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Croatia is a nation of the Balkan Penninsula. Its capital is Zagreb.
Background: In 1918, 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. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.
- History of Croatia
- Geography of Croatia
- Demographics of Croatia
- Politics of Croatia
- Economy of Croatia
- Communications in Croatia
- Transportation in Croatia
- Military of Croatia
- Foreign relations of Croatia
International rankings
- world-wide press freedom index Rank 33 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)