Croatia, officially Hrvatska, is a country in Southern Europe, Its capital is Zagreb, its country calling code is +385, and its ISO 3166 codes are HR (alpha-2) and HRV (alpha-3). The official currency is Euro (EUR) €.
Croatia country code: +385
The country calling code for Croatia is +385. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Croatia number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.
Croatia ISO codes: HR and HRV
Croatia is assigned HR as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and HRV as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Croatia is .hr. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.
Currency in Croatia: the Euro
The official currency of Croatia is the Euro, with the ISO 4217 code EUR and the symbol €. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Croatia are quoted in EUR. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.
Time zone in Croatia
The primary time zone for Croatia is +01:00, currently UTC+01:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.
Capital and geography of Croatia
The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. Croatia sits in Europe, specifically the Southern Europe subregion. Its approximate centre point is 45.16666666, 15.50000000. Traffic in Croatia drives on the right. Languages recorded for Croatia: Croatian.
Which countries border Croatia?
Croatia shares a land border with 5 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.
Bordering countries
5 land borders recorded.
Public holidays 2026
14 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.
| Date | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | National |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Epiphany | National |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Easter Sunday | National |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | National |
| 1 May 2026 | International Workers' Day | National |
| 30 May 2026 | National Day | National |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Corpus Christi | National |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Anti-Fascist Struggle Day | National |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders | National |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Assumption Day | National |
| 1 Nov 2026 | All Saints' Day | National |
| 18 Nov 2026 | Remembrance Day | National |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec 2026 | St. Stephen's Day | National |
Where Croatia is
Centre point 45.16666666, 15.50000000.
