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Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Geographic coordinates: 45°10'N 15°30'E
Map references: Europe: see in article Europe, or
in the CIA World Factbook
Area:
continent: 56,542 km²
l and: 56,414 km²
water: 128 km²
sea: 33,200 km²
grand total: 89,742 km²
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
total: 2,197 km
border countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Slovenia
670 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia and Montenegro (north) 241
km, Serbia and Montenegro (south) 25 km
Coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058
km)
See also: List of islands of Croatia
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm
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
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Dinara 1,830 m
Natural resources: Petroleum, some coal, bauxite,
low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica,
clays, salt, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 23.55%
permanent crops: 2.24%
other: 74.21% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 30 km² (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: destructive earthquakes
Environment - current issues: 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-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78), Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic
Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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