Croatia is a country in the south east corner of Europe.
Croatia has a large coastline. It borders on the Adriatic Sea. There are also about 700 islands that make up the country. Of these islands, about 50 are inhabited.
The largest island, Krk, is about 400 sq kms and has around 20,000 people permanently living there.
The land is a mixture of mountains and plains.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of Croatia, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 45 10N
Longitude - 15 30E.
The capital of Croatia is Zagreb.
Croatia is a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government. People over 16 can vote if they are employed.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.
The currency in Croatia is the Croatian Kuna. Croatia is a member of the European Union, having joined in 2013.
Croatian is the official language.
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