MAPS:
BASIC INFO:
- Total area: 21,851 sq miles (56,594 km²)
- Land area: 21,781 sq mi (56,414 sq km²)
- Water area: 620 sq km
- Size comparative to U.S. territory: slightly smaller than West Virginia
- shared borders of Countries/bodies of water- bordering the Adriatic sea, Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 455 km
- Total distance of all land boundaries: 1,982 km
- Total distance of coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
- Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coastline
- Terrain: The land is diverse; there are flat plains along Hungarian border and low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
- lowest point of elevation: Adriatic Sea 0 m
- highest point of elevation: Dinara 1,831 m
- Land area: 21,781 sq mi (56,414 sq km²)
- Water area: 620 sq km
- Size comparative to U.S. territory: slightly smaller than West Virginia
- shared borders of Countries/bodies of water- bordering the Adriatic sea, Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 455 km
- Total distance of all land boundaries: 1,982 km
- Total distance of coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
- Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coastline
- Terrain: The land is diverse; there are flat plains along Hungarian border and low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
- lowest point of elevation: Adriatic Sea 0 m
- highest point of elevation: Dinara 1,831 m