Adriatic Croatia () is a subdivision of Croatia as defined by the

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(NUTS). It is one of the four classified NUTS-2 statistical

regions of Croatia Though the Croatia, Republic of Croatia administratively consists of counties of Croatia, twenty counties, it is traditionally divided into four historical region, historical and cultural area, cultural regions: Croatia proper, Dalmatia, Istria, ...

. The region incorporates the western parts of the country along the

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. It encompasses an area of , and includes the

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– Lika-Senj, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Dubrovnik-Neretva,

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, Split-Dalmatia,

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, and Šibenik-Knin. With a population of over 1.3 million, it is the most populated of the all the regions in Croatia.

Classification

The country of Croatia has been organized into 20

(apart from the capital of

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) for administrative purposes by the County Territories Act of 1997. The

(NUTS) organizes the country into four broader level sub-divisions. These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical

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, and incorporate one or more

within it. The counties form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.

Geography

Adriatic Croatia incorporates the western parts of the country, along the

. Encompassing an area of , it has a coastline. It shares an international land border with Slovenia in the north, and is bordered by Pannonian Croatia to the east. The Adriatic Croatian region has a

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. It is characterized by hot, dry summers, and rainy winters. During summers, there is lower precipitation, and

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result in sudden temperature rises. The region is also subject to erratic climate conditions. There is sparse vegetation, with low ground water, and thin soil. The coastal regions are heavily eroded. Due to its proximity to the sea, the region is low-lying, and is in the danger of flooding due to rising sea levels.

Sub-regions

Southern Transdanubia incorporates incorporates the

of Lika-Senj, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Dubrovnik-Neretva,

, Split-Dalmatia,

, and Šibenik-Knin.

Demographics

With a population of over 1.3 million, it is the most populated of the all the regions in Croatia.

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

and

fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a., fishing grounds). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farm ...

form a major part of the economy of the region. In 2021, the region had about of land under cultivation. Major produce include

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, citrus fruits, olives, and grapes. The region has about 84% of the grasslands in the country, and is used for livestock rearing.

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Classification

Geography

Sub-regions

Demographics

References

See also