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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>
</body>
</article>
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