Croatia Facts

General Information
Official Name:	Republic of Croatia
Official Language:	Croatian
Alphabet:	Latin
Currency:	Kuna (100 lipa)
Population (1991):	4,784,000
Number of Islands:	1,185 (66 inhabited)
Capital:	Zagreb
Political System:	Parlamentary Multiparty Republic
Teritorial-administrative structure:	20 counties and the Town of Zagreb with 121 towns and 416 communities.
Anthem
The Republic of Croatia's national anthem is "Lijepa Nasa Domovino" (Our Beautiful Homeland). Antun Mihanovic is the author of the lyrics. Give it a listen
Flag and Coat of Arms
The Croatian National flag is red-white-blue tricolor (arranged in this order perpendicularly to the staff), with the coat of arms (13 red squares and 12 silver squares arranged intermittently in a 5 times 5 pattern). This coat of arms was affirmed by 15th century documents. It is a very old symbol of Croatia ressembling a red-white chess table. Now it also has a crown composed of five regional symbols representing 1) The oldest known Croatian coat of arms, 2) Dubrovnik, 3) Dalmatia, 4) Istria and 5) Slavonia.