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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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Croatia

Regions

Cities

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Connections

Associated With

Source Plitvice Lakes National Park (Wikipedia)
The Balkans, Regions

Bordered By Water

Croatia has a coast on the Adriatic.

Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Hungary, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Hungary
Serbia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Serbia

Has Capital

Zagreb, Cities

Zagreb is the capital of Croatia.

Source Zagreb (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Rivers Through Territory

Source Danube (Wikipedia)
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Same As

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Nationals Include

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Source Mirela Kardašević (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Croatian female freediver

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Source Mirko Cro Cop (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist

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Source Mirza Džomba (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Croatian former professional handball player

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Source Nikola Pilić (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia

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Source Nikša Dobud (Wikipedia)Lead
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Nikša Dobud (born 5 August 1985) is a Croatian water polo player.

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Source Petar Klovar (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Petar Klovar is a Croatian freediver.

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Source Petar Muslim (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Croatian water polo player who was playing for the Croatian club Primorje EB since 2022

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Source Ratko Rudić (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a retired Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player

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

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Source Samir Barać (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Croatian water polo player

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Source Sandra Elkasević (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Croatian discus thrower

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Source Sandro Sukno (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Croatian former professional water polo player

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Source Slaven Zambata (Olympedia)Biographical information, Nationality
Quote, Biographical information, Nationality
Nationality Croatia

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Source Tomislav Zubčić (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Croatian professional basketball player

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Source Toni Kukoč (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Croatian former professional basketball player

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Source Valent Sinković (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Croatian rower

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Source Venio Losert (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Croatian former handball player who played as a goalkeeper

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Source Vitomir Maričić (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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1985) is a Croatian freediver. He was World no.

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Source Xavier García (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Spanish-Croatian water polo player

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Source Zlatko Horvat (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Croatian handball player

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

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Source Zoran Primorac (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a retired Croatian table tennis player

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Source Rudolf Fizir (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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Fizir was born in Ludbreg, a small town on the river Bednja, in the north of Croatia.

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Origin Of

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Source Turopolje pig (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
is a breed of domesticated swine named for Turopolje, Croatia, south of Zagreb, where it originates.

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Source Cheese (Wikipedia)tier 3

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Source Croatian Cuisine (Wikipedia)

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Source Kotlovina (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [in-cuisine]
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Kotlovina is a Croatian fried and stewed meat dish from Zagreb and the surrounding northwest Croatia.

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Source Wikipedia: Pleter 91 submachine gunInfobox: origin
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Croatia

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Source Wikipedia: RT-20 (rifle)Infobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
Croatia

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Source Springfield Armory XD (Wikipedia)Lead, place of manufacture
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the series is manufactured by HS Produkt in Karlovac, Croatia

Location Of

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Source Croatian War of Independence - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Croatia, with some spillover into Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary

Site Of

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Source Hulahop d.o.o. (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Croatian ltd. company working in film production

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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.

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Source Informativna katolička agencija, Wikipedia (hr)Lead
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is a Croatian Catholic news agency

Found There

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The Kornati archipelago (pronounced [kɔ̝rnǎːti]) of Croatia, also known as the Stomorski islands, is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, south from Zadar and west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin County.

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Source World Atlas of Language Structures: Serbian-CroatianHeader
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Spoken in: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Croatia

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Source Constitution of Croatia - Wikipedia

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Source Wikidata: Supreme Court of Croatia

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Source Carrhotus xanthogramma (Wikipedia)Distribution
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Its distribution is palearctic, including a portion of Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece), in Turkey, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Mongolia, South Korea and Japan.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Croatia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Croatia
  • Infobox, capital
    Zagreb
  • Infobox, area
    56,561 km2 (21,838 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2026
    Croatia has a population of nearly 3.9 million as of 2026
  • Introduction
    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.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Croatia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km; islands 4,058 km)
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record HRV, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record HRV, incomeLevel
"name": "Croatia", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
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Wikidata: Croatia
Wikidata Q224, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Danube (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: The Danube, Lead section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: The Danube, Lead section
Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km (1,770 mi), passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine.
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Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section
The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia.
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Wikidata: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Encompasses: Plitvice Lakes National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Paklenica National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Paklenica National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Risnjak National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Risnjak National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Kornati National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Kornati National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Brijuni National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Brijuni National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Krka National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Krka National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Northern Velebit National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Northern Velebit National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Lake Ormož (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lake Ormož, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Lake Ormož, Lead
Lake Ormož (Slovene and Croatian: Ormoško jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia and northwestern Croatia, forming a part of the border between the two countries.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Hungary
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Hungary, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Hungary, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Croatia 348 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Serbia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Serbia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Serbia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Croatia 314 km
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Erdut (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Erdut, Lead, country
Quote, Encompasses: Erdut, Lead, country
is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia some 37 km east of the major city of Osijek
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Mljet National Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Mljet National Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Mljet National Park, Lead paragraph
covers the western part of the Adriatic island of Mljet, in the south of Croatia.
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