Country Profile

The southern central nation, croatia is situated at the crossroads of pannonian plain and the mediterranean sea. It is bounded by slovenia and hungary from its north side, serbia to its northeast, bosnia and herzegovina to the eastern side and montenegro from far southeast. Croatia shares its coastline with the italy in the gulf of trieste. It is the esteemed member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe. Croatia is recognized as the foundng member of the Mediterranean Union. It is endowed with natural resources like oil, coal, calcium, mica, silica etc. Croatia is the home to around 4,491,543 people and has successfully achieved 99.3%(approx.) & 97.1%(approx.) literacy rate in both male and female groups respectively. Service sector is the major GDP contributor in the croatian economy followed by industry and agriculture.

Snapshot

Economic Overview

• Service based economy.
• Tourism is the emerging sector.
• Shipbuilding sector has been recognized as the important sector of the economy.
• Well acclaimed producer of organic foods.
• Machine Tools, Aluminum, Paper, Wood Products, Construction Materials, textiles, Shipbuilding, Food and Beverages, Tourism are some of the major industries.

International Trade

Major Export Items
Transport Equipment, Textiles, Chemicals, Foodstuffs, Fuels

Main Destinations of Exports
Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Slovenia, Austria

Major Import Items
Machinery, Transport and Electrical Equipment, Chemicals, Fuels and Lubricants, Foodstuffs

Main Origins of Imports
Italy, Germany, Russia, China, Slovenia, Austria

Contacts of Trade Ministries/ Associations

Business Visa Rules

• Duly completed and signed visa application form.
• Resolution obtained from the ministry of labor.
• Photocopy of the ID page from the applicant’s passport or the passport itself is needed to be shown.
• Rental agreement for the assignee’s stay is needed to be given along with the landlord ID card.
• Visa is issued for the entire period of assignment but it cannot exceed the period of 1 year where it is required to be renewed.

Business Hours

Businesses work from Monday to Friday 07:00 to 15:00 or 08:00 to 16:00.

Public Holidays