Croatia

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LanguageCroatian
Driving sideDrives on the right
Domain.hr
Easily confused with:Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, GreeceQuizzes for this area:Croatia State Quiz, Croatia City Quiz, Area code quiz (Croatia)

Whole area11

Clues that work anywhere in this area

Language & Script★★★

The official language is Croatian, written in Latin script. "Đ/đ" is a distinctive Croatian letter, also used in Sámi and Vietnamese.

Watch outLetters with a caron (that v-shaped mark) on top, like "Ž/ž," "Č/č," and "Š/š," also appear in Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Baltic states.
Sources[GeoGuessr] A complete country-guessing breakdown by a certified player!
Signs★★★

Yellow-and-red chevrons appear here.

Watch outSan Marino and Austria also use chevrons in similar colours.
See alsoSan MarinoAustria
License Plate★★★

License plates were plain white until 2016, so many still have no blue stripe. Some cars also carry an "HR" sticker indicating Croatia.

Examples1
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Road★★★

Guardrails are angular with a narrow groove, fitted with a red reflector.

Watch outThis guardrail is also used in Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Poland.
SourcesplonkitSee alsoSerbiaMontenegro
Signs★★★

The crosswalk sign has 5 stripes, and the figure is wearing a belt.

Watch outPortugal's and Germany's signs also show a belt. Tell Hungary apart by the leg shape (く-shaped means Croatia, ハ-shaped means Hungary).
Examples12See alsoPortugalGermany
Croatia (leg shape looks like a く)
Croatia (leg shape looks like a く)
Latvia
Latvia
Hungary (leg shape looks like a ハ)
Hungary (leg shape looks like a ハ)
Difficult place★★★

The countries with ties to former Yugoslavia — Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — share a lot in their guardrails and signage. Yellow signs and angular guardrails show up in every one of them.

See alsoSloveniaSerbiaMontenegro
Easy-to-find landmarks★★★

You'll occasionally spot logos or signs using the flag's checkerboard pattern.

Easy-to-find landmarks★★★

Electricity meter boxes often have a red arrow painted on the door, sometimes also stuck onto the pole itself.

Watch outThis also turns up occasionally in Serbia.1
Examples1234567See alsoSerbia

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Plants & farming★

Vineyards are common in the flat inland regions, but also on the island of Vis. Grape growing is the island's main industry, and vineyards cover a fifth of its farmland.

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Where
MedimurskaViroviticko-PodravskaKoprivničko-KriževačkaOsjecko-BaranjskaIstarskaDubrovacko-NeretvanskaSisacko-MoslavackaBrodsko-PosavskaKarlovackaZadarskaVukovarsko-SrijemskaSplitsko-DalmatinskaVaraždinskaKrapinsko-ZagorskaZagrebackaPrimorsko-GoranskaŠibensko-KninskaLicko-SenjskaBjelovarsko-bilogorskaGrad ZagrebBrodsko-PosavskaVis IslandVis Island
  • Flat inland regions
  • Vis Island

Regions

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Medimurska Viroviticko-Podravska Koprivničko-Križevačka Osjecko-Baranjska Istarska Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Sisacko-Moslavacka Brodsko-Posavska Karlovacka Zadarska Vukovarsko-Srijemska Splitsko-Dalmatinska Varaždinska Krapinsko-Zagorska Zagrebacka Primorsko-Goranska Šibensko-Kninska Licko-Senjska Bjelovarsko-bilogorska Grad Zagreb Brodsko-Posavska

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Quiz

Basics

General facts about this place
  • The Dalmatia region along the Adriatic coast is a world-class tourist destination, and the old town of Dubrovnik, called the "Pearl of the Adriatic", is a World Heritage Site[ref]

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