Croatia: Geography#
Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia |
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Geographic Coordinates | 45 10 N, 15 30 E 45.166668,15.5 |
Area | total: 56,594 sq km land: 55,974 sq km water: 620 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 56594 DBpedia: 56594 Geoname: 56542 Infoplease: 56542 Britannica: 56954 Wolfram: 56594 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Land boundaries | total: 2,237 km border countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Hungary 348 km, Montenegro 19 km, Serbia 314 km, Slovenia 600 km |
Coastline | 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km) |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Dinara 1,831 m |
Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Dinara 1831 m; Sveti Juri 1762 m; Vaganski Vrh 1757 m; Sveto Brdo 1752 m; Babin Vrh 1746 m According to Geonames: Dinara 1830 m; Jankovo Brdo 1780 m; Mali Rajinac 1699 m; Velika Duvjakusa 1698 m; Goli Vrh 1670 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
Terrain | geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands |
Natural Hazards | destructive earthquakes |
Natural Resource | oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
Land Use | arable land: 15.85% permanent crops: 1.47% other: 82.69% (2011) |
Climate | Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast |
Irrigated Land | 36.27 sq km (2010) |
Renewable Water Resources | 105.5 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Zagreb; Split; Rijeka; Osijek; Zadar According to Geonames: Zagreb - Centar; Zagreb; Split; Rijeka; Osijek Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
Geography-note | controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; most Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia - some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks Important Rivers Important Lakes |