• Istria is the largest peninsula on the Adriatic Coast.
• Istria is the westernmost region of Croatia.
• The average annual hours of sunshine on the Istrian Peninsula is 2,380.
• The highest mountain in Istria is Učka (1,396m).
• The longest river is the Mirna (32 km).
• The largest town is Pula (82,000 inhabitants).
• The smallest town is Hum.
• Hum is also the smallest town in the world.
• The southernmost town in Istria is Premantura.
• The best-protected Istrian harbor is Pula. The narrow bay cuts 4 km inland.
• The westernmost structure in Istria (therefore Croatia) is the lighthouse in Savudrija. That is the largest lighthouse in Istria, 36 m high, built in 1818.
• Together with its numerous bays, peninsulas and islands the Istrian coastline is 537 km long. Owing to its indentedness and large number of islands, the length of the west coast is 327 km, whereas the total length of the east coast is 212 km.
• The largest naturist center in both Istria and Europe is Koversada near Vrsar, with a daily capacity of 12,000 tourists.
• The largest tunnel in Istria is Učka Tunnel which is 5,070 m long.
• The largest Istrian viaduct bridges Lim Bay. It is 552 m long and 120 m high.
• The average air temperature during the coldest month (February) is 6°C and during the warmest period (July) is 23°C. The average annual temperature is 14°C.
• The lowest average sea temperature is 9°C and the highest is 24°C.
• The largest animal in Istria is the Istrian ox, measuring 1.8 m in height and weighing over 1,200 kg.
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