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Pannonian Croatia (NUTS-2)
Region in Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pannonian Croatia (Croatian: Panonska Hrvatska) is a subdivision of Croatia as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the four classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Croatia. The region incorporates the southern parts of the country. It encompasses an area of 23,220 km2 (8,970 sq mi), and includes seven counties. With a population of over 1.05 million, it is the second most populated of the all the regions in Croatia.
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Classification
The country of Croatia has been organized into 20 counties (apart from the capital of Zagreb) for administrative purposes by the County Territories Act of 1997.[5] The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into four broader level sub-divisions.[6][7] These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Croatia, and incorporate one or more counties within it.[8][9] The counties form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.[5] Pannonic Croatia incorporates incorporates seven such counties.[8]
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Geography
Pannonian Croatia incorporates the southern parts of the country in continental Europe. Encompassing an area of 14,197 km2 (5,481 sq mi), it is completely land-locked.[1][10] It shares an international land border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the south, and is bordered by Adriatic Croatia to the west, and Northern Croatia to the north.[11]
The Pannonian Croatian region has a warm and humid climate. Summers are warmer with average temperatures of 22 °C (72 °F) and winters are cooler with average temperatures of −1 °C (30 °F). The temperature raises and precipitation levels fall while traversing from west to east due to altitude changes.[12] The Pannonian region consists of vast plains, watered by rivers and lakes.[13]
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