Dubrovnik is a Croatian port city located in southern Dalmatia. In 2011, 28,434 inhabitants lived in Dubrovnik, 42,615 inhabitants in the entire municipality, in 2001, according to the Croatian census, 43,770 people lived here and in 1991, there were 49,728 inhabitants. The absolute majority of the population consists of 88.39% Croats. It is one of the most important tourist centers of the Adriatic coast and Croatia. It is also referred to as the "Pearl of the Adriatic".

The city of Dubrovnik has always prospered from maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, it was the center of the Republic of Dubrovnik, a maritime republic that competed with similar state formations on the Adriatic coast.

Dubrovnik and its surroundings (almost the entire Dubrovnik-Neretva County) is an exclave of Croatia (as well as the European Union), which is separated from the rest of Croatia by a short stretch of coast belonging to Bosnia and Herzegovina (with the resort of Neum).

Saint Blaise is the patron of the city.