Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska)

• Population:  4,290,000
• Area: 56.594 km² (21,851 mi²)
• Population density:  79/km² (196/mi²)
• Capital city: Zagreb (population:  790,000)
• Currency:  Croatian Kuna
• Ethic groups: Croat (91%), Serb (5%), Bosnian (1%), Italian (0.5%), Other.
• Religion:  Christian-Catholic (88%), Christian- Orthodox (4.5%), Muslim-Sunni (1.5%), Other.

Top recommendations

• Walking in Mljet National Park

• The historical Old Town of Dubrovnik

• Folk art & traditional costumes in the Konavle Valley

• Watermills on the Ljuta River

• The subtropical island paradise of Lokrum

• The ruins of Sokolgrad fortress on the old caravan route to Trebinje