Though theRepublic of Croatia administratively consists oftwenty counties, it is traditionally divided into fourhistorical andcultural regions:Croatia proper,Dalmatia,Istria, andSlavonia.^[1] These are further divided into other, smaller regions.

Coat of arms	Name	Location	Description
	Croatia proper		The central part of the Republic of Croatia that also holds the capitalZagreb.
	Dalmatia		Dalmatia consists of much of the coastline of the Republic of Croatia, and stretches from theisland of Rab in the north of the country to theBay of Kotor in the south.Dubrovnik, one of Croatia's most important tourist cities, is in Dalmatia. The largest city isSplit.
	Slavonia		This region comprises the majority of inland eastern Croatia, and was also once its ownkingdom.
	Istria		Istria consists mainly of the Croatian part of the peninsula ofIstria.Pula is the largest city in Croatian Istria, and sits at the peninsula's southern tip.

• Banovina (orBanija) is a region in central Croatia, situated between the riversSava,Una andKupa.
• Baranja forms a small enclave between the region of Slavonia and the Republic of Hungary, it lies in the north east of Croatia. The rest of the region known as Baranja is located in Hungary.
• Croatian Littoral (Hrvatsko primorje), the maritime region of Croatia proper
• Gorski kotar occupies the area between the major cities ofKarlovac andRijeka (a.k.a.Fiume). The regions main city isDelnice. The riverKupa separates the region from the Republic of Slovenia in the north.
• Konavle forms a small subregion of Dalmatia in the very south of Croatia and stretches from the town ofCavtat up to thePrevlaka peninsula nearMontenegro border.
• Kordun is a region in central Croatia, situated betweenLika andBanovina.
• Lika lies at the cross-roads between continental and coastal Croatia. Apart from those that go through narrow region of Gorski Kotar to the north all Croatian roads that lead to the sea from Zagreb pass through Lika. One of Croatia's most famous national parks: thePlitvice Lakes National Park is located in this region.
• Međimurje is a small region in northern Croatia, situated between riversMura andDrava.
• Moslavina is a microregion located in the Croatian counties of:Zagreb County,Sisak-Moslavina County andBjelovar-Bilogora County. Its main cities areKutina andIvanić-Grad.
• Podravina is the Croatian region that lies around the riverDrava along Croatia's northern border with Hungary.
• Podunavlje lies along the Croato-Serbian border in easternSlavonia. The border follows the flow of the riverDanube (Dunav) giving the region its name.
• Posavina is located around the riverSava that runs through central Croatia and then along the Croato-Bosnian border in southern Slavonia.
• Prigorje, the region around Zagreb, roughly betweenŽumberak andMoslavina
• Syrmia (orSrijem) is divided between Serbia and Croatia. In Croatia it is in the very east of the country.
• Turopolje, a microregion in the Sava river valley south of Zagreb, with city ofVelika Gorica in its center
• Hrvatsko Zagorje ('Croatian Upland', or simplyZagorje) lies to the north of the Croatian capital city,Zagreb. Other major cities include the world-famous archeological site ofKrapina and the baroque town ofVaraždin. Its northern border is the Republic of Slovenia and the regions of Podravina andMeđimurje, to the east lies Slavonia and to the west lies Kordun and Gorski Kotar.
• Dalmatinska Zagora ('Dalmatian Hinterland', or simplyZagora), thehinterland region of Dalmatia

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