CROATIA

CURRENCY: Croatian Kuna (CRK).

EXCHANGE RATE: CRK 6.16 = US$1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Croatian.

POPULATION: 4,400,000.

CAPITAL: Zagreb.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 38.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: Import and export of the Croatian Dinar is limited to CRK 2,000.Its exchange rate is based on supply and demand, floating independently in the market).

GAMING INFORMATION: Prior to the the independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia, 22 casinos operated in the cities of Croatia.Most were in large hotels catering to international clientele.Gambling was restricted to foreign tourists over 18 years or older.During the regional ethnic conflict the casinos on the Istria Peninsula and Zagreb remained operating.But those along the adriatic closed.As tourists begin returning to the Adriatic coast casinos have reopened in Dubrovnik and Split.