Located west by Slovenia, north by Hungary, east by Serbia, and south by Bosnia lies the Central European and Mediterranean country of Croatia.
Croatia shares with Italy a sea side border along the Adriatic Sea.
These borders cover 2028KM long.
Croatia is shaped unusually.
(resembling a croissant) -different from other countries because of 500 years of expansion by the Ottoman Empire.
Croatia covers a land area of excess of 56,691 square kilometres and has a population count of around 4 million (Year 2001 survey).
Croatian people make up more than ninety percent of the area's pop.
(most of whom are Catholics) other minorities include Serbian, Bosnian, Hungarian, as well as Italians.
Zabreg, a capital, is one of the main population centres with less than 800,000 inhabitants, to the northwest, there is Osijek, as well as Rijeka and Split ports to the south.
Croatian, the official language, is written in Latin script.
Croatia possesses a phenomenal 5,835km of coasts, most of which is island, cliff or reef.
Of over a thousand islands in the Adriatic Sea, just around 50 have any residents.
Krk is the largest isle (not far from Rijeka) that has an area of 462 square kilometers.
Croatia is, excepting Slovenia, the most industrialily advanced and prosperous country of the former Yugoslavian republics.
Tourism, especially along the coast of the Adriatic, is crucial to the Croatian economy.
Croatia is an sublime country featuring a range of geographical and cultural contrasts due to its interesting history shaped by the empires of the Italian, Roman, Austro Hungarian, and Venetian empires.
When visiting the inland, you will discover virgin forests, exquisite waterfalls, and thriving cultural hubs such as Dubrovnik and Zagreb to name a few.
Dubrovnik is well known for its medieval past, and is seen as many as the treasure of the Adriatic.
Croatia also has a very beautiful coast which is ideal if you wish to escape the over developed mediterranean tourist hot spots.
Think of Croatia like the south of France 20 years ago!
Croatia shares with Italy a sea side border along the Adriatic Sea.
These borders cover 2028KM long.
Croatia is shaped unusually.
(resembling a croissant) -different from other countries because of 500 years of expansion by the Ottoman Empire.
Croatia covers a land area of excess of 56,691 square kilometres and has a population count of around 4 million (Year 2001 survey).
Croatian people make up more than ninety percent of the area's pop.
(most of whom are Catholics) other minorities include Serbian, Bosnian, Hungarian, as well as Italians.
Zabreg, a capital, is one of the main population centres with less than 800,000 inhabitants, to the northwest, there is Osijek, as well as Rijeka and Split ports to the south.
Croatian, the official language, is written in Latin script.
Croatia possesses a phenomenal 5,835km of coasts, most of which is island, cliff or reef.
Of over a thousand islands in the Adriatic Sea, just around 50 have any residents.
Krk is the largest isle (not far from Rijeka) that has an area of 462 square kilometers.
Croatia is, excepting Slovenia, the most industrialily advanced and prosperous country of the former Yugoslavian republics.
Tourism, especially along the coast of the Adriatic, is crucial to the Croatian economy.
Croatia is an sublime country featuring a range of geographical and cultural contrasts due to its interesting history shaped by the empires of the Italian, Roman, Austro Hungarian, and Venetian empires.
When visiting the inland, you will discover virgin forests, exquisite waterfalls, and thriving cultural hubs such as Dubrovnik and Zagreb to name a few.
Dubrovnik is well known for its medieval past, and is seen as many as the treasure of the Adriatic.
Croatia also has a very beautiful coast which is ideal if you wish to escape the over developed mediterranean tourist hot spots.
Think of Croatia like the south of France 20 years ago!
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