Television
There are four main TV channels in Croatia - HRT 1 & 2 (which are state-owned), Nova and RTL Televizija. A number of local television stations also operate throughout the country.

You will find a wealth of American and British programming on these TV channels - these programs are normally shown with Croatian subtitles rather than Croatian dubbed over the proper audio, so you still might be able to catch your favourite show from back home! Unfortunately, reality TV has also hit the country in recent years - don't be surprised to find Croatian versions of Big Brother or Pop Idol when tuning in. Soap operas from Latin American countries also tend to be very popular.

If staying in a hotel, you will find that most provide at least basic satellite channels - CNN, BBC World and similar.

Internet & Wi-Fi
Internet access is widely available in Croatia and broadband services are becoming more and more popular. Something that passes for an Internet cafe can be found pretty much anywhere - even if this consists of a PC in the corner of a bar, although some of these may still be operating on dial-up. Usage tends to be pretty cheap, though!

Wi-fi in Croatia isn't all that widespread yet. Wi-fi is generally provided by some hotels and the occasional cafe, plus some public places.

Post
Hrvatska Posta runs the postal service. Post offices can be found in almost all villages, towns and cities. The post service in Croatia isn't actually too bad! If you want to send something back home, ask for marke (stamps).

Telephone
Payphones appear pretty much everywhere. Buy a telephone card from a newspaper kiosk for easy use - these come in various denominations.

The country access code for calling Croatia is 385.

Mobile Phones
Mobile phones are very common and popular in Croatia -you'll often see locals with their mobile glued to their ear. A mobile phone in Croatia is called a "mobitel".

The three mobile phone networks in Croatia are
T-Mobile, VIP and Tele2. If bringing your handset from home, you will find it will hook up automatically to one of these.

Mobiles in Croatia operate on 900 or 1800 MHz GSM frequencies. Make sure that your mobile works on these - travellers from Europe shouldn't have any problems, but travellers from further abroad, particularl North America, may need to double-check the current phone. Make sure also that, if necessary, you call your home mobile phone operator before travelling, to make sure that "roaming" is enabled.