Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Geographic coordinates
45 10 N, 15 30 E
Area
total: 56,594 sq km
land: 55,974 sq km
water: 620 sq km
Border countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 455 km
Coastline
5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
Population
4,489,409 (July 2010 est.)
Capital
Zagreb
Current Weather
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coastTerrain:
Geographically diverse
flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islandsElevation extremes
Land use
arable land: 25.82%
permanent crops: 2.19%
other: 71.99% (2005)
Irrigated land
110 sq km (2003)
