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Croatia
Republic of Croatia
Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. About 4.1 million people live there, in an area of 56 594 square kilometres. Its capital city is Zagreb.
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Where is Croatia?
Croatia lies in Southeast Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 028 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 6 268 km long.
It shares a border with 5 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
How big is Croatia?
Croatia covers 56 594 square kilometres.
That is about 22 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 124th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 72.2 people on every square kilometre.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Croatia?
About 4.1 million people live in Croatia.
That is the 128th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Croatian.
They pay with the Euro (€).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 74 years.
The land of Croatia
The land of Croatia sits on average 331 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 6 268 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 313 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Croatia different?
A dish the country is known for: Istrian stew.
Websites from here often end in .hr.
Croatia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Croatia.
It takes up about 0.04 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe the country ranks 25th of 45 by size, and 27th by population.
Croatia and its neighbours
Hungary, its largest neighbour, is about 1.6 times bigger.
Hungary has more people: 9.8 million against 4.1 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 2 live wild in Croatia: Olm and Griffon vulture. The highest mountain in the country is Dinara (Sinjal), at 1 831 metres. The longest river in the country is the Sava. The largest lake in the country is Lake Vrana.
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Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Croatia compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 166 times as big as Croatia: 9 372 610 km² against 56 594 km². See both on one map
- The United Kingdom is about 4.3 times as big as Croatia: 242 900 km² against 56 594 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Croatia?
The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Croatia?
About 4.1 million people live in Croatia, which makes it the 128th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Croatia?
Croatia borders Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia — 5 neighbours in total.
How big is Croatia?
Croatia covers 56 594 square kilometres, making it the 124th largest country in the world. That is about 22 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in Croatia?
The highest mountain in Croatia is Dinara (Sinjal), 1 831 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Croatia?
The longest river in Croatia is the Sava. Of its 990 kilometres, about 562 run through the country.
What is the largest lake in Croatia?
The largest lake in Croatia is Lake Vrana. It covers about 30 km².
Which continent is Croatia in?
Croatia is in Europe, in the part called Southeast Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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