HR — Croatia

Croatia is a southeastern European country with a stunning Adriatic coastline, over a thousand islands, and the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik. Zagreb is the capital. Croatia joined the EU in 2013 and adopted the Euro in January 2023, replacing the Croatian Kuna (HRK). For developers, the HR country code (from 'Hrvatska') maps to the hr-HR locale for Croatian. The .hr domain and +385 calling code serve Croatia. Croatia's recent Euro adoption is a real-world example of currency transition — applications needed to handle the HRK→EUR conversion, display dual prices during the transition period, and update currency databases. Historical Croatian financial data uses HRK while current data uses EUR. The HR code demonstrates that country codes don't always derive from English names. Croatia's EU Schengen zone membership (also 2023) affects border and travel-related applications. The Croatian tourism sector makes localization important for travel and hospitality applications.