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Miroslav Radman
Miroslav Radman (2006), World's leading scientific magazine Nature published a new discovery by academician Miroslav Radman and his associates. It relates to a mechanism of DNA repair in Deinococcus radiodurans bacteria. The discovery is interesting because of many potential areas of application, as the process could be used for, among others, developing new drugs.

About Croatia

Population:

4,429 million

Area:

land area: 56.538 sq km

Political system:

Parliamentary democracy

Territorial districts:

20 counties and City of Zagreb

Capital:

Zagreb

GDP per capita (2009):

€ 10.245

Currency:

Croatian Kuna – HRK

Exchange rate (2009):

EUR 1 = HRK 7,34
USD 1 = HRK 5,28

Local time:

Central European Time (CET)

International dialling code:

+ 385

Distances from Zagreb (km):

Vienna 370, Munich 550, Trieste 230, Milan 624, Ljubljana 135, Bratislava 440, Budapest 360, Sarajevo 360, Belgrade 390

Climate:

Mostly continental and mediterranean with average monthly air temperatures:

  • Zagreb – January 0,5 ºC, July 23,6 ºC
  • Split – January 8,6 ºC, July 27,9 ºC
  • Rijeka – January 5,4 ºC, July 25,7 ºC
  • Osijek – January -2,4 ºC, July 22,1