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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 79th 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 backed by the Yugoslav Army and Belgrade regime started, resulting in the occupation of one third of Croatian territory. It took 5 years of 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.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Croatia
(Subdivisions)
Main article: (Subdivisions) of _
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
- world-wide press freedom index Rank 33 out of 139 countries (2 way tie)