Croatia is a country at the eastern Adriatic coast. The land has a total area of 56,590 km² and a total coastline of 5,835 km. This area is approximately 225% of the area of Maryland. The country has 1,246 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 5 neighbouring countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. The distance between New York City and the Capital Zagreb is about 6,910 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.837 Croatia counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.

The climate in CroatiaA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Croatia. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 7 and 30 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 32 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 2°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Croatia and 3 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakes