<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Croatia<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Balkan State, Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 56,538 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 56,410 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly smaller than West Virginia
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> total 2,028 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia and Montenegro 266 km (241 km with Serbia; 25 km with Montenego), Slovenia 501 km
<item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 5,790 km (mainland 1,778 km, islands 4,012 km)
<item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>continental shelf:</hi> 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> Serbs have occupied UN protected areas in eastern Croatia and along the western Bosnia and Herzegovinian border; dispute with Slovenia over fishing rights in Adriatic
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coast, coastline, and islands
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 32%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 20%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 18%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 15%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 15%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> air pollution from metallurgical plants is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; widespread casualties and destruction of infrastructure in border areas affected by civil strife
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Air Pollution, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits