Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Geographic coordinates: 45 10 N, 15 30 E
Area:
total: 56,542 sq km
land: 56,414 sq km
water: 128 sq km
Land boundaries: total: 2,197 km
Border countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 670 km
Coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal 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.
Before the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Croatia, after Slovenia, was the most prosperous and industrialized area with a per capita output perhaps one-third above the Yugoslav average. The economy emerged from a mild recession in 2000 with tourism, banking, and public investments leading the way. Unemployment remains high, at about 17%, with structural factors slowing its decline. While macroeconomic stabilization has largely been achieved, structural reforms lag because of deep resistance on the part of the public and lack of strong support from politicians. Growth, while impressive at about 3% to 4% for the last several years, has been stimulated, in part, through high fiscal deficits and rapid credit growth. The EU accession process should accelerate fiscal and structural reform.
2007-03-04 02:54:56
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answered by Arsan Lupin 7
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I visited Dubrovnik in 1967. The old walled city was a real treat and the people were wonderful! I love the Adriatic Sea and the Dalmatian Coast. I was really saddened by the civil wars that tore Yugoslavia apart.
2007-03-05 00:18:52
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answered by peter_lobell 5
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"When dawn breaks over Rab Town, the emerging sun slowly warms the stones of the three beautiful campanili that crown the medieval center. The only sound that breaks the serenity is the chugging of the fishing boats making their way into the harbor".
Kvarner, Croatia
2007-03-04 01:24:08
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answered by CAT 3
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South-east Europe, next to Yugoslavia and opposite Italy.
2007-03-04 01:41:46
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answered by KIN7G 1
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Yes, it's where you're from!
If you're lost then take a bus to 45.56N, 16.49E. It will take you to Bjelovar.
2007-03-04 01:22:11
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answered by irf 4
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