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Information about Croatia

Location

Croatia is in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. With a total of 2,185 km land boundaries, Croatia shares borders with Bosnia and Herzegowina (932 km), Hungary (329 km), Yugoslavia (254 km) and Solvenia (670 km). Croatia's territory is geographically diverse; there are flat plains along the Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near the Adriatic coastline, and Croatia has also islands in the Adriatic Sea.

Statistics

• Area: 56,542 km² (land 56,414 km², water 128 km²)
• Population: 4,390,750 (July 2002)
• Capital: Zagreb
• Languages: Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German)
• Religion: Roman Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, other/unknown 10.8% (1991)
• Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coastMediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
• Time Zone: Central European Time [GMT+1]
• Currency: Croatian Kuna [HRK]