General informations about Istria

Location: the westernmost County of the Republic of Croatia, the largest peninsula of the Adriatic Area: 2.820 Km2 (Dragonja, Kap Kamenjak, Ucka)

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)

Population: 200.000

Administrative centre: Pazin, 9 000 inhabitants

Economic center: Pula, 82 000 inhabitants

Currency: national currency is Croatian Kuna(Kn). 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
Rivers: Mirna, Dragonja and Rasa

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