COUNTRY:CROATIA

SCHOOL: OŠ „DR. FRANJO TUĐMAN“, BELI MANASTIR

SYMBOL: EN- D&GF&A 01-English

NAME OF SYMBOL: Croatia - Geographical features

The Republic of Croatia is country in the central Europe. Capital city is Zagreb. Croats are slavic origin. Ofiicial language is Croatian and the mayority of citizens are catholics. Croatia gained its independency in 1991. Iti s not overpopulated with population reaching 4,298,889 citizens. Croatia can be classified as a Pannonian-Adriatic country due to its south-eastern European and Mediterranean position.

The surface area of Croatia totals 87,667 square kilometres, which is made up of 56,538 square kilometres of mainland (65%) and a coastline - both internal and territorial seas - of 31,139 square kilometres (35%).

Croatian coast is that it has a total of 1,244 islands, islets, rocks and reefs.

Furthermore, it is sport nation with huge succes, mainly in skiing, handball, waterpolo and football.

Nation currency is called HRVATSKA KUNA.

Croats have been living on this area for hundreds of years. The greatest pride of Croatia is city called Dubrovnik and national park Plitvice lakes.

National anthem is called Lijepa naša domovino.

OŠ „DR. FRANJO TUĐMAN“, BELI MANASTIR, CROATIA