Croatia is divided up into regions which are Central Croatia,
Slavonia and Baranja, Istria, Kvarner, Gorski Kotar and Lika,
Northern Dalmatia, Central Dalmatia and Southern Dalmatia. There
are densely and sparsely populated areas in Croatia. The most
densely populated parts are the towns and areas surrounding
Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek, and the most dense ones are
Gorski Kotar, Lika and Dalmatinska Zagora. • Area: 56,542 sq. km
• Territorial sea: 31,067 sq. km • Length of land border: 2,028
sq. km • Population (census of 1991): 4,381,352 • Number of
inhabitants/sq. km: 85,6 • Religious confessions: prevalently
Roman Catholic (85%) • Capital: Zagreb (cca 950,000 inhabitants)
• Language: Croatian • Script: Latin • Political system:
parliamentary democracy • Currency: Kuna (kn) 1 kuna (100 lipa =
1 kuna) • Int. telephone dialing no.: +385 • Voltage: 220V, 50Hz
Geographical position and borders The Republic of Croatia is
situate on the eastern shore of the Adriatic sea and its
hinterland spans the Alpine sl