I hope I can present to you my country, Croatia :)
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Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska) is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic (unicameral) at the crossroads of Central Europe, the SE Europe, and the Mediterranean (Adriatic).
Its capital and largest city is Zagreb (1.2 million metro area).
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The country is divided into 20 counties (županije) and the City of Zagreb.
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Croatia has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. The country's population is 4.4 million, most of whom are Croats (90%), with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism (87%).
The official language is Croatian (96%) but most speak at least one foreign language. According to a survey ordered by the European commission in 2005, 49% of Croatians speak English as the second language, 34% speak German, and 14% speak Italian. French and Russian are spoken by 4% each, and 2% of Croatians speak Spanish.
Land Surface
56,594 km²
Sea
54,937 km²
Lenght of the coast
5.835 km
Population
4.437.460 (2004)
Population density
78,4 inhabitants per km²
Number of islands
1246, of those 67 are inhabited, largest islands being Krk and Cres
Highest mountain
Dinara - 1,831 m
Currency - kuna (HRK)
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Establishment
- Principality - 8th century
- Kingdom - 925
- Union with - Hungary 1102
- Joined Habsburg Empire (decision made by the Parliament) - 1 January 1527
- SHS secession from Austria–Hungary - 29 October 1918
- Creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - 4 December 1918
- Yugoslavia becomes a republic - 29 November 1943
- Decision on independence - 25 June 1991
- Declaration of independence - 8 October 1991
- EU member - 1 July 2013
Zagreb
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Dunja Kolar http://www.facebook.com/groups/23154...type=1&theater
Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska) is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic (unicameral) at the crossroads of Central Europe, the SE Europe, and the Mediterranean (Adriatic).
Its capital and largest city is Zagreb (1.2 million metro area).
The country is divided into 20 counties (županije) and the City of Zagreb.
Croatia has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. The country's population is 4.4 million, most of whom are Croats (90%), with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism (87%).
The official language is Croatian (96%) but most speak at least one foreign language. According to a survey ordered by the European commission in 2005, 49% of Croatians speak English as the second language, 34% speak German, and 14% speak Italian. French and Russian are spoken by 4% each, and 2% of Croatians speak Spanish.
Land Surface
56,594 km²
Sea
54,937 km²
Lenght of the coast
5.835 km
Population
4.437.460 (2004)
Population density
78,4 inhabitants per km²
Number of islands
1246, of those 67 are inhabited, largest islands being Krk and Cres
Highest mountain
Dinara - 1,831 m
Currency - kuna (HRK)
Establishment
- Principality - 8th century
- Kingdom - 925
- Union with - Hungary 1102
- Joined Habsburg Empire (decision made by the Parliament) - 1 January 1527
- SHS secession from Austria–Hungary - 29 October 1918
- Creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - 4 December 1918
- Yugoslavia becomes a republic - 29 November 1943
- Decision on independence - 25 June 1991
- Declaration of independence - 8 October 1991
- EU member - 1 July 2013
Zagreb
Dunja Kolar http://www.facebook.com/groups/23154...type=1&theater