contents Where Is Croatia The Land Plitvice Lakes National Park Wildlife The People Daily Life Going to School Working Playing Food Holidays Lacemaking Fast Facts Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Croatia is a small arc-shaped country in southeastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula It spans only 21,851 square miles 56,594 square kilometers In the north sits Zagreb Croatia’s capital and largest city The waters of the Adriatic Sea lie to the country’s west More than 1,100 small islands dot the sea near the long coast Croatia curves around Bosnia and Herzegovina It forms the country’s western and northern boundaries Croatia’s southernmost tip shares its border with Montenegro The two countries touch for about 12 miles 19 kilometers Serbia is Croatia’s northeastern neighbor Hungary and Slovenia line Croatia’s northern border 4 Where Is Croatia
W N S E Slovenia Did you know Croatia and its neighbors once formed a country called Yugoslavia In 1991 Croatia became an independent country Hungary Zagreb Croatia Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Adriatic Sea Montenegro fun fact Nikola Tesla was a famous inventor born in the mountains of today’s Croatia Tesla was the first to capture the power of North America’s Niagara Falls He turned it into electricity 5
