Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a Southeastern European country at the crossroads between the Pannonian Plain and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, and Montenegro to the far southeast. Its southern and western flanks border the Adriatic Sea, and it also shares a sea border with Italy in the Gulf of Trieste.

Croatia is increasingly well-developed and is now in the process of accession to the EU.

Inhabitants: 4.5 million
Area: 56,542 km2
Capital: Zagreb (1.1 million)
Languages: Croatian
Religion: Roman Catholic
GDP per capita: $18,545
Government: Democracy
Climate: Mixture