The Republic of Croatia country located in central Europe, bordered to the north by Slovenia and Hungary, Serbia to the northeast, on the east by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the south.
Croatia also shares borders with Italy in the Gulf of Trieste and southwest borders the Adriatic Sea. Croatia doubled in size to Belgium.
On the coast of Dalmatia, are the most important cities in this region, Zara, Sibenik, and the largest port of Dalmatia, Split, along with the city of Dubrovnik is separated from the rest of the country by the protrusion of Bosnia- Herzegovina.
Croatia extends from the eastern foothills of the Alps in the northwest to the Pannonian Plain and the Danube Valley to the east. Its central part of the mountain consists of the Dinaric Alps and to the south overlooking the Adriatic coast. Croatia has over 1700 km of coastline, if we include the islands over 5700 kms of the 1185 islands that exist, only 66 are inhabited.
The marine environment makes Croatia’s main tourist attraction are its beaches. She also has seven parks. Risnjak National Park is home to lynx, and the Paklenica National Park with lush trees are inhabited by reptiles, insects and birds, among which is the griffon vulture, endangered bird.
National Park Plitvice find wolves, bears and deer. The climate varies from Mediterranean along the Adriatic coast to the continental interior. Coastal areas provide sunny summers, warm and dry and winters mild and rainy. The high mountains of the coast acts as a shield from reaching the cold north winds, thanks to this Croats enjoy an early spring and late autumn. Tourism is a major source of income.
Results Fourteen centuries-long history Croatia has seen the development of many cities and monuments. The country has seven World Heritage sites and seven national parks. It is also the birthplace of a number of historical figures. Including three Nobel laureates and numerous inventors. The first fountain pens came from Croatia.
It also has its place in the history of clothing, so it shows the origin of the necktie (kravata). The country has an interesting and varied cuisine. Zagreb is the capital and largest city, the only over one million inhabitants. We are Split, Rijeka and Osijek. Then follow smaller cities such as Zadar, Pula, Sisak, Karlovac and Dubrovnik.
