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Coordinates: 45°10′N 15°30′E
Croatia
Croatia (/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ ( listen), kroh-AY-shə; Croatian:
Hrvatska, pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia
Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska, ( Republika
listen)),[e] is a country at the crossroads of Central and
Hrvatska (Croatian)[a]
Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders
Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast,
Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime
border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital
and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's
primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. Croatia has Flag
56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and a
Coat of arms
population of 4.07 million.
Anthem: "Lijepa naša domovino"
The Croats arrived in the 6th century and organised the (English: "Our Beautiful Homeland")
territory into two duchies by the 9th century. Croatia
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was first internationally recognised as independent on 7
June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir. Tomislav
became the first king by 925, elevating Croatia to the
status of a kingdom. During the succession crisis after
the Trpimirović dynasty ended, Croatia entered a
personal union with Hungary in 1102. In 1527, faced
with Ottoman conquest, the Croatian Parliament elected
Ferdinand I of Austria to the Croatian throne. In October
1918, the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs,
independent from Austria-Hungary, was proclaimed in
Zagreb, and in December 1918, merged into the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Following the Axis invasion of
Yugoslavia in April 1941, most of Croatia was
incorporated into a Nazi installed puppet state, the Show globe
Independent State of Croatia. A resistance movement led Show map of Europe
to the creation of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, which Show all
after the war became a founding member and Location of Croatia (dark green)
constituent of the Socialist Federal Republic of – in Europe (green & dark grey)
Yugoslavia. On 25 June 1991, Croatia declared – in the European Union (green)
independence, and the War of Independence was fought Capital Zagreb[b]
for four years following the declaration. and largest city 45°48′N 16°0′E
A sovereign state, Croatia is a republic governed under a Official languages Croatian[c]
parliamentary system. It is a member of the European
Union, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, Writing system Latin[d]
NATO, the World Trade Organization, and a founding
Ethnic groups 90.42% Croats
member of the Union for the Mediterranean. An active
(2011[4]) 4.36% Serbs
participant in United Nations peacekeeping, Croatia has
contributed troops to the International Security 5.22% Others
Assistance Force and took a nonpermanent seat on the
United Nations Security Council for the 2008–2009 Religion (2011) 91.06%
Christianity
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term. Since 2000, the Croatian government has invested —86.28%
in infrastructure, especially transport routes and Catholicism
facilities along the Pan-European corridors. —4.44%
Orthodoxy
Croatia is classified by the World Bank as a high-income
economy and ranks very high on the Human —0.34%
Development Index. Service, industrial sectors, and Protestantism
agriculture dominate the economy, respectively. 4.57% No
Tourism is a significant source of revenue, with Croatia religion
ranked among the 20 most popular tourist destinations. 4.37% Others
The state controls a part of the economy, with
substantial government expenditure. The European Demonym(s) Croatian
Union is Croatia's most important trading partner.
Government Unitary
Croatia provides social security, universal health care,
parliamentary
and tuition-free primary and secondary education while
constitutional
supporting culture through public institutions and
republic
corporate investments in media and publishing.
• President Zoran Milanović
• Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
Contents • Speaker of Gordan
Parliament Jandroković
Etymology
Legislature Croatian
History Parliament
Prehistory
Antiquity Establishment
Middle Ages • Duchy 9th century
Personal union with Hungary (1102) and Habsburg • Kingdom 925
Monarchy (1527) • Croatia in 1102
Yugoslav Era (1918–1991) personal union
Independent Croatia (1991–present) with Hungary
• Joined Habsburg 1 January 1527
Geography
Monarchy
Climate
• Secession from 29 October 1918
Biodiversity Austria-Hungary
Politics • Creation of 4 December
Law and judicial system Yugoslavia 1918
Administrative divisions • Decision on 25 June 1991
Foreign relations independence
Military • Erdut Agreement 12 November
1995
Economy
• Joined the 1 July 2013
Tourism
European Union
Infrastructure
Area
Demographics
Religion
• Total 56,594 km2
(21,851 sq mi)
Languages
(124th)
Education
• Water (%) 1.09
Healthcare
Population
Culture
Arts, literature, and music • 2020 estimate 4,058,165[5]
(128th)
Media
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