Project “Development of investment environment“ helps develop the ability of Croatia to attract foreign direct investment and represents advanced ICPR – Investment certification program for regions.

1. Invest in
CROATIA
Primorsko -
Goranska
County
Your strategic link
fast track to Central and Eastern Europe
well developed infrastructure in industrial zones
excellent service sector-logistics
skilled workforce
stable macroeconomic environment
network of SME suppliers
3h
UK POLAND
GERMANY
2h
EUROPE 1h UKRAINE
FRANCE
CROATIA ROMANIA
ITALY
SPAIN
TURKEY UP TO 7 DAYS
SHORTER
TRANSIT TIME
FROM FAR EAST
SUEZ
CANAL (COMPARED TO PORTS
OF NORTHERN EUROPE)
ONE STOP SHOP service for investors
Regional Development Agency Porin Ltd.
Milutina Barača 19, Rijeka, Croatia
T +385 51 634 330
F + 385 51 634 340 Primorsko - Goranska County
E rrporin@porin.hr

2. Primorsko - Goranska County
Munich Vienna
Pan European Corridor AU ST R I A Budapest
Road transport HUNGARY
Rijeka-Zagreb-East/Central Europe I TA LY SLOVENIA
Rijeka-Trieste-West-North Europe Milano Trieste Ljubljana Zagreb
Rijeka
Railway system C R O AT I A Belgrade
all European directions
Maritime transport BOSNIA&
SERBIA
Rijeka - the biggest Croatian port HERZAGOVINA
Air transport Split
Viciniti of 5 airports
A D R I AT I C S E A
Rijeka-Krk, Zagreb, Pula (Croatia) MONTENEGRO
Trieste (Italy)
Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Geography
Munich
Graz
Primorsko – Goranska County is located in
Ljubljana the Western part of Croatia. It borders with
Trieste Slovenia and Italy (sea border) and within
Koper
Milan
Croatia it borders with Istrian, Karlovačka,
Zagreb
Budapest Ličko-Senjska and Zadarska County (sea
Belgrade border).
Future
It’s total surface area is 3.588 km2
business zone
(6,3% of Croatian territory). Favourable
MIKLAVIJA geographic condition and diverse natural
Matulji features – sea, well-intended coast with
islands and woodland of Gorski Kotar,
18km business zone makes County unique.
17km ŠKRLJEVO / On the international and national level,
RIJEKA KUKULJANOVO County has significant role in integration
of wider area of Ponudavlje region with
Adriatic and Middle European region with
South East Europe.
Due to exceptional geostrategic position,
Port of Rijeka offers a sea route to Middle
East and Far East far shorter than Northern
European ports, for it is geographically
positioned in the centre of communication
between Europe and Asia.
County has 36 local self government units:
14 cities and 22 municipalities.
Rijeka is the third largest Croatian city,
and is the main economic, transport,
educational, cultural and political centre of
the region.
There are three different climates in
the County – Kediterranean, Sub-
mediterranean and in Gorski Kotar mild
Continental climates, which allow optimal
conditions for business and leisure.

3. Demographics Education
There are 305.505 inhabitants in Primary schools, with 4 Italian
the County, constituting 6,9 % of High schools, Gymnasiums,
Croatian population. technical schools, industrial
and trade schools, music
Females makes up 51,2% of
schools, art and design
population, while males make up
schools.
48,8%.
Italian high school,
Larger part of population lives in
gymnasium and economics
urban centres, with Rijeka being
the most densely populated city College in Rijeka
in Croatia; 3274 inhabitants per
University of Rijeka with 10
km2.
faculties and three Colleges
There are about 16000 students
Post graduate and ph.d. Industrial Zone
enrolled in University of Rijeka,
while a part of population
studies Kukuljanovo
is enrolled in neighbouring Bakar / Rijeka
universities (Zageb, Trst, Padova
etc). - total area 500 ha
(250 built, another 250 planned)
- over 130 entrepreneurs
Economy Workforce - over 3.200 employees
- the biggest and the most devel-
Structure of the economy: Working population makes
oped industrial zone in Croatia
up 66% of total population.
GDP per capita is 9.149 EUR and - developed infrastructural net-
besides City of Zagreb and Istrian The workforce is higly work
County, PGC belong into the most qualified as 70% of workers - excellent distributional capac-
developed county in RH. have a high school degree or ity (highway, internal railway
higher while additional 19% conected with the railway cor-
Unemployment rate was 9,3% in
have industrial and trade ridor Rijeka-Zagreb-Budapest,
2008.
degrees. close to the Port of Rijeka and
Average monthly wage: 642 EUR Krr Airport
Women constitutes 48% of
Excellent telecommunication the working population. - customs office, free trade zone
infrastructure, both fixed and
mobile.
Unemployment structure Summary of
by educational attainment Primorsko-Goranska County economy
45
Millions of HRK
66.308
45 65.097
Millions of HRK
66.308
40 61.487 65.097
59.173 61.487
40 56.775
58.051
59.173
35 58.051
35 53.446 56.775
% 35 50.510
35 51.835 53.446
51.835
30 30 50.510
30 30
25 25
25 25
20 20 20
20
15 15
15 15
10 10 10 10
5 5 5 5
0 0 0
0
No school No school
Primary Primary
High High
High High
Colege Colege Bachelor
Bachelor 2000 2000 2001 2002
2001 2002 2003 2004
2003 2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
2008
school school
school school
school school
Degree Degree
Degree Degree Total income Total expediture Number of epmloyed
1-3 years 4 years or higher Total income Total expediture Number of epmloyed
1-3 years 4 years or higher

4. Quality of life Key Sectors
Pleasant life in urban and rural areas
Housing: satisfactory supply of apartments and family Manufacturing
houses - shipbuilding as core industrial branch
Health care: hospitals, clinical institutions, emergency in County
health care, private practices, homes for senior citizens, - great results in boatbuilding – new
rehabilitations centres models, new technologies, export
- metal products manufacturing, elec-
Wellness: thalassotherapy centres, aesthetic centres
tric machines and appliances, produc-
Sport and recreation: gyms, sport domes, trekking and tion of chemicals – biggest export
cycling paths, hiking, auto-camps, diving centres, ski- growth
ing, skating, swimming pools - wood industry – use of domestic raw
Culture: theatres, galleries, museums, state archives, material, majority of products ex-
libraries, cinemas ported, quality of raw material base,
quality workforce
Shopping: a wide range of domestic and foreign shop- 45
Millions of HRK
ping centres
Tourism 40
58.051
Leisure: hotels, restaurants, clubs 56.775
% 35 - one of the most important economic
35 53.446
51.835
industry 50.510
30 30
- sustainable development trend and
Research and development
25 active environmental politics
25
- natural, cultural and historical heritage
R&D companies are concentrated in shipbuilding, petro-
20 20
chemical and pharmaceutical industry and IT, as well as - 160 years of tradition
15 15
- 35% of total investment in tourism in
University of Rijeka, where is located STEP-RI – Tech-
nology& Science park. Croatia and 20% of the total revenue
10
10
of Croatian tourism
Rijeka has a Technology and Innovation Center (TIC)
5 5
- 182000 available beds; or 23% of total
where several new technologies have beed developed. Croatian available accomodation
Also there is a strong network of innovators and many
0 0
innovations are waiting to beHigh
No school Primary commercialised.
High Colege Bachelor 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
school school school Degree Degree Transportation and
1-3 years 4 years or higher telecommunication Total income Total expeditu
- 7286 employed – 11% of total number
- existing infrastructure for both pas-
Total income of companies by sector senger and goods
- organisation and control of shipping
- port of Rijeka integrates all traffic
functions
20.6% 9.2% - well developed other logistic services
8.6%
4.3% ICT
- excellent telecommunication infra-
4.5%
42.8%
structure
10.0%
- lower price of work than Zagreb or
Europe
- smaller companies
- sales and maintenance of IT equip-
Trade
Professional, scientific ment
and technical activities
Accomodation and
- focus on SMEs
Manufacturing
food service activities - ICT cluster with headquarter in Rijeka
Transportation and storage Other
– complex ICT solutions, innovations,
project development and manage-
Construction ment