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28th ISSR/SISR Conference
Religion and Society: Challenging Boundaries
Zagreb (Croatia) July 18 - 22, 2005

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About Croatia

location
Geographically situated on the cross-roads between Central Europe and the Mediterranean.

Geography
Its terrain is diverse, containing: plains, lakes and rolling hills in the continental north and northeast (Central Croatia and Slavonia, part of the Pannonian plain); densely wooded mountains in Lika and Gorski Kotar, part of the Dinaric Alps; rocky coastlines on the Adriatic Sea (Istria, Northern Seacoast and Dalmatia).

Climate
Northern Croatia has a continental climate. Central, semimountainous and mountainous regions, as well as the entire Adriatic coast, have a Mediterranean climate. Spring and autumn are mild along the coast, while winter can be cold and snowy in central and northern regions.

Time zone
Central-European time (GMT+1)

Population
4.437.460 (2001). The majoritiy of population are Croats. National minorities inlude Serbs, Bosniaks, Slovenes, Italians, Hungarians, Czech, Slovaks and others.

Religions
The majoritiy of population are Roman Catholics but there are a number of those of Orthodox faith, as well as Muslims, Jews, and christians of other denominations.

Official language and alphabet
Croatian Language and Latin alphabet

Capital
Zagreb (nearly 1 million inhabitants)

Currency
Kuna (HRK)
Latest exchange course can be found here.

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