![]() ![]() The eastern portion of the country is known as Slavonia, one of Croatia's four historical regions. Within the Dinaric Alps sits Mount Dinara (1,831 m 6,007 feet) Croatia's highest point. East of Istria rise the Velika Kapela and the Mala Kapela (the Large and Small Chapel) a mountain range that belongs to the Dinaric Alps which extend along the coast of the Adriatic Sea. To the north-west of the country between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf lies Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. With an area of 56,594 km² the country is slightly larger than bordering Bosnia and Herzegovina, or slightly smaller than the U.S. ![]() Slovenia and Hungary are bordering Croatia in north, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia in east, it has a short border with Montenegro, and it shares maritime borders with Italy. The country is bordered in south west by the Adriatic Sea, which is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea. Home Earth Continents Europe Croatia Country Profile Croatia MapĬroatia is a country in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, formerly one of the constituent republics of Yugoslavia. ![]()
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