A medium-sized European country consisting of two distinct natural and geographic regions: Geographically and culturally inland (continental) Croatia is part of central Europe while coastal Croatia lies on the Mediterranean.
The Pannonian region covers about 55% of the country', the coastal area covers about 31% and the mountains covers only about 14%.

AREA

• land - 56,610 km2 (65% of total)
• coastal sea - 31,067 km2 (35% of total)
• total - 87,677 km2 (100%)   

By its continental area, Croatia is a middle-sized European country and is ranked 25th in Europe. By its overall continental area and territorial sea, Croatia ranks 20th in Europe. 

BORDERS:

Continental Croatia has borders (2,028 km) with five countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina - 932 km (46% of the land borders); Slovenia - 501 km (25%); Hungary - 329 km (16%); Serbia - 241 km (12%); Montenegro - 25 km (1%) 

Sea borders: Slovenia, Montenegro, Italy 
 

RELIEF:

Republic of Croatia is dominated by lowlands, since as much as 52,63% of its area lies at altitudes below 200 meters.
Croatia is part of the more recent formations of the Eurasian relief system of young mountain chains. Velebit is the largest mountain in Croatia, while Dinara is the highest mountain. 
 

CLIMATE:

Due to its location in the temperate region of the northern hemisphere, Croatia has a balmy climate with four clearly defined seasons.
 

THE ADRIATIC SEA:

The Adriatic is a large bay of the central Mediterranean, separated from the rest of it by the Apennines.
138,000 km2- 5% of the Mediterranean; temperature - 11C at its lowest point, 22 - 25C at the surface; depth - 1,233 meters; average salinity - 38% 
 

ISLANDS:

Croatia has a total of 1,185 islands, rocks and reefs, including 66 unhabited and 652 inhabited islands, as well as 389 rocks and 78 reefs. 

DEMOGRAPHICS:

According to the 31 March 1991 census, the Republic of Croatia had 4, 784, 265 inhabitants (84.6 inhabitants per square kilometre).

• population: medium populated European country   
• the most populated area: the Central region (Zagreb)   
• the least populated area: the mountainous  (Lika)  region
• ethnic composition:   
  • majority (80 percent of the Croatian population) of Croat ethnicity   
  • minorities: the most numerous are the Serbs. Other ethnicities: Albanians, Bosniacs, Montenegrins, Czechs, Macedonians, Hungarians, Russians, Ruthenians, Slovaks, Slovenes, Italians, Ukrainians, Jews.   
• religious composition: majority - Roman Catholics; others - Orthodox, other Christian denominations, Muslim, and those who did not declare their religious affiliation   

The Republic of Croatia is a unitary and indivisible democratic and social state. 
 

CAPITAL: Zagreb

LANGUAGE: Croatian 

MONETARY UNIT:

Hrvatska kuna (kn) Kuna has banknote nominal values of 1, 2, 5 (coins) and 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 (paper). One kuna equals 100 lipa. Lipa coins have nominal values of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 lipas.

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