Allgemeine und geografische Daten

Surface: 56.542 km2

Surface of the territorial sea: 31.067 km2

Population: 4.381.352 inhabitants

Capital: Zagreb, 770.058 inhabitants

Coastline: 5.835 km, 4.058 km being the coastline of islands, cliffs and reefs

Number of islands, cliffs and reefs: 1.185; the largest islands are Krk and Cres; there are 67 inhabited islands

Highest peak: Dinara 1.831 m above the sea-level

Climate: 

    *  in the interior: moderate continental climate with hot and dry summers and cold and humid winters

    * mountainous regions: fresh summer and sharp winters with a large amount of snow 

    * coastal regions: Mediterranean climate with hot and very dry summers, and mild but humid winters

    * average temperature in January:

the interior -1 to 3° C; mountains -5 to 0° C; coast 5 to 10°C

    * average temperature in August:

the interior 22 to 26° C; mountains 15 to 20°C; coast 26 to 30°C Composition of population: the majority of the population are Croats; national minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosniaks, Italians, Czechs and others

Religions: the majority of the population are Roman Catholics, and in addition there are a number of those of Orthodox faith, as well as Muslims and Christians of other denominations

Official language and alphabet: Croatian language and Latin alphabet