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- <text id=93CT1659>
- <title>
- Croatia--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Europe
- Croatia
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p>Note: The successor states to Yugoslavia are Bosnia and
- Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and
- Slovenia. Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in June
- 1991.
- </p>
- <p> Visas: Travelers must obtain entry visas, either from a
- Yugoslav Embassy or Consulate or at any Yugoslav border-crossing
- point or airport. Travelers applying at borders or airports may
- face long delays, especially during the tourist season.
- Travelers with US official or diplomatic passports cannot be
- issued visas on arrival in Yugoslavia but must obtain them from
- a Yugoslav Embassy or Consulate abroad.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: The coastal area enjoys a mild,
- Mediterranean climate with a mean temperature of 27 C(80 F) in
- summer. The interior has a moderate, continental climate with
- warm summers and cold winters.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Telephone, telegraph, and wireless
- services, both national and international, are satisfactory.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Trains offering service throughout Europe and
- as far east as Istanbul operate daily year round. In larger
- cities, inexpensive public transportation is provided by
- streetcars and buses. Taxis are available.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: New Years Day, May Day (May 1-2),
- Fighter's Day (July 4), Day of the Republic (Nov. 29-30).
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- April 1989.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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