Croatia spreads from far eastern parts of the Alps to the to the Panonian lowlands and banks of the Danube in the east. Croatian central part is covered by mountain Dinara, and the southern region spreads to the Adriatic Sea coast.Croatian mainland covers over 56,500 km2 with the territorial sea of over 21,000 km2, with population of 4,437,460 inhabitants. National minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians, Czechs and others.
Croatia is a multi-party parliamentary republic, capital is Zagreb with 779,145 inhabitants - the economic, traffic, cultural and academic centre of the country.
The coast is one of the most beautiful in the world, and Croatia is only recently being discovered by the tourist media all over the globe. The coast is 5,835 km long, of which 4,058 km comprise a coastline of islands, solitary rocks and reefs that count 1,185 and make Cr
oatia the country with the largest number of islands in the world. The largest islands are Krk and Cres; there are 50 inhabited islands. The highest peak is Dinara at 1,831 meters above the sea level.
oatia the country with the largest number of islands in the world. The largest islands are Krk and Cres; there are 50 inhabited islands. The highest peak is Dinara at 1,831 meters above the sea level.Croatia has two climate zones - temperate continental climate (locally also mountainous climate) in the continental part of the country, and pleasant Mediterranean climate along the coast. Overwhelming number of sunny days, dry and hot summers, mild and humid winters are the characteristics of Croatian climate.
Croatian currency is kuna, which consists of 100 lipa. Foreign currencies can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices and travel agencies, and cheques can be cashed in every bank.
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