Republic of Croatia

Republika Hrvatska

CAPITAL: Zagreb

FLAG: Red, white, and blue horizontal bands with the Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered).

ANTHEM: Lijepa Nasa Domovina.

MONETARY UNIT: The Croatian kuna (HRK was introduced in 1994, consisting of 100 lipa. As of January 2000, HRK1 = $0.1470 (or US$1 = HRK6.8) as of May 2003.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard.

HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Epiphany, 6 January; Labor Day, 1 May; Republic Day, 30 May; National Holiday, 22 June; Assumption, 15 August; Christmas, 25–26 December.

TIME: 7 PM = noon GMT.

Location, Size, and Extent

Croatia is located in southeastern Europe. Comparatively, the area occupied by Croatia is slightly smaller than the state of West Virginia with a total area of 56,542 sq km (21,831 sq mi). Croatia shares boundaries with Slovenia on the W, Hungary on the N, Serbia and Montenegro on the E, Bosnia and Herzegovina on the S and E, and the Adriatic Sea...