Factbook |
Capital (and largest city): |
Zagreb |
Official languages: |
Croatian |
Currency: |
kuna (HRK) | 1HRK = 0.12GBP (last updated on 12. March 2009) |
Calling code: |
+385 |
Time zone: |
UTC+1 |
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Area: |
Total 56,542 km² (126th) 21,831 sq mi |
Coastline: |
5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km) |
Population: |
2008 estimate 4,453,500 (114th) |
Climate: |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast |
Terrain: |
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands |