Geographical location:
Croatia (official name: Republic of Croatia) is a European state, geographically located at the transition from Central to Southeast Europe. Croatia borders Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the south and east. It also has a sea border with Italy. During Croatian history, the most significant cultural influences came from the Central European and Mediterranean cultural circle. |
Climate:
The climate in the central part of Croatia is moderately continental, in mountainous Croatia pre-mountainous and mountainous, in the coastal part mediterranean (with dry and warm summers and humid and mild winters), and in the hinterland sub-Mediterranean (with slightly colder winters and warmer summers). Croatia’s climate is influenced by its position in the northern temperate zone. With an average of 2,600 hours of sunshine a year, the Adriatic coast is one of the sunniest in the Mediterranean, and the average sea temperature in summer is from 25 ° C to 27 ° C. This is one of the reasons why many tourists spend their holidays on the Adriatic coast. |
Coast:
Croatia with its 1185 islands, islets, cliffs and reefs has the second most indented coastline in Europe. The total length of the Croatian coastline is 4398 km. Of that, 3,573 km are islands, 717 km arelets, and 107 km are cliffs and reefs. |