Abstract
The paper takes into consideration the basis of the contemporary knowledge of the Croatian islands. The author has presented the essential features of geographical and geopolitical space and the characteristics of evaluating the insular position. The characteristics of traffic system, the relation between the continental state and insular autonomy, cultural and linguistic peculiarities, territorial sea and maritime borders, supply and help policy and environment problems have been pointed out. Special attention has been paid to geopolitical significance of these islands in the Adriatic.
Highlights
The paper takes into consideration the basis of the contemporary knowledge of the Croatian islands
The analyses show that the most frequent direction of population dynamics is depopulation caused by negative net migration, low natality and high mortality
Smaller islands generally belong to the commune of the bigger neighbouring island or even to the commune whose centre is on the continent (Šibenik archipelago, a part of Zadar archipelago, Dubrovnik one, and similar)
Summary
The paper takes into consideration the basis of the contemporary knowledge of the Croatian islands. The author has presented the essential features of geographical and geopolitical space and the characteristics of evaluating the insular position. The characteristics of traffic system, the relation between the continental state and insular autonomy, cultural and linguistic peculiarities, territorial sea and maritime borders, supply and help policy and environment problems have been pointed out. Special attention has been paid to geopolitical significance of these islands in the Adriatic. Prikazane su bitne crte geografskog i geopolitičkog prostora te značajne procjene otočkog položaja. Posebno se razrađuju: obilježja prometnog sustava, odnos između kopnene države i otočne autonomije, kulturne i jezične osobitosti, te granice teritorijalnog mora i morske državne granice. Posebno mjesto zauzima analiza geopolitičkog značaja ovih otoka u Jadranu
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