Croatia

Country in Southeast Europe

Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe, with its capital in Zagreb. About 3.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 129th most populous of the 195 countries. At 56,594 km², it is the 124th largest country by area. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

Croatia at a glance

Capital: Zagreb
Population (2025): 3.9 million
Area: 56,594 km²
Density: 68 per km²
Official language: Croatian
Currency: Euro
People: Croatian
Calling code: +385
Internet domain: .hr
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Croatia?

How Croatia compares

Population rank

129th of 195

27th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

124th of 195

25th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

68 per km²

More crowded than 39% of countries

Similar in size: Togo (56,785 km²).
Similar population: Georgia (3.9 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia and 31 more.
Croatian is also an official language in 1 other country: Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The flag of Croatia

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Croatia in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Croatia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Croatia so far, from 870 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

68% right

129th hardest of 176 · 649 answers

Its flag

87% right

121st hardest of 145 · 71 answers

Its capital

81% right

32nd hardest of 58 · 150 answers

Players find Croatia on the map in 68% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Players recognise the flag of Croatia in 87% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
Players know that the capital of Croatia is Zagreb in 81% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

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Countries that border Croatia

Croatia borders 5 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

Quick quiz: Croatia

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Croatia?
2. What is the capital of Croatia?
3. Which of these borders Croatia?

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Questions about Croatia

Is Croatia a country?

Yes. Croatia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Croatia?

The capital of Croatia is Zagreb.

Which countries border Croatia?

Croatia borders 5 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

How many countries border Croatia?

5. Croatia shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Croatia?

Croatia covers 56,594 km², about the same size as Togo (56,785 km²).

Is Croatia hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Croatia in 68% of 649 tries, 129th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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