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Croatia
full of life
![Croatia - geographical position](https://9ed86f1832.cbaul-cdnwnd.com/d34f6576be45d275d160e2768cc07ace/200000037-097fc097fe/Croatia%20map.png?ph=9ed86f1832)
Population - 4.047 million
Area - 56,594 km²
Located in southeast Europe
Interesting facts, famous people and famous sights
![World*s biggest TIE (Pula, Croatia)](https://9ed86f1832.cbaul-cdnwnd.com/d34f6576be45d275d160e2768cc07ace/200000038-df2e6df2e9/d.jpg?ph=9ed86f1832)
Interesting facts about Croatia!
- Croatia has 1246 islands, isles and imlets for you to sail through.
-A Croatian invented the necktie.
-Croatia enjoys 2715 hours of sunshine a year. That's more than Sydney.
-World's first torpedo was constructed by Ivan Lupis Vukić from Rijeka (Croatia).
-Amphitheatre in Croatia is one of only 3 preserved in the world.
![Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić](https://9ed86f1832.cbaul-cdnwnd.com/d34f6576be45d275d160e2768cc07ace/200000039-44c1844c1a/Ivana_brlic_mazuranic_II.jpg?ph=9ed86f1832)
Famous people from Croatia!
-Nikola Tesla - an inventor and electrical engineer
-Ruđer Bošković - an 18th century astronomer, physicist, philosopher and mathematician
-Ivan Meštrović - one of Croatia's best-known sculptors
-Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić - a Croatian writer (aka Croatian Anderssen)
![National park Plitvička jezera](https://9ed86f1832.cbaul-cdnwnd.com/d34f6576be45d275d160e2768cc07ace/200000040-a481ea4820/62066478-plitvicka-jezera.jpg?ph=9ed86f1832)
Famous sights in Croatia!
-the Plitvice lakes National park
-Dubrovnik Old Town Walls
-Diocletian's Palace in Split
-Kornati National Park
-Zlatni Rat Beach
-Mljet National Park
And many more!