2. CROATIA by Nenad Pintarić, 8.a & Luka Krištofić, 8.a

3. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION Croatia is located between south-central Europe and middle Europe neighbours : Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro

4. POPULATION around 4 400 000 people live here the number of people is getting smaller almost 1 000 000 people live in capital city Zagreb

5. CLIMATE continental climate prevails in the north of Croatia along the Adriatic coast the climate is Mediterranean

6. POLITICS since 1990, Croatia is democratic republic president is Stjepan Mesić, head of state his official residence is Predsjednički dvori the Croatian government is headed by the Prime minister Ivo Sanader

7. CULTURE Croatian culture is the result of a fourteen centuries- long history which has seen the development of many cities and monuments

8. CULTURE it is a birthplace of a number of historical figures included among the notable people are three Nobel prize winners, and numerous inventors

9. DEMOGRAPHICS the population of Croatia has been stagnating over the last decade. During the 1991-1995 war, large sections of the population were displaced and emigration increased the natural growth rate of the population is currently negative

10. HISTORY the Croatians settled on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian lands in early 7th century, forming two principalities, Dalmatia and Pannonia

11. HISTORY Croatia was recognized on January 15, 1992 by the European Union and the United Nations. The first country that recognized Croatia, was Iceland on December 19, 1991

12. ECONOMY Croatian economy has a stable market economy the industrial sector is dominated by shipbuilding, food processing and the chemical industry

13. ECONOMY of particular concern is the backlogged judiciary system combined with inefficient public administration, especially issues of land ownership and corruption the country has been preparing for membership in the European Union, its most important trading partner

14. SPORT most popular sports in Croatia : football, handball, basketball, water polo and tennis with a small number of population,Croatia is very good in sport

15. FOOTBALL the Croatian national football team finished third in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Davor Šuker won the Golden Boot as the top goal scorer

16. FOOTBALL two main teams in Croatia are FC Dinamo Zagreb with between 33% and 36% of the population supporting them and FC Hajduk Split with about 25%of supporters

17. HANDBALL members of Croatian national handball team were world champions in 2003 and two time Olympic winners - in 1996 and 2004

18. HANDBALL Ivano Balić is considered to be the best handball player in the world. HC Zagreb was a two time European champion and HC Bjelovar won the same championship once.

19. CROATIA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ON THE EARTH!

20. LITERACY LITERACY : Wikipedia Encyclopedia Džeba – Mardešić - Way to go 5