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Europe > Croatia > Geography

CROATIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than West Virginia
Capital city with population Zagreb - 930,753
Forested Land 31.9% [73rd of 193]
Land use > Permanent crops 2.19 % [84th of 241]
Largest city Zagreb
Largest city population 981,000 [87th of 174]
Largest city with population Zagreb - 930,753
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Map references
Europe
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [43rd of 190]
Natural hazards destructive earthquakes
Natural resources
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
northernmost point > Latitude 46°33'N
Population density 82.91 people per sqkm [108th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 79.46 people/m² ... [99th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 174.13 people/km² of arable lan ... [41st of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 56,540 km² ... [124th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Dinara
Terrain
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Republika Hrvatska, Hrvatska, croatia/hrvatska

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