Student: Katja Kolaković Gimnazija Bernardina Frankopana

1. Basic facts• Official name: Republic of Croatia• Official language: croatian: 96,12% • Official script: latin• Monetery Union: Croatian Kuna (1€ = 7,50 kn)• Capital City: Zagreb • Political System: Parliamentary Democracy• President: Ivo Josipović• Political organisation: 20 counties

Croatia is one of the most biodiverse countries in Europe- 8 National parks

• Kornati Islands• Plitvice lakes• Krka river• Paklenica• Mljet• Risnjak• Brijuni Islands• Nothern Velebit

Culture-funny facts

Stone from our island Brač was used to build White House

in Washington, DC, USA Pag lace

Old Croatian letter (Glagoljica) Tie was invented in Croatia

Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Croatia!

DID YOU KNOW?• that Dalmatian dogs (seen in the movie 101 Dalmatians) got their

name after Dalmatia a south coastal region in Croatia?• that the smallest town in the world according to Guiness World records

is Hum in the central part of Istria? It has only 23 inhabitants.• that Croatia is the homeland of the famous merchant traveler Marco

Polo?• that the most preserved Roman amphitheater is located in Pula which

is the only one in the world with all 3 rows completely preserved?

Non material cultural heritage

• Sinjska alka-  first Sunday in the August in town of Sinj, since 1715.

- 2010. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Moreška

• traditional sword dance - Korčula• Christians vs. Moors

Dubrovnik

• The most known tourist city in Croatia

• first country in the world that admitted the United States - 1783.

• In the year 2011.-11,200,113 tourists.

CROATIA

CROATIA is• a small country but it is divided into

several beautiful regions: Slavonia, Istria, Kvarner, Gorski Kotar,

Lika, Dalmatia, Croatian Zagorje

Slavonia

Istria

Gorski Kotar and Lika

Dalmatia