Croatia encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Croatia politics and officials, Croatian History. Travel to Croatia

Home >

Wikipedia - Croatia

Croatia (IPA: /kroÊŠËˆeÉªÊƒÉ™/) (Croatian: Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska listen (helpÂ·info)), is a country at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Central Europe, and the Balkans. Its capital is Zagreb. Croatia borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, and Montenegro to the far southeast. Its southern and western flanks border the Adriatic Sea. Croatia is a candidate for membership of the European Union and is expecting NATO membership invitation in April 2008. On October 17, 2007 Croatia became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2008-2009 term. In the past decade it has also become a popular tourist destination, world-renowned for its beautiful 1,800 km coast line.

Croatia Articles

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, the abode of three ethnic constituent mass- Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, is located on the Balkan peninsula in Southern Europe. Bosnia constitutes the larger part while Herzegovina is located at the southern tip of the nation. The country shares its border with Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south and bounded by the Adriatic Sea..

Croatia Images

more..

Croatia Links

Page 1 of 6

<< < > >>

50 Cent sniffing coke before Zagreb concert (Croatia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euoYlW0ls..

Croatia Maps - Perry-CastaÃ±eda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Country, city and thematic maps from the Perry-CastaÃ±eda Library Map Collection, along with links to maps on other web sites.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/croatia.h..

Croatia in the Yahoo! Directory
Yahoo! reviewed these sites and found them related to Croatia.
http://d3.dir.ac2.yahoo.com/Regional/Cou..

History of Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croatia first appeared as a duchy in the 7th century and then as a kingdom in the 10th century. For the next ten centuries, it remained a distinct state ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_..

Croatia travel guide | beaches| maps| webcams|Croatia news
Croatia travel guide for travelers with info,live webcams,maps,beach guide,news and articles about Croatia. ... Croatia travel guide . Croatia travel guide beaches, articles ...
http://www.croatia-site.com/

Croatia News

Croatia Facts

Area	total: 56,542 sq km land: 56,414 sq km water: 128 sq km
Climate	Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
Terrain	geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
Population	4,496,869
Languages	Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German)
Capital	Zagreb

Croatia Elected Officials

President Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC

Prime Minister Ivo SANADER

Croatia Official Links

Croatia Blogs



	Turkey shock Croatia in penalty drama Modric and Ivan Rakitic missed two out of the first three penalties for Croatia to give Turkey a 3-1 advantage, confirmed as Recber Rustu saved from Mladen Petric to spark wild celebrations. Turkey coach Fatih Terim was overjoyed by the ... http://sports.reviewnews.org/2008/06/21/..
more Croatia blogs..
	Croatia v Turkey - post game Croatia started the game on the backfoot, but had the best chance to score when Olic put a gilt edged cross by Modric onto the crossbar before Kranjcar headed the rebound wide. That should have been 1-0. Of course, Turkey would probably ... http://centerhalf12.wordpress.com/2008/0..
more Croatia blogs..