Geography & environment — Croatia
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Croatia: Europe
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Europe
- Geographic Coordinates
45 10 N, 15 30 E
- Total Area
21,851 Square Miles 56,594 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
21,612 Square Miles 55,974 Square Kilometers
- Water Area
239 Square Miles 620 Square Kilometers
- Land Boundaries
1,232 Miles 1,982 Kilometers
- Border Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia and Montenegro (north) 241 km, Serbia and Montenegro (south) 25 km, Slovenia 670 km
- Coastline
3,626 Miles 5,835 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
Geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
- Highest Point
1,830 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Dinara 1,830 m
- Lowest Point Location
Adriatic Sea 0 m
- Natural Resources
Oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
- Irrigated Land
14 Square Miles 36 Square Kilometers
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate
- Climate
Zagreb's climate is predominately continental, with hot and dry summers and cold winters. Rainy weather, with accompanying fog, is common in the fall from October through December. In winter, from December to March, snowfalls are common, occasionally heavy, and temperatures often dip below freezing. On the coast, the climate is typically Mediterranean with long, hot, dry summers and moderate but windy winters.
- Terrain
Geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
- Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
- Total Area
21,851 Square Miles 56,594 Square Kilometers
- Border Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia and Montenegro (north) 241 km, Serbia and Montenegro (south) 25 km, Slovenia 670 km
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
- Air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests
- coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste
- landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife
- Environment - International Agreements
- Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling Signed,
- but not ratified: none of the selected agreements