CroatiaCroatia

The Croatian FlagThe Croatian Flag

The red stands for hardiness, bravery, and The red stands for hardiness, bravery, and strengthstrength

The white stands for peace and honesty.The white stands for peace and honesty. The blue stands for truth and loyaltyThe blue stands for truth and loyalty

A fishing boat in CroatiaA fishing boat in Croatia

Being a country Being a country with a large with a large amount of costline, amount of costline, Croatia has many Croatia has many ports and fishing ports and fishing boats. This is a boats. This is a small boat at dock.small boat at dock.

DubrovnikDubrovnik

Dubrovnik, Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia is a city on the cost is a city on the cost on the Adriatic Sea. on the Adriatic Sea. It is a popular It is a popular tourist destination. tourist destination. It has a population It has a population of about 44,000 of about 44,000 people.people.

Beaches in CroatiaBeaches in Croatia

There are very There are very many beautiful many beautiful beaches in Croatia. beaches in Croatia. The water there is The water there is often very blue. often very blue. This picture is of This picture is of the Island of Rab.the Island of Rab.

Waterfalls in CroatiaWaterfalls in Croatia

There are many There are many beautiful waterfalls beautiful waterfalls in Croatia. These in Croatia. These waterfalls flow waterfalls flow from the Plitvice from the Plitvice lakes.lakes.

Forests in CroatiaForests in Croatia

The forests in The forests in Croatia are often Croatia are often very green and are very green and are in the Dinaric in the Dinaric Mountain range.Mountain range.

SalonaSalona

Salona is one of Salona is one of many historic many historic ancient Greek and ancient Greek and ancient Roman ancient Roman sites. Salona was sites. Salona was the capitol of the capitol of Dalmatia. Salona is Dalmatia. Salona is now in the city of now in the city of Split. Split.

Churches in CroatiaChurches in Croatia

Croatia is a very Croatia is a very religious place. The religious place. The main religion there is main religion there is Roman Catholic. The Roman Catholic. The church on the top left church on the top left is St. Donat´s church. is St. Donat´s church. The church on the The church on the bottom left is St. Duje bottom left is St. Duje church. The church on church. The church on the bottom right is the the bottom right is the Cathedral of St James.Cathedral of St James.

MartenMarten

One animal of One animal of Croatia is the Croatia is the marten. A marten marten. A marten is a small foxlike is a small foxlike animal that used to animal that used to be hunted and be hunted and used to trade as used to trade as money This a Pine money This a Pine Marten.Marten.

The KunaThe Kuna

The currency of The currency of Croatia is the Kuna.Croatia is the Kuna.

SoccerSoccer

The Croatian The Croatian soccer team was soccer team was only formed in only formed in 1990. It has not 1990. It has not won the FIFA cup won the FIFA cup but came in third in but came in third in 1998.1998.

FoodFood

Having a large Having a large amount of sea amount of sea coasts Croatians coasts Croatians often eat seafood, often eat seafood, but they do eat but they do eat many other types many other types of food. This salata of food. This salata od hobotnice, od hobotnice, octopus octopus

Croatian LanguageCroatian Language

The Croatian The Croatian language is based language is based off of a Southern off of a Southern Slavic language Slavic language used in Bosnia, used in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Herzegovina, and some parts of Italisome parts of Itali

Regions of CroatiaRegions of Croatia There are eight zones There are eight zones

that Croatia can be that Croatia can be split into. There are split into. There are the Dalmatian regions the Dalmatian regions (Purple, tan, blue, and (Purple, tan, blue, and light purple). There is light purple). There is also a Mountain also a Mountain region. There is the region. There is the Slavonija region. Slavonija region. There is Middle There is Middle Croatia (green). There Croatia (green). There is also the Kvarner is also the Kvarner region (blue/green). region (blue/green). There is Istria (red). There is Istria (red).

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