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Croatia
Location marker · geographic overview
45.17° N / 15.5° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Population
- 3,866,200 2024
- Area
- 56,594 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Croatian
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Croatia
Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska) is a Mediterranean country in Southeastern Europe, and is a part of the Balkans. Much of the tourist industry is concentrated along the coast. Nautical tourism is supported by marinas, while cultural tourism relies on the appeal of medieval coastal cities and cultural events taking place during the summer. Inland areas offer agrotourism, mountain resorts, and spas.
Landscape & landmarks
Dominating continental Croatia lies its capital of Zagreb, a home to nearly 1 million. It is a modern city with all the modern features, yet it mostly has an easy-going atmosphere. In the east, in the region of Slavonia with its regional capital Osijek and the war torn Vukovar are awe inspiring.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Croatian cuisine is quite diverse so it is hard to say what meal is most typically Croatian. In the eastern continental regions (Slavonija and Baranja) spicy sausage such as kulen or kulenova seka is a must try. Čobanac ("shepherd's stew") is a mixture of several kinds of meat with a lot of red spicy paprika.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-28. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southeast Europe
- Calling code
- +385
- Internet domain
- .hr
- Land border codes
- BIH, HUN, MNE, SRB, SVN
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .hr. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.