Croats - Wikipedia Scholars have hypothesized the name Croat (Hrvat) may be Iranian, thus suggesting that the Croatians were possibly a Sarmatian tribe from the Pontic region who were part of a larger movement at the same time that the Slavs were moving toward the Adriatic
Croatia | Facts, Geography, Maps, History | Britannica Croatia, country located in the northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula It is a small yet highly geographically diverse crescent-shaped country Its capital is Zagreb, located in the north Dubrovnik, Croatia The walled old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea
Croatia | Culture, Facts Travel - CountryReports Croatia covers 56,500 km2 (21,829 mi2) of mainland and somewhat less than 32,000 km2 (12,316 mi2) of sea The Adriatic coastline, which includes 1,185 islands, islets, and reefs -- of which only 66 are inhabited -- is 5,740 km (3,566 miles) long, and is famed for its clear waters