Organizators:
Croatia
Geographical position:
Croatia is a country in southeast Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Croatia borders Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, and Serbia and Montenegro to the east. It extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in the north-west to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the Danube in the east; its central region is covered by the Dinara mountain range, and its southern parts extend to the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
Croatia is a high-income country as well as member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, NATO, the World Trade Organization, CEFTA, and is an elected member of the UN Security Council for the 2008–09 term. The country is also a candidate for membership of the European Union.
Surface:
the mainland covers 56,594 km2; surface area of territorial waters totals 31,067 km2.
Population:
4,437,460 inhabitants; composition of population: the majority of 
the population are Croats; national minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians, Czechs and others.
System of government:
Multi-party parliamentary republic.
Capital:
Zagreb (779,145 inhabitants), the economic, traffic, cultural and academic centre of the country.
Coastline:
5,835.3 km, of which 4,058 km comprise the coastlines of islands, solitary rocks and reefs. Number of islands, solitary rocks and reefs: 1,185; the largest islands are Cres and Krk; there are 47 inhabited islands.
Highest peak:
Dinara: 1,831 m above sea level.
Climate:
Croatia hasthree climate zones; theprevailing climate in thecountry’s interior ismoderatelyrainy; on the highest peaks, aforest climate withsnow falls,while the areas along the Adriatic coast have a pleasantly mild Mediterranean climate with a large numberof sunny days; summers are dry and hot, winters mild and wetwith significant precipitations. Average temperatures in the interior: January -2 to 0o C, somewhat lower at the highest altitudes; August - about 20 oC and about 12 oC on the highest peaks. Average temperature in the littoral: January - 5 to 9 oC, August - 22 to 25 oC; sea temperature in winter: 2 oC; in summer, about 25 oC
Currency:
kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be exchanged inbanks,exchangeoffices, post offices, travel agencies, hotels, camps,marinas; cheques can be cashed in banks.
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