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| LOCATION |
the westernmost County
of the Republic of Croatia, the largest peninsula of the Adriatic |
| AREA |
2.820 km2 (triangle
Dragonja, Rt Kamenjak, Ucka) |
| POPULATION |
200.000 |
| COAST LENGTH |
445,1 km (well-indented
coast is twice as long as the road one)
The western coast of Istria is 242,5 km long, with islands 327,5 km (178,1
M). The eastern coast of Istria is 202,6 km long, with the pertaining
islets 212,4 km (114,5 M) |
| CLIMATE |
mild, Mediterranean
climate (warm and dry summers, mild and pleasant winters)
Average amount of sunshine: 2.388 hours. Owing to the day's length and
plenty of clear days throughout the summer it has the longest insolation
with a daily average of 10 hours in Istrian seaside resorts.
Characteristic winds are "bura" (wind blowing from the north to
the south, bringing clear weather), "jugo" (south, warm wind
bringing rain) and "maestral" (summer breeze blowing from the
land to the sea) |
| VEGETATION |
Istria is the largest
green oasis of the North Adriatic. The coast and the islands are covered
with pine woods and easily recognizable green macchia. The main specimens
of macchia are holm oak and strawberry trees. 35% Istria is covered with
forests |
| RIVERS |
Mirna, Dragonja and Rasa |
| SEA |
the lowest sea
temperature is in March ranging from 9.3 C up to 11.1 C and being the
highest in August when it reaches 23.3 C and 24.1 C; salinity amounts
approximately to 36 - 38 pro mille |
ADMINISTRATIVE
CENTRE |
Pazin, 9 000 inhabitants |
ECONOMIC
CENTER |
Pula,
82 000 inhabitants |
| CURRENCY |
national currency is
Croatian Kuna. There are banknotes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and
1000 Kunas and coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Lipas in circulation (100
lipas = 1 Kuna)
The money can be exchanged in official exchange offices (banks, post
offices, hotels,
tourist agencies) according to the current exchange
rates. The payments may be done by credit
cards (Diners, Visa, American Express, Eurocard, Mastercard) and
Eurocheques |
| Thanks to: |
Istra.com |
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