Croatia

Croatia

Croatia / is a parliamentary republic located in southeastern Europe. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb, Croatia has an area of ​​56,594 square kilometers, and a population of about 4.29 million. The country is divided into 20 provinces, in addition to the city of Zagreb

Croatia is part of Central Europe and Southeast Europe, as well as part of the Balkans. The territory of Croatia covers an area of ​​56,594 square kilometers (21,851 sq mi), which places it in the number 127 ranking among the largest countries in the world in terms of area. It is bordered by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to the east, and Slovenia to the west, and Hungary to the north, and Montenegro and the Adriatic Sea to the south, and lies mostly between latitudes 42 ° and 47 ° north, and longitudes 13 ° and 20 ° east

Croatian territorial waters cover an area of ​​18,981 km2 (7,329 sq mi); 12 nautical miles (22 km or 14 miles) deep, and its inland waters within the baseline include an additional depth of 12,498 square kilometers (4,826 sq mi)

The Pannonian Plain and the Dinaric Alps appear side by side as a longitudinal strip parallel to the Adriatic Sea basin, as they penetrate the countries bordering the sea. That is, they represent large parts of Croatia's geomorphology. The lowlands have the largest share in the formation of the surface of Croatia, although heights rise less than 200 meters (660 feet) above sea level in 53,42% of the country

 The map shows most of the northern lowlands; Especially in Slavonia, which is itself part of the Pannonian Plain. The plains scattered with grooving structures and grooves are believed to have broken the surface of the Pannonian Plainus Sea as happened to the frontline islands. Its largest density was found at relatively high altitudes in the Wicca and Gorski Kotar regions in the Dinar Alps

But in general, There are fairly high elevations in all regions of Croatia. The Diamond Alps include the highest mountain in the country, Mount Cotar; It is 1,831 meters (6,007 feet) high. The rest of the mountains in Croatia are more than 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) high

The Croatian coast overlooking the Adriatic Sea has a length of 1,777.3 km (1,104.4 mi), while the coasts of islands facing the primary coast - which number 1,246 islands - have a total length of 4,058 km (2,522 mi). Karst terrain phenomena make up about half the area of ​​Croatia, and this is very clear; Especially in the Diamond Alps, coastal areas and islands facing it. There are a number of deep caves in Croatia, 49 of which are deeper than 250 meters (820.21 feet), 14 of them deeper than 500 meters (1,640.42 feet) and three deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280.84 feet)

62% of the territory of Croatia is considered to be within the Black Sea Basin drainage lands. The region includes the largest rivers flowing in the country, such as the Danube, Sava and Drava rivers. The remainder belongs to the drainage of the Adriatic basin, and the largest drainage of it is the Neretva River. Croatia's most famous lakes are Plitvice Lakes, which is a water system made up of 16 lakes and waterfalls. Lakes are famous for their distinctive colors, ranging from turquoise to mint green and gray or blue

The country's natural resources exist in quantities large enough for industrialization and production, and include oil, coal, bauxite, low grade iron ore, along with calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clay, salt, and hydropower

According to botany geography, Croatia is part of the Northern Kingdom, specifically it is part of the Illyrian regions, the European Central regions, and the Adriatic region which is considered part of the Mediterranean region. The World Wide Fund for Nature Protection in Croatia divided the land into three vital regions: mixed forests in Pannonia, mixed forests in the Dinaric Alps, and deciduous Illyrian forests. The environmental biosphere in Croatia includes broad-leaved mild climate in mixed forests, Mediterranean forests, and shrub forests; They are all considered to be in the ecological parkyard kingdom

Tourism accounts for 20% of Croatian GDP, and the annual income for the year 2011 is estimated at 661 billion euros. Tourism has a positive impact on the Croatian economy through its positive impact on retail trade, the provision of industrial orders, and the provision of seasonal summer employment opportunities. Tourism is an export industry, as it significantly reduces the country's imbalance in foreign trade

Since the end of the Croatian independence war, tourism has grown rapidly, registering a fourfold increase in the number of tourists, until the number reached 10 million tourists each year. The most numerous tourists are from Germany, Slovenia, Austria and the Czech Republic, as well as from Croatia itself. The average stay in Croatia is 4.9 days

Most of the tourism is concentrated along the Adriatic coast. Opatija Resort was the first since the mid-nineteenth century. In the last decade of the nineteenth century, it became one of the most important European health resorts. Later, a large number of resorts appeared along the coast and many islands, and these resorts offer services ranging from group tourism to specialized markets and various restaurants, in addition to marine tourism, where many marinas and more than 16,000 berths are available

As for cultural tourism, it depends on the attractiveness of coastal cities whose ruins and monuments date back to the Middle Ages and many cultural events that take place during the summer. The interior offers mountain resorts, agricultural attractions, and spa resorts. Zagreb is also an important tourist destination, and thus emulates the major coastal cities and resorts

Croatia is also proud of the unspoiled nature of its sea, which is reflected through its many nature reserves and 116 beaches of the Blue Flag. Croatia is ranked 18 among the most popular tourist destinations in the world. About 15% of these tourists (over a million a year) are natural, and this is something that Croatia is well known internationally for. It was also the first European country to develop commercial nudist resorts