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TOURISM
The Croatian territory covering only 56,538 square kilometres of land surface and 31,139 square kilometres of sea surface is extremely versatile: it includes the lowland zone, the mountainous zone, rivers, lakes and the Adriatic Sea with 1,185 islands. Although situated in the heart of Europe and close to Central European capitals, Croatia has maintained a wellpreserved natural environment. On its entire territory Croatia offers diverse forms of tourism, including hunting and fishing, health tourism with 19 continental and sea resorts, nautical tourism with 44 marinas and about 15,000 berths, diving, religious tourism, tourism related to family farms and cruising. Numerous cultural monuments, e.g. Dubrovnik and National Parks such as Plitvice Lakes, are protected by UNESCO.
From Istria, which is closest to European travellers, through Opatija, a previous jet-set resort of the European aristocracy, to Dalmatia and Dubrovnik in the South, the Croatian coast remains attractive due to a mild climate throughout the entire year. With annual revenues totalling 2.4 billion USD, Croatian tounsm strives to become an important partner which will assume its rightful position on the demanding international market. March 2000
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