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
Kornati
Plitvice lakes
Krka
Paklenica
Mljet
Risnjak
Brijuni
Northern Velebit
Culture
-funny facts
Important people
in Croatia
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.