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Croatia (in Croatian: Hrvatska) is a country of the Balkan Peninsula. Its capital is Zagreb.
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| National motto: None | |||
| Official language | Croatian | ||
| Capital | Zagreb | ||
| President | Stjepan Mesić | ||
| Prime Minister | Ivica Račan | ||
| Area - Total |
Ranked 123th 56,542 km² |
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| Population - Total (2000) |
Ranked 117th 4,390,751 |
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| Independence | 1991 | ||
| Currency | kuna | ||
| Time zones | UTC +1 | ||
| National anthem | Lijepa naša domovino | ||
| Internet TLD | .hr | ||
| Calling Code | 385 | ||
History
Main article: History of Croatia
In 1918, Austria-Hungary disintegrated after being on the losing side in WW1. Three of its peoples, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes, formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became an independent communist state under the strong hand of Marshal Tito.
Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. After that a rebellion of the disenfranchised Serb minority started, resulting in the about a quarter of the territory (populated mostly by Serbs), becoming a separate statelet. It took 5 years of fighting before most of the Serbs were expelled by the Croat army and the state liquidated. Under UN supervision the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was integrated into Croatia in 1998.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Croatia
Counties
Main article: Counties of Croatia
Croatia is divided into 20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular), 1 city (grad -singular)*:
Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija, Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija, Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija, Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka Zupanija
Geography
Main article: Geography of Croatia
Economy
Main article: Economy of Croatia
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Croatia
Culture
Main article: Culture of Croatia
See also: Music of Croatia
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Miscellaneous topics
- Communications in Croatia
- Transportation in Croatia
- Military of Croatia
- Foreign relations of Croatia
External Links
- http://www.hr/hrvatska/general.en.shtml
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