Location and Geography of Croatia
The geographical coordinates of Croatia are 45°10' North latitude and 15°30' East longitude. The Croatia map locates the country in southeastern part of Europe. The total area of the country, which is 56,542 square kilometers, comprises 128 square kilometer of water bodies and 56,414 square kilometer of land area. The coastline of the country stretches over an area of 5,835 kilometers including the mainland and the islands. Dinara being situated at a height of 1,830 meters is the highest point while Adriatic Sea is considered to be the lowest point of the country.
County Boundaries and their Capitals
White squares are used to point out the county capitals for the convenience of the web browsers. The county boundaries are colored individually featuring their capitals.
The county boundaries along with their capitals are listed below:
- Cakovec- Medimurska
- Varazdinska- Varazdin
- Krapinskko-Zagorska- Krapfina
- Koprivnicko-Krizevacka- Koprivnica
- Zagreb- Grad Zagreb
- Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska- Bjelovar
- Viroviticko-Podravska- Virovitica
- Osjecko-baranjska- Osijek
- Vukovarsko-Srijemska- Vukovar
- Brodsko-Posavska- Slayonski Brod
- Pozesko-Slavonska- Pozega
- Sisacko-Moslavacka- Sisak
- Karlovacka- Kalovao
- Primrosko-Goranska- Rijeka
- Istarska- Pazin
- Licko-Sejska- Gospic
- Zadarska- Zadar
- Sibensko-Kninska- Sibenik
- Splitsko-Dalmatinska- Split
- Dbrovacko-Neretvanska- Dubrovnik
The national capital of Croatia is Zagreb and is pointed with a red dot encompassed by a square on the political map of Croatia. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the city is 45°47'60'' North latitude and 16° East respectively. The city is located 130 meters above sea level. The neighboring cities and towns of Zagreb are Gronji Grad, Maksimir, Jakusevec, Hrelici, Novi Zagreb, Petrusevec and Donji Bukovec. The main airports of the city are Zagreb, Varazdin, Cerklje and Maribor
