Country

Croatia

Also Known As Republic of Croatia

Southern Europe

Croatia is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, bordered by Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and sharing a maritime border with Italy. It declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Zagreb. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Zagreb 2

Population

3,866,233 2

2024 estimate, from Croatia's own Wikipedia infobox, which also carries a 2021 census figure of 3,871,833.

Population Estimate Year

2024 2

Area (sq km)

56,561 2

Independence or Founding Year

1991 2

Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, followed by the 1991-1995 War of Independence to secure it.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Croatia

Regions

Dalmatia

Croatia

Istria

Croatia

Cities

128 entries

Subregion

Country (Contained By)

Continent

Population Band

Founding Era

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Connections

Associated With

Plitvice Lakes National Park

Source Plitvice Lakes National Park (Wikipedia)

Southern Europe

The Balkans

Bordered By Water

Adriatic Sea

Croatia has a coast on the Adriatic.

Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia.

Source Zagreb (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Danube

Source Danube (Wikipedia)

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Nationals Include

Giulio Clovio

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Andrija Mohorovicic

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Source Andrija Mohorovicic (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

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Andrija Mohorovičić (23 January 1857 – 18 December 1936) was a Croatian geophysicist and academic.

Davor Derenčinović

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Source Wikidata: Davor Derenčinović

Dinko Cvitan

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Quote, Lead sentence 1

Dinko Cvitan is a Croatian lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Croatia between 24 April 2014 and 20 April 2018, had previously served as director of the Croatian State Prosecutor's Office for the Suppression of Organized Crime and Corruption.

Jasna Omejec

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Jasna Omejec (born 9 January 1962) is a Croatian jurist who served as the 4th President of the Constitutional Court of Croatia.

Mladen Bajić

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Mladen Bajić (born 28 December 1950 in Split) is the former Attorney General of Croatia (Croatian: Glavni državni odvjetnik) of the Republic of Croatia.

Smilja Avramov

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William Feller

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Gajo Petrović

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Srećko Horvat

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Dino Rađa

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Quote, Lead paragraph, nationality

is a Croatian former professional basketball player

Drazen Petrovic

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Garry Kasparov

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Janica Kostelic

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Source Wikipedia, Janica KostelicLead sentence 1tier 2

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Janica Kostelić (pronounced [janitsa kostelitɕ]; born 5 January 1982) is a Croatian former alpine ski racer.

Mario Kasun

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Source Mario Kasun (Basketball-Reference.com)Frequently Asked Questions, birthplace

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Mario Kasun was born in Split, Croatia.

Roko Ukić

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Source Roko Ukić (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

Quote, Lead paragraph

Roko Leni Ukić (born December 5, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.

Slaven Zambata

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Quote, Biographical information, Nationality

Nationality Croatia

Zoran Planinić

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Quote, Lead paragraph

Zoran Planinić (born September 12, 1982) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.

Josip Belušić

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Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

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Origin Of

Giulio Clovio

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Anthony Lucas

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Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

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Grbavica (film)

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Cheese

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Croatian Cuisine

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Soparnik

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Zagorski štrukli

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Site Of

Pula Arena

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Đakovo Stud

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Lipik Stud

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Diocletian

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Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Croatian National Bank

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Zagreb Stock Exchange

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University of Zagreb

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Source University of Zagreb (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

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The University of Zagreb (Croatian: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is a public research university in Zagreb, Croatia.