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Information ~ Location Guides for Croatia
A brief guide to Croatia
- Where
is Croatia?
Croatia,
officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska),
is a country in Europe, at the crossroads of the
Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans. Its
capital is Zagreb. In recent history, it was a republic
in the SFR Yugoslavia, but it achieved independence
in 1991. It is a candidate for membership in the
European Union and NATO.
Geography of Croatia
Croatia is situated between central, southern, and eastern Europe. It has a rather peculiar shape that resembles a crescent or a horseshoe which helps account for its many neighbours: Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Italy across the Adriatic. Its mainland territory is split in two non-contiguous parts by the short coastline of Bosnia and Herzegovina around Neum.
Its terrain is diverse, containing:
• plains, lakes and rolling hills in the continental north and northeast (Central Croatia and Slavonia, part of the Pannonian plain);
• densely wooded mountains in Lika and Gorski Kotar, part of the Dinaric Alps;
• rocky coastlines on the Adriatic Sea (Istria, Northern Seacoast and Dalmatia).
The country is famous for its many beautiful national parks.
Croatia has a mixture of climates. In the north and east it is continental, Mediterranean along the coast and a semi-highland and highland climate in the south-central region.
National Geographic Magazine named it in 2005 as the most beautiful country in the world.
Tourism in Croatia
Tourism in Croatia is a well-developed industry as Croatia is an attractive tourist destination, particularly because of its extensive coastline and well-preserved coastal Renaissance towns. In 2005, Croatia had 10 million tourist visitors.
The interior of the country, with the exception of the capital Zagreb, the erstwhile Baroque capital Varazdin and a plethora of medieval castles, has fewer tourist attractions. Eight areas in the country have been designated national parks, and the landscape in these areas is afforded extra protection from development.
Several companies run flotillas of yachts along different stretches of the coastline, which is also popular with divers. The country is currently being advertised under the motto The Mediterranean As It Once Was.
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