Croatia
Geographical Secifics
Total area: 56,594 sq km
Land area: 55,974 sq km Water area: 620 sq km Size comparative to U.S. territory: Slightly smaller than West Virginia Bordering Territories: Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Hungary 348 km, Montenegro 19 km, Serbia 314 km, Slovenia 600 km Total distance of all land boundaries: 2,237 km Total distance of coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km) Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast Terrain: Geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands Point of lowest elevation: Adriatic Sea 0 m Point of highest elevation: Dinara 1,831 m |