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Croatia Croatia was founded on the ruins of the Roman Empire. In 925, Croatian King Tomislav united the present principalities, establishing the first Croatian state. A part of the Hungarian empire, Habsburg Monarchy. After being incorporated in Yugoslavia for most of the 20th century, Croatia regained independence in 1991. From an independant country
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More facts Croatia today has 56,542 square kilometers
1,777 km of coastline (and more than 4,000 km of islands coastline), 4,437,000 inhabitants It is organized as parliamentary, multiparty Republic. The name of Croatia, which we call HRVATSKA, is abbreviated as HR The language we speak is Croatian, and the official script we use is Latin letter.
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More facts The name of the Croatian monetary unit is KUNA (KN), which has 100 lipas. The meaning of KUNA is - a marten - its skin had been used as a unit in trade. The ethnic structure of Croatia is as follows: Croats 87.98% minorities 7.74% other nations 2.64%. Religions: Catholic 87.98% Orthodox 4.42% Muslim 1.28% Atheist 5.21
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The present capital of Croatia is the city of Zagreb (population about 1,000,000), very old and pleasant city, mentioned for the first time in In former Yugoslavia Zagreb was a leading industrial, cultural and scientific center and it has the same role today. The Croatian National Emblems are: the tricolour flag (red, white, blue and the coat of arms in the middle.)
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Croatia has: more than a thousand islands on the Adriatic sea, precisely - 1185 (66 inhabited)
a mountain of unique and incomparable natural beauty - Velebit - one of the trademarks of Croatia, with unforgettable views to the islands and the mainland. the most beautiful national park in Europe - the Plitvice Lakes the richest bird reservation in Europe - Kopacki Rit, near the city of Osijek, the Kornati islands,(George Bernard Shaw once visited Kornati, and wrote the following "On the last day of the Creation God desired to crown his work, and thus created the Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and breath") the Brijuni islands the island of Mljet the Krka river and its waterfalls, the Risnjak mountain.
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Our beautiful Dubrovnik
I invite you to discover and enjoy the beauties of Croatia, its mild climate, the crystal clean, warm sea water, beautiful beaches, virgin nature, combined with rich history and cultural heritage, delicious cuisine and good wines, an above all, warm and friendly people.
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