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Definitions &Translations Croatia. Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb.
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What type of economic system does Croatia have? Croatia is a country in Eastern Europe. Types of food eaten in Croatia include squid, breaded veal, goulash, gnocchi, mlinci, lepinje and sauerkraut rolls.
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CROATIA Although the majority of the population is Croatian, other ethnic groups include Serbs, Bosnian Muslims, Hungarians, Slovenians, and Czechs. Approximately 18 percent of the population is under 15, about 67 percent is aged between 15 and 64, and the remaining 18 percent is over the age of 65.
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Montenegro , meaning Black Mountain) is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the south-east.
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Croatian The written Croatian language is believed to have begun around the 9th century, when Old Slavonic was adopted as the religious language of choice. The first known Croatian literary text dates from approximately the 12th century AD.
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Croatia Croatia is a Central European country located on the Mediterranean or to be precise Adriatic Sea. (map). The whole country streches in the form of an arc from the Danube in the northeast to Istria in the west and Dubrovnik Region in the southeast.The capital of Croatia is Zagreb.The Croatia is known as the land of the thousand islands because of its Adriatic coast which is among the most indented in the world: 1185 islands and islets form a coastline of 4,058 km, the total length of the mainland coast being 1777 km.he capital of Croatia is Zagreb. The Croatia is known as the land of the thousand islands because of its Adriatic coast which is among the most indented in the world: 1185 islands and islets form a coastline of 4,058 km, the total length of the mainland coast being 1777 km.
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Croatia Croatia Cro·a·tia (krō-ā′shə) A country of southern Europe along the northeast Adriatic coast. It was settled by Croats in the 7th century, became a kingdom in the 10th century, and reached the height of its power in the 11th century before being conquered by Hungary in 1091.
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Croatia It has been estimated that the number of Croats living outside the borders of Croatia is comparable to the number living inside the country. Many ethnic Croats reside in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Croats have lived since the Slavs first migrated to the western Balkan Peninsula in the 6th and 7th centuries ce.
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- Croatia: Croatia, country located in the northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is a small yet highly geographically diverse crescent-shaped country. Its capital is Zagreb,
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Croatia Geography. Croatia is a former Yugoslav republic on the Adriatic Sea. It is about the size of West Virginia. Part of Croatia is a barren, rocky region lying in the Dinaric Alps.roatia is a former Yugoslav republic on the Adriatic Sea. It is about the size of West Virginia. Part of Croatia is a barren, rocky region lying in the Dinaric Alps.
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- The entirety of Dalmatia is now part of modern Croatia. Rich historical heritage, clean waters of the Adriatic sea, and mild Mediterranean climate make the area a popular tourist destination.
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Dubrovnik Dubrovnik is a city in Croatia on the Dalmatian coast. More than 500 years ago it was called Ragusa. The Italian name of the city is still Ragusa; this sometimes leads to confusion because there is already a city named Ragusa on Sicily. It is on the Adriatic Sea. About 50,000 people lived there in 2001.
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Croatia Open The Croatia Open (currently sponsored by Konzum) is an ATP tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour. The tournament began in 1990 as the Yugoslavia Open and has been played every year since. It is played on red clay courts.
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Croatia Croats think of themselves as more closely linked with Austria than with the other territories and cultures of the former Yugoslavia. They do not refer to themselves as a Balkan country but as a European one. Croatia occupies approximately 21,825 square miles (56,540 square kilometers).
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- Hvar, the island in Adriatic Sea, is the longest and the sunniest Croatian island and one of the most beautiful islands in the world. It is a part of the central Dalmatian archipelago with the area of 299.6 sq km (length 68.2 km, width up to 10.5 km) and population of 10,648 inhabitants (2011).
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Government and society Constitutional framework. On Dec. 22, 1990, the constitution of the Republic of Croatia was promulgated. In addition to such classic civil rights as freedom of speech, religion, information, and association, the equality of nationalities is guaranteed in a number of constitutional articles.
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Republic of Moldova Population As of 1 January 2015, the population of Croatia was estimated to be 4 257 878 people. This is a decrease of -0.08 % (-3 238 people) compared to population of 4 261 116 the year before. In 2014 the natural increase was negative, as the number of deaths exceeded the number of live births by 9 843.
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7 Things You Should Know About Croatia Croatia is quickly becoming a travel hotspot, and with good reason. I enjoyed every moment of my travels through this former Communist country and was just as surprised by what I discovered there.
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Croatia When Yugoslavia was liberated in 1945, Croatia became part of the new Yugoslav federation, which eventually became the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After 1945, atheism was the official policy of Yugoslavia and Croatia: there was no rabbi in Croatia until the mid-1990s.
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Where is Croatia? Located in the continent of Europe, Croatia covers 55,974 square kilometers of land and 620 square kilometers of water, making it the 128th largest nation in the world with a total area of 56,594 square kilometers. Croatia became an independent state in 1991, after gaining its sovereignty from Austria.
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What was Croatia called before Croatia? Croatia has always been called Croatia in general term. However, before its recent independence, Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. Croatia first appeared as a duchy in the 7th century and then as a kingdom in the 10th century. From the 12th century it remained a distinct state with its ruler (ban) and parliament, but it obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers, primarily Hungary and Austria.
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- Zagreb (Croatian pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. It is located in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
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- 1 Name: Latin in origin, Croatia's name literally means Land of Croats. 2  National Day: October 8. 3  Religion: Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2%.
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Croatian Language History. Croatian is a Slavic language that arrived in the Balkans region with the migration of the Slavs in the 6th or 7th century. The language eventually evolved into two branches: East South Slavic and West South Slavic.