Attracting foreign and domestic investors
Invest in Primorsko-goranska County – Your strategic link
Customer Charter
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
Pan European Corridor
Road transport
Rijeka – Zagreb – East/Central Europe
Rijeka – Trieste – West – North Europe
Railway system
All European directions
Air transport
Viciniti of 5 airports
Rijeka – Krk, Zagreb, Pula (Croatia)
Trieste (Italy)
Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Geography
Primorsko – Goranska County is located in the Western part of Croatia. It borders with Slovenia and Italy (sea border) and within Croatia it borders with Istrian, Karlovačka, Ličko-Senjska and Zadarska County (sea border).
It’s total surface area is 3.588 km2 (6,3% of Croatian territory). Favourable geographic condition and diverse natural features – sea, well-intended coast with islands and woodland of Gorski Kotar, makes County unique.
On the international and national level, 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.
Demographics
There are 305.505 inhabitants in the County, constituting 6,9 % of Croatian population.
Females makes up 51,2% of population, while males make up 48,8%.
Larger part of population lives in urban centres, with Rijeka being the most densely populated city in Croatia; 3274 inhabitants per km2.
There are about 19000 students enrolled in University of Rijeka, while a part of population is enrolled in neighbouring universities (Zageb, Trst, Padova etc).
Economy
Structure of the economy:
GDP per capita is 11.177 EUR and besides City of Zagreb and Istrian County, PGC belong into the most developed county in RH.
Unemployment rate was 10,8% in 2009.
Average monthly wage: 870 EUR
Excellent telecommunication infrastructure, both fixed and mobile.
Education
Primary schools, with 4 Italian
High schools, Gymnasiums, technical schools, industrial and trade schools, music schools, art and design schools.
Italian high school, gymnasium and economics
College in Rijeka
University of Rijeka with 10 faculties and three Colleges
Post graduate and ph.d. studies
Workforce
Working population makes up 66% of total population.
The workforce is higly qualified as 70% of workers have a high school degree or higher while additional 19% have industrial and trade degrees.
Women constitutes 48% of the working population.
Quality of life
Pleasant life in urban and rural areas
Housing: satisfactory supply of apartments and family houses
Health care: hospitals, clinical institutions, emergency health care, private practices, homes for senior citizens, rehabilitations centres
Wellness: thalassotherapy centres, aesthetic centres
Sport and recreation: gyms, sport domes, trekking and cycling paths, hiking, auto camps, diving centres, skiing, skating, swimming pools
Culture: theatres, galleries, museums, state archives, libraries, cinemas
Shopping: a wide range of domestic and foreign shopping centres
Leisure: hotels, restaurants, clubs
Research and development
R&D companies are concentrated in shipbuilding, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry and IT, as well as University of Rijeka, where is located STEP-RI – Technology& Science park.
Rijeka has a Technology and Innovation Center (TIC) where several new technologies have beed developed. Also there is a strong network of innovators and many innovations are waiting to be commercialised.
Key Sectors
Manufacturing
shipbuilding as core industrial branch in County
great results in boatbuilding – new models, new technologies, export
metal products manufacturing, electric machines and appliances, production of chemicals – biggest export growth
wood industry – use of domestic raw material, majority of products exported, quality of raw material base, quality workforce
Tourism
one of the most important economic industry
sustainable development trend and active environmental politics
natural, cultural and historical heritage
160 years of tradition
35% of total investment in tourism in Croatia and 20% of the total revenue of Croatian tourism
182000 available beds; or 23% of total Croatian available accomodation
Transportation and telecommunication
7286 employed – 11% of total number
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ICT
excellent telecommunication infrastructure
lower price of work than Zagreb or Europe
smaller companies
sales and maintenance of IT equipment
focus on SMEs
ICT cluster with headquarter in Rijeka – complex ICT solutions, innovations, project development and management
