.00 to 19.00, on Saturday from 7.00 to 12.00.


Transportation


Road


The network is generally in good condition and does not present any risks in terms of traffic. However, it remains very limited: the Zagreb-Karlovac, the Kupjac-Rijeka (in the direction of Istrie), and Zagreb - border F.R.Y sections. On the other hand, a particular attention is recommended on the main and secondary roads because they are not regularly watched and lack followed-up maintenance. In particular, stone falls are frequent on mountainous roads because of an often unstable ground. Besides that, finding a gas station is not a problem and the organisation of help, in the event of an accident, is generally very satisfactory, although relatively slow in isolated zones.


Rail


It serves only big cities. Not expensive but slow.

Air


The aircrafts maintenance of the domestic air fleet does not call to any particular remark.

Internet


The Internet suffix is: .hr

 


Basic conversation guide


Yes = Da
No = Ne
Thank you = Hvala
Hello = Dobar dan, Bok
Goodbye = Doh vidjenja, Zbogom
I do not understand = Ne razumijem
What's the price? How much does it cost? = Poshto I ovo? Koliko kosta?
I would like to buy = Htio bih kupiti (in the masculine). Htjela bih kupiti (in the feminine)
Do you accept the credit cards? = Primate li kreditne kartice?
Where is...? = Gdje je...?
Post office = poshta
bank = banka
Police station, the police force = policijska postaja
Pharmacy = ljekarna, apoteka
An airport = zratchna luka
The station = zheljeznitchki kolodvor
One ticket to..., please. = Jednu kartu za..., molim.
Would you have any available rooms for tonight? = Imate li slobodnih soba za vetcheras?.


Languages spoken


The official language of Croatia is Croatian. However, the country also has national minorities which are represented by Slavonic languages such as Serb, Czech, Slovak, Ruthann and Ukrainian, as well as by Roman languages such as Italian. It is also important to note the use of Germanic languages (German) as well as Uralian languages (Hungarian).

 




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