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Geographical position:
Croatia
extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in the
north-west to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the Danube in
the east; its central region is covered by the Dinara mountain
range, and its southern parts extend to the coast of the Adriatic
Sea.
Surface:
the mainland covers 56,542 km2, and
the surface of the territorial sea is 31,067 km2.
Population:
4,437,460 inhabitants; composition of
population: the majority of the population are Croats; national
minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians,
Czechs and others.
System of government: multi-party
parliamentary republic.
Capital:
Zagreb (779,145
inhabitants), the economic, traffic, cultural and academic centre of
the country.
Coastline:
5,835 km of which 4,058 km
comprise a coastline of islands, solitary rocks and reefs. Number of
islands, solitary rocks and reefs: 1,185; the largest islands are
Krk and Cres; there are 50 inhabited islands.
Highest
peak:
Dinara: 1,831 m above sea level.
Climate:
There are two climate zones; a temperate
continental climate, locally also a mountainous climate, prevails in
the interior, whereas a pleasant Mediterranean climate prevails
along the Adriatic coast, with an overwhelming number of sunny days,
dry and hot summers, mild and humid winters; average temperature in
the inland: January 0 to 2°C, August 19 to 23°C; average temperature
at the seaside: January 6 to 11°C, August 21 to 27 °C; the
temperature is about 12°C in winter, and 25°C in summer.
Currency:
kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign
currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices,
travel agencies, hotels, camps, marinas; cheques can be cashed in
banks.
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