Officially the Republic of Croatia is a unitary democratic
parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southern Europe,
and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is
divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers 56,594 square
kilometers (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and
Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a
thousand islands. The country's population is 4.28 million, most of whom are
Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism.
Having joined on 1 July 2013, Croatia is the newest, 28th member state of the
European Union.
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