Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy.
These colors represent the Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia. The meanings of the colors of the flag are: white represents peace and honesty, red is bravery, power and blue vigilance, truth and loyalty. In the middle of the croatian flag is the Coat of Arms of Croatia.
Capital: Zagreb
Official Language: Croatian
80% of Croatians are multilingual and, of that group, 81% are English-speakers. The next most popular language is German at 49% followed by Italian at 24%.
Ethnic Groups: 90% Croats
4% Serbs
5% other
Religion: 91% Christian (Roman Catholic)
4% irreligious
1% Muslim
3% other
Currency: Kuna
Size: 21,581 sq miles (West Virginia is closest in size at ~24,000)
Population: 4.2 million (West Viriginia has 1.8 million)
Flight: 12h, 50 (1 stop) min from NYC - $1,400 round trip
Current weather: 67 degrees, sunny
Current Time: 7:15pm (6 hours ahead of us)
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Sphinx
Dalmation
Susak folk costumes
Rice Chocolate
Zadar Pipe Organ
Zadar sunset
Nikola Resla
Glagolitic alphabet
Roman ampitheater in Pula
Mediterranean monk seal
Hum (smallest city in the world)
Iris
Dinara Peak
Maglite
Krk Island
Bisevo
Zlatni
Neck tie
Griffon Vultures
Common Adder
Nose horned viper
Karst Meadow Viper
Strudel
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