1. Made by Matija Milokanović
Croatia and Istria
Made by Matija Milokanović

2. Croatia is a country in central Europe

3. CROATIA Croatia is a medium-size European country.
Its position is both central European and Mediterranean, as well as Pannonian-Adriatic.
The 45th parallel of the northern latitude runs through Croatia, which means that Croatia is half way to the North Pole from the Equator.

4. CROATIA
Its constitutional tradition dates back to the mediaeval duchy (8th century).
Republic of Croatia was proclaimed on the 25th of June That we celebrate as our Statehood Day.
Croatia is defined as a unitary and indivisible democratic and social state.
Croatia borders with Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monontenegro and with Italy and Slovenia on the sea

5. CROATIAN NATIONAL FLAG
Croatian National flag is a red-white-blue tricolor with the historic Croatian chequered coat of arms (25 red and white fields) and stylized crown with five smaller shields featuring coats of arms.
The red-white chequered coat of arms on a shield has been the symbol of Croatian statehood ever since the Duchy of Croatia
The beginnings of the coat of arms date back to the 11th century – from the period of the Croatian kings.

6. CROATIAN ANTHEM Click here
The Croatian anthem Lijepa naša (Our Beautiful Homeland) was written in (Antun Mihanović ) and set to music in (Josip Runjanin).
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7. Istria Istria is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea
The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf
Most of the people in Istria are Croats but there are also Italians, Slovenians, Serbs..

8. Istrian Anthem Click here
The Istrian anthem Krasna zemljo(Beautiful land) was written in by Ivan Cukon and set to music by Matko Brajša Rašan
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9. Istrian gastronomy
Istrian cuisine will enchant you with its variety and balance. Sometimes you will experience the Mediterranean side of Istrian cuisine; at other times, its continental side.
Adapting readily to the seasons of the year, it always uses the best olive oils and a variety of excellent wines.
No matter what time of year you visit Istria, you will find istrian food and gastronomy to be equally strong, passionate and intense.

10. Croatian kuna
The official Croatian currency is Croatian kuna –HRK (1 HRK = 100 Lipa).

11. Croatia has a population of 4,2 million people.
The capital is Zagreb. Zagreb is also the biggest city (about 800 thousnd people live there).

12. Croatian islands
Croatia has a many islands (around 1000) and beaches on the Adriatic sea).
The Adriatic sea is a small and relatively shallow sea.
The biggest islands are Krk, Cres, Brač and Hvar.
The island of Korčula, Krk, Brač and Hvar have the largest population.

13. Temperature
Much of Croatia exhibits moderate continental climate, while mountain climate is found in higher mountains (Velebit,Risnjak,Učka…).
Islands have the Mediterranean climate.
The mean temperature in January ranges mostly from 0°C to -2°C in the continetal part, while in the islands have a temperature from 2°C to 9°C.
Temperature in July in the continental part of Croatia is 22°C.

14. Regions in Croatia
The versatile climate under the variety of vegetation.
It’s divided into the Pannonian part of Croatia, Gorski kotar-Lika (Region of mountains) and region of Hrvatsko primorje (Croatian coastal part).
Around 36% of the total area is forested.
The highest mounts are Dinara, Kamešnica, Biokovo and Velebit, and the biggest rivers are Sava, Drava, Danube and Krka.

15. Ethnic structure of the Croatian
The ethinc structure of the population of the Republic of Croatia exhibits both high and stable homogeneity.
Ethnic groups:
90.42% Croats
4.36% Serbs
5.22% others

16. Tourism in Croatia
Tourism in Croatia has a tradition of over 150 years.
Its begginnings are linked with health resorts and tourism (Daruvar 1818.)
The region of Hrvatsko Primorje is the most developed tourist region accounting for as many as 93% of the income from tourism.

17. National holidays of Republic Croatia are
1st of January (New Year’s Day)
Easter and Easter Monday
1st of May (Labour Day)
22nd of June (Day of Antifascist Victory)
25th of June (Statehood Day)
5th of August (Homeland Thanks giving Day)
15th of August (the Assumption)
8th of October (Independence Day)
1st of Novembar (All Saint Day)
25th and 26th of December (Christmas holidays)

18. Croatian inventions…
Croatian mercineries in France wore Cravats that got their name by mispronouncing the word Croat
Giovanni (Ivan) Biagio Luppis von Rammer was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Navy who developed the first prototypes of the self-propelled torpedo in Rijeka
Ralph Tony Sarich a Croatian-Austrian than invented the orbital engine
The electric speedometer was invented by the Croatian Josip Belušić in 1888, and was originally called a velocimeter.

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