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Croatia

Local name: Hrvatska

Coordinates: 45°10′00″ N 15°30′00″ E

Croatia
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Population
3,876,200
3.9M
Continent
Europe
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zagreb · UTC+01:00

About Croatia

Croatia is a country in Europe. It is divided into 21 regions. Its population is 3,876,200.

From Wikipedia

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. The Croatian archipelago contains over 1,000 islands and islets, the largest overseas territory on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Zagreb.

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At a glance

Built
1991
Area
56,594 km²
Official website
vlada.hr

Source: Wikidata

When to go where in Croatia

For each month, cities with mild, fairly dry weather; the figure is that month's average high.

Where to go, month by month →
  1. January 11°

    Split

    Rijeka 9° · Zagreb 4°

    No ideal places; the closest

  2. February 12°

    Split

    Rijeka 10° · Zagreb 6°

    No ideal places; the closest

  3. March 15°

    Split

    Rijeka 13° · Zagreb 12°

    No ideal places; the closest

  4. April 18°

    Split

    Zagreb 16° · Rijeka 17°

    No ideal places; the closest

  5. May 23°

    Split

    Zagreb 21° · Rijeka 22°

  6. June 24°

    Zagreb

    Rijeka 25°

  7. July 26°

    Zagreb

    Rijeka 29°

  8. August 26°

    Zagreb

  9. September 22°

    Zagreb

    Split 26° · Rijeka 24°

  10. October 21°

    Split

  11. November 16°

    Split

    Rijeka 14° · Zagreb 9°

    No ideal places; the closest

  12. December 12°

    Split

    Zagreb 5° · Rijeka 10°

    No ideal places; the closest

Top lists: Croatia

Highest mountains in Croatia

  1. 1Dinara 1,830 m
  2. 2Biokovo 1,762 m
  3. 3Velebit 1,757 m
  4. 4Veliki Kozjak 1,629 m
  5. 5Risnjak 1,528 m
See the full list →

Largest cities in Croatia

  1. 1Zagreb 663.6K
  2. 2Split 149.8K
  3. 3Rijeka 108K
  4. 4Osijek 75.5K
  5. 5Zadar 67.3K
See the full list →

Regions of Croatia

21 regions
  1. 7 Zadar County 159.8K
  2. 8 Varaždin County 159.5K
  3. 9 Vukovar-Srijem County 143.1K
  4. 10 Sisak-Moslavina County 139.6K
  5. 11 Brod-Posavina County 130.3K
  6. 12 Krapina-Zagorje County 120.7K
  7. 13 Dubrovnik-Neretva County 115.6K
  8. 14 Karlovac County 112.2K
  9. 15 Međimurje County 105.2K
  10. 16 Bjelovar-Bilogora County 101.9K
  11. 17 Koprivnica-Križevci County 101.2K
  12. 18 Šibenik-Knin County 96.4K
  13. 19 Virovitica-Podravina County 70.4K
  14. 20 Požega-Slavonia County 64.1K
  15. 21 Lika-Senj County 42.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nature and heritage in Croatia

  • Krk

    Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

    Krk

    Island

  • Krapanj

    Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia

    Krapanj

    Island

  • Kornat

    Municipality of Murter-Kornati, Croatia

    Kornat

    Island

Other large cities

  1. Karlovac City, Town of Karlovac
    41.9K
  2. Zadar City, Town of Zadar
    67.3K
  3. Zagreb City, City of Zagreb
    663.6K
  4. Pula City, City of Pula
    52.2K
  5. Solin City, Town of Solin
    21K
  6. Zaprešić City, Town of Zaprešić
    18.8K
  7. Bjelovar City, Town of Bjelovar
    24.4K
  8. Požega City, Town of Požega
    16.9K

Other places across Croatia

91 places

Places bordering Croatia

  • Hungary

Public holidays in Croatia (2026)

  • 1 January, ThursdayNew Year's Day
  • 6 January, TuesdayEpiphany
  • 5 April, SundayEaster Sunday
  • 6 April, MondayEaster Monday
  • 1 May, FridayLabor Day
  • 30 May, SaturdayStatehood Day
  • 4 June, ThursdayCorpus Christi
  • 22 June, MondayAnti-Fascist Struggle Day
  • 5 August, WednesdayVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Croatian Veterans Day
  • 15 August, SaturdayAssumption Day
  • 1 November, SundayAll Saints' Day
  • 18 November, WednesdayRemembrance Day
  • 25 December, FridayChristmas Day
  • 26 December, SaturdaySaint Stephen's Day

Nationwide public holidays; regional holidays are not included. Dates of religious holidays may shift by a day. Source: python-holidays.

Sources & licences

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