Introduction
Subdivisions
Croatia is divided into twenty counties, or županije, plus one city-county, or grad:
- Bjelovar-Bilogora BJ/DA
- Brod-Posavina NG/SB
- Dubrovnik-Neretva DU
- Istria PU
- Karlovac KA/OG
- Koprivnica-Križevci KC/KŽ
- Krapina-Zagorje KR
- Lika-Senj GS
- Međimurje ČK
- Osijek-Baranja BM/DJ/N/A/OS
- Požega-Slavonia PŽ
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar DE/RI
- Šibenik-Knin ŠI
- Sisak-Moslavina KT/SK
- Split-Dalmatia IM/MA/ST
- Varaždin VŽ
- Virovitica-Podravina SL/VT
- Vukovar-Syrmia VK/VU/ŽU
- Zadar ZD
- Zagreb ZG
- Grad Zagreb (City) ZG
License Plates
As a member of the EU, Croatia's license plates feature a blue band on the left side of the plate with the EU circle of stars and the country code HR. Plates are white with black text: HRAB∇123-CD. The first two characters represent the city of registration for the vehicle, and are followed by the Croatian coat of arms (represented by a ∇ above). The city codes can be found in the Subdivisions list above.
Phone Codes
Phone numbers in Croatia are organized by region and county, and are typically prefixed with a zero (0):
Capital 1x
- Zagreb (city and county)
Dalmatia 2x
- Dubrovnik-Neretva
- Split-Dalmatia
- Šibenik-Knin
- Zadar
Slavonia 3x
- Osijek-Baranja
- Vukovar-Syrmia
- Virovitica-Podravina
- Požega-Slavonia
- Brod-Posavina
Inland Croatia 4x
- Međimurje
- N/A
- Varaždin
- Bjelovar-Bilogora
- Sisak-Moslavina
- N/A
- N/A
- Karlovac
- Koprivnica-Križevci
- Krapina-Zagorje
Coastal Croatia and Istria 5x
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar
- Istria
- Lika-Senj
Roads, Markings, and Signage
Highways & Road Numbering Schemes
Architecture
Language
Language overview
Script
The Serbo-Croatian alphabet contains 30 letters, including 22 standard Latin letters, five accented letters, and three digraphs:
Aa Bb Cc Čč Ćć Dd Đđ Ee Ff
Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo
Pp Rr Ss Šš Tt Uu Vv Zz Žž
(Digraphs)
dž lj nj
Sample
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