The real name of Croatia on Croatian is Hrvatska, pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]).

Croatia’s coast lies entirely on the Adriatic Sea and it has 1246 Islands, isles and inlets of which only 48 are populated.
The oldest Slavic script was Glagolitic script used by Croatians, it dates from 9th century.

Dubrovnik is most famous Croatian city for centuries, famous Irish playwright Bernard Shaw named it „The Pearl of the Adriatic“.
Popular HBO series Game of Thrones was filmed there.

There are names of two famous Croatian scientists on the map of the moon, J.R. Boskovic an A. Mohorovicic.

Famous inventor Nikola Tesla was borne in Croatia in village Smiljan.

Croatians invented origin of the modern necktie which can be traced back to 17th century when it was worn by Croat soldiers serving French Army, and also invented mechanical pencil, dactylography (the method of using fingerprints for identification), the parachute and the torpedo.

World popular dog breed called Dalmatians origin back to 17th century Croatia.
Almost 10 % of Croatia is made up of 11 nature parks, eight national parks and two nature reserves. World famous is National Park Plitvice Lakes characterized by 16 interconnected lakes and spectacular waterfalls.

World’s first Sea Organ that is played by the sea’s rhythmic waves is in Zadar, it is part art installation, part musical instrument, part architectural project, and part engineering experiment.

Alfred Hitchcock said that seaside town Zadar in Dalmatia has the best sunset in the world.
Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast enjoys approximately 2600 hours of sunshine each year which is more than Sydney, Barcelona, Milan or Houston.
Croatia has highest number of UNESCO Intangible Goods of any European country.
Croatia is home of the world’s biggest truffle.

Croatia has the richest collection of remains of Neanderthal people in the world located in Krapina.

Amphitheatre in Pula is one of only three preserved in the world.

The history of wine-making dates back to the 5th century, and Croatia is ranked #32 worldwide in wine production, mostly white wine (67 %) but also some red wine too.

Sport has significant role in Croatian culture, the most enduring sport by far is football, but also other team sports ass handball, basketball, water polo, as well as some individual sports like tennis, alpine skiing, swimming and table tennis. Most popular amateur sports game is picigin played at the beach.

Croatia is home to what was once the smallest town in the world called “Hum” which has population of only 17 people.

Hello – Bok pronunciation: (bohk)
Goodbye – Do viđenja pronunciation: (doh-vee-d’gehn-nyah)
Good morning/evening – Dobro jutro/Dobra večer pronunciation: (doh-broh you-tro / doh-brah veh-cher)
Please – Molim pronunciation: (moh-leem)
Thank you – Hvala pronunciation: (flah-lah)
Yes – Da pronunciation: (dah)
No – Ne pronunciation: (neh)
Do you speak English? – Govorite li engleski? pronunciation: (goh-voh-ree-teh kee lee ehn-glehs)
I can’t speak Croatian well – Ne govorim dobro hrvatski pronunciation: (neh goh-voh-reem doh-broh huhr-vahts-kee)
I don’t understand – Ne razumijem pronunciation: (neh rah-zoo-meeyehm)
Please write it down – Molimo zapisati pronunciation: (moh-leem-oh za-pi-sa-ti)
How much does it cost? – Koliko košta ovo? pronunciation: (koh-lee-koh kosht-tah oh-voh)
Where is…? – Gdje je. . .? pronunciation: (gdyeh se)
Toilet – Zahodi pronunciation: (za-haw-dee)
Tea – Caja pronunciation: (chaia)
Coffee – Kave pronunciation: (kah-veh)
Bottled water – Mineralne vode pronunciation: (mee-neh-rahl-neh voh-deh)
Cheers! – Živjeli! pronunciation: (zhee-ve-lee)