Surface area: 56.691 sq.km, with additional 31.067 sq.km of territorial watersPopulation: 4.784.265Capital: Zagreb ( the administrative, cultural, academic and communication centre of the country); population: 950 000

In January 2009 (from 18.1. - 1.2.), the WORLD HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (men's) will take place in Croatia.

The city of Split is situated in the warmest region of the northern Mediterranean coast, in the very centre of the Adriatic eastern coast and in the immediate vicinity of the rivers Jadro and Žrnovnica that have been watering it for 1700 years.