The Republic of Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

is a sovereign country located in Southeast Europe

Southeast Europe

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 at the crossroads between the Pannonian Plain and the Mediterranean Sea. The capital

Capital City

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 of Croatia is Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

. Croatia borders with Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 and Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 to the north, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 to the east, and Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 to the far southeast. Its southern and western flanks border the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...

, and it also shares a sea border with Italy

Italy

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 in the Gulf of Trieste

Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

.

Croatia is a member of United Nations

United Nations

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, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

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 and the Council of Europe

Council of Europe

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. The country is also a candidate

Accession of Croatia to the European Union

Croatia applied for European Union membership in 2003, and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in early 2004. Candidate country status was granted to Croatia by the European Council in mid-2004...

 for membership of the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

 and received a NATO membership invitation on 3 April 2008. On October 17, 2007 Croatia became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council

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 for the 2008-2009 term.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Croatia:

General reference

• Pronunciation: kroʊˈeɪʃə
• Common English country name: Croatia
  Croatia
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Croatia
• Common endonym: Hrvatska
• Official endonym: Republika Hrvatska
• Adjectival(s): Croatian
  Croatian
  Croatian may refer to:*Croatia*Croats, people from Croatia, or of Croatian descent*Croatian language* Croatian cuisine...
  
  
• Demonym(s): Croat
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Croatia
  Name of Croatia
  The name of Croatia derives from Medieval Latin Croātia, itself a derivation of North-West Slavic xrovat-, by liquid metathesis from Common Slavic *xorvat-, from Proto-Slavic *xarwāt-...
  
  
• International rankings of Croatia
  International rankings of Croatia
  -General:* United Nations: Human Development Index , ranked Croatia as out of 169 countries. In all, 194 countries were listed, but 25 were not ranked. Croatia is in the top third of nations labeled as having "high human development", which starts with the 43rd country. The top 42 nations in...
  
  
• ISO country codes: HR, HRV, 191
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HR
  ISO 3166-2:HR
  ISO 3166-2:HR is the entry for Croatia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Croatia, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .hr
  .hr
  - Details :The .hr domain is administered by CARNet - Croatian Academic and Research Network, via the CARNet DNS Committee which determines policy, and the CARNet DNS Service which handles day-to-day matters. The Committee is composed of members generally associated with the academic community...
  
  

Geography of Croatia

• Croatia is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
    The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
    
    
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
    
    • Eurasia
      Eurasia
      Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
      
      
      • Europe
        Europe
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        • Southern Europe
          Southern Europe
          The term Southern Europe, at its most general definition, is used to mean "all countries in the south of Europe". However, the concept, at different times, has had different meanings, providing additional political, linguistic and cultural context to the definition in addition to the typical...
          
          
          • Balkans
            Balkans
            The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
            
             (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
        • Central Europe
          Central Europe
          Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
          
          
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Central European Time
    Central European Time
    Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
    
     (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time
    Central European Summer Time
    Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
    
     (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Croatia
    Extreme points of Croatia
    The geographical extreme points of Croatia are* Northernmost point:** Žabnik, municipality of Sveti Martin na Muri - * Southernmost point:...
    
    
    • High: Dinara
      Dinara
      Dinara is a mountain located on the border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of its summits, also called Dinara, is the highest point in Croatia at 1,831 m and a prominence of 728 m.-Etymology:...
      
       1831 m (6,007 ft)
    • Low: Adriatic Sea
      Adriatic Sea
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       0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,982 km

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km

 Slovenia 455 km

 Hungary 329 km

 Serbia 241 km

 Kingdom of Montenegro 25 km

• Coastline: Adriatic Sea
  Adriatic Sea
  The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
  
   5,835 km
• Population of Croatia: 4,453,500
• Area of Croatia: 56542 km² (21,831 sq mi)
• Atlas of Croatia

Environment of Croatia

• Climate of Croatia
• Environmental issues in Croatia
• Ecoregions in Croatia
• Renewable energy in Croatia
• Geology of Croatia
• Protected areas of Croatia
  Protected areas of Croatia
  The main protected areas of Croatia are national parks, nature parks and strict reserves. There are 444 protected areas of Croatia, encompassing 9% of the country. Those include 8 national parks in Croatia, 2 strict reserves and 10 nature parks. The most famous protected area and the oldest...
  
  
  • Biosphere reserves in Croatia
  • National parks of Croatia
• Wildlife of Croatia
  • Flora of Croatia
  • Fauna of Croatia
    • Birds of Croatia
    • Mammals of Croatia

Natural geographic features of Croatia

• Islands of Croatia
  • Inhabited islands of Croatia
• Lakes of Croatia
• Mountains of Croatia
• Rivers of Croatia
• World Heritage Sites in Croatia

Regions of Croatia

Main article: Regions of Croatia

Regions of Croatia

The Republic of Croatia, in the west of the Balkan peninsula, is divided into several cultural historically based region, some of which do overlap:*Banovina...

• Central Croatia
  Central Croatia
  Central Croatia or Croatia proper is a term that refers to the areas of the Republic of Croatia that were part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia which excluded Istria, Slavonia, and Dalmatia...
  
  
• Dalmatia
  Dalmatia
  Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
  
  
• Istria
  Istria
  Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
  
  
• Gorski Kotar
  Gorski kotar
  Gorski kotar is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Together with Lika and the Ogulin-Plaški valley it forms Mountainous Croatia. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called the green lungs of Croatia or Croatian Switzerland...
  
  
• Međimurje
• Slavonia
  Slavonia
  Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
  
  
• Zagorje
  Zagorje
  Hrvatsko Zagorje is a region in northern Croatia.Zagorje may also refer to:*Zagorje ob Savi, a town and a municipality in Slovenia*NK Zagorje, a Slovenian football club-See also:...
  
  

Ecoregions of Croatia

Main article: Ecoregions in Croatia

Administrative divisions of Croatia

Main article: Administrative divisions of Croatia

Administrative divisions of Croatia

The subdivisions of Croatia on the first level are the 20 counties and one city-county . On the second level these are municipalities and towns . Both of these type of subdivisions consist of settlements...

• First level:
  • Counties of Croatia
    Counties of Croatia
    The primary territorial subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia called županije . In English they are commonly referred to as counties....
    
    
  • City of Zagreb
• Second level:
  • Municipalities of Croatia
    Municipalities of Croatia
    A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
    
    
  • Cities of Croatia

List of counties of Croatia

• Bjelovar-Bilogora County
  Bjelovar-Bilogora County
  Bjelovar-Bilogora County is a county in central Croatia.The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions...
  
  
• Brod-Posavina County
  Brod-Posavina County
  Brod-Posavina County is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina...
  
  
• Dubrovnik-Neretva County
  Dubrovnik-Neretva County
  The Dubrovnik–Neretva County is the southernmost Croatian county located in south Dalmatia. The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula, Metković, Opuzen and Ploče...
  
  
• Istria County
  Istria County
  Istria County is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula . The area of the county is called Istra in Croatian and Slovene...
  
  
• Karlovac County
  Karlovac County
  Karlovac County is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier...
  
  
• Koprivnica-Križevci County
  Koprivnica-Križevci County
  Koprivnica-Križevci County is a county in northern Croatia. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities, Koprivnica and Križevci....
  
  
• Krapina-Zagorje County
  Krapina-Zagorje County
  Krapina-Zagorje county is a county in northern Croatia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje.The Krapina-Zagorje county is a candidate for being the most idyllic county in Croatia: the many villages and small towns spread out across the hillsides are perfect for...
  
  
• Lika-Senj County
  Lika-Senj County
  Lika-Senj county is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island...
  
  
• Međimurje County
• Osijek-Baranja County
  Osijek-Baranja County
  Osijek-Baranja county is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek; other cities include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, Beli Manastir.-Administrative divisions:Osijek-Baranja county is divided into:...
  
  
• Požega-Slavonia County
  Požega-Slavonia County
  Požega-Slavonia county is a Croatian county in western Slavonia. Its capital is Požega. Population: 85,831 .-Geography:The Požega-Slavonia county borders on the Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the northwest, Virovitica-Podravina County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast,...
  
  
• Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
  Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
  Primorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...
  
  
• Sisak-Moslavina County
  Sisak-Moslavina County
  Sisak-Moslavina County is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2001 census it is inhabited by 185 thousand people....
  
  
• Split-Dalmatia County
  Split-Dalmatia County
  Split-Dalmatia County is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242...
  
  
• Šibenik-Knin County
  Šibenik-Knin County
  Šibenik-Knin County is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. Its center is Šibenik; other notable towns are Knin, Drniš and Skradin....
  
  
• Varaždin County
  Varaždin County
  Varaždin County is a county in northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.-Geography:In addition to the city of Varaždin, the county includes the towns of Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities...
  
  
• Virovitica-Podravina County
  Virovitica-Podravina County
  Virovitica-Podravina county is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name Podravina...
  
  
• Vukovar-Syrmia County
  Vukovar-Syrmia County
  Vukovar-Syrmia county is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of Slavonia and western parts of Syrmia regions; but also the lower Sava river basin ....
  
  
• Zadar County
  Zadar County
  Zadar County is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.- Population :According to the 2001 census, Zadar County has population of 162,045...
  
  
• Zagreb County
  Zagreb County
  Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...
  
  
• City of Zagreb

Municipalities of Croatia

• Cities of Croatia

Government and politics of Croatia

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
  A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   republic
  Republic
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• Capital of Croatia: Zagreb
• Elections in Croatia
  Elections in Croatia
  Constitution of Croatia and legislation enacted by the Parliament of Croatia provide for regular elections in Croatia for the office of the President of Croatia, the parliament, county prefects and assemblies, city and municipal mayors as well as city and municipal councils...
  
  
  • 2007 parliamentary elections
  • 2009-10 presidential elections
• Political parties in Croatia
• Political scandals of Croatia
• Taxation in Croatia

Executive branch of the government of Croatia

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Croatia
  President of Croatia
  The President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...
  
  , Ivo Josipović
  Ivo Josipović
  Ivo Josipović is a Croatian politician who has been President of Croatia since 2010. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Croatia , and played a key role in the democratic transformation of this party as the author of the first statute of the SDP that replaced the...
  
   (2010-)
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Croatia, Jadranka Kosor
  Jadranka Kosor
  Jadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office on July 6, 2009, following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. She is Croatia's first female Prime Minister since independence.-Early life:Jadranka...
  
   (2009-)
• Government of Croatia
  Government of Croatia
  The Government of the Republic of Croatia , commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government , is the main element of the executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the President of the Government , commonly abbreviated to premier...
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Croatia

• Parliament of Croatia
  Parliament of Croatia
  The Parliament of Croatia or the Sabor is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Croatia and legislature of the country. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, represents the people and is vested with the legislative power...
  
   (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Croatia

• Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
• Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia

Foreign relations of Croatia

• Diplomatic missions in Croatia
• Diplomatic missions of Croatia
  Diplomatic missions of Croatia
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Croatia, excluding honorary consulates. Croatia is a European country located in Southern Europe.-Europe:** Tirana ** Vienna ** Brussels ** Sarajevo...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Croatia is a member of:

• Australia Group
  Australia Group
  The Australia Group is an informal group of countries established in 1985 to help member countries to identify those of their exports which need to be controlled so as not to contribute to the spread of chemical and biological weapons .The group, initially consisting of 15 members, held its first...
  
  
• Bank for International Settlements
  Bank for International Settlements
  The Bank for International Settlements is an intergovernmental organization of central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks." It is not accountable to any national government...
  
   (BIS)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• Central European Initiative
  Central European Initiative
  The Central European Initiative is a forum of regional cooperation in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, counting 18 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989.-History:...
  
   (CEI)
• Council of Europe
  Council of Europe
  The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
  
   (CE)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
  Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
  The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council , a NATO institution, is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and those parts of Asia on the European periphery. The member states meet to cooperate and consult on a range of political and security issues...
  
   (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their...
  
   (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Inter-American Development Bank
  Inter-American Development Bank
  The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean...
  
   (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce
  International Chamber of Commerce
  The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise....
  
   (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization
  International Hydrographic Organization
  The International Hydrographic Organization is the inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community. It enjoys observer status at the UN and is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting...
  
   (IHO)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization
  International Mobile Satellite Organization
  The International Mobile Satellite Organization is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites...
  
   (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)

• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group
  Nuclear Suppliers Group
  Nuclear Suppliers Group is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear weapon development and by improving safeguards and protection on existing materials.- History :It was founded in...
  
   (NSG)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
  The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
  
   (OAS) (observer)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
  Permanent Court of Arbitration
  The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
  
   (PCA)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
  Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
  The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, or the SECI, has been an initiative that, under the auspices of men like Erhard Busek and Richard Schifter, has been successful in providing stability in an unstable region and has found support in international organizations and countries...
  
   (SECI)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
  United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
  The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, restore international peace and security,...
  
   (UNIFIL)
• United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" — United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara.-Purpose of the mission:MINURSO...
  
   (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia
  United Nations Mission in Liberia
  The United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
  
   (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
  United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
  The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the...
  
   (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
  United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
  The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...
  
   (UNOCI)
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
  United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
  The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions...
  
   (UNFICYP)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
  United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
  The United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has been in operation since 2004. The mission's military component is led by the Brazilian Army and the force commander is...
  
   (MINUSTAH)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)
• Zangger Committee
  Zangger Committee
  The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons which entered into force on March 5, 1970...
  
   (ZC)

Law and order in Croatia

Main article: Law of Croatia

Law of Croatia

The law of Croatia is part of the legal system of Croatia. It belongs to the civil law legal system. It is grounded on the principles laid out in the Constitution of Croatia and safeguarded by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia....

• Capital punishment in Croatia
  Capital punishment in Croatia
  Capital punishment in Croatia was abolished in 1990, when it was explicitly outlawed by article 21 of the new Constitution.Hanging was replaced by firing squads in 1959 in Yugoslavia with the last execution in 1987. Protocol number six of the European Convention on Human Rights came into force on...
  
  
• Constitution of Croatia
  Constitution of Croatia
  The current Constitution of the Republic of Croatia was adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia on December 22, 1990. It replaced the Constitution of 1974 ratified in socialist Yugoslavia...
  
  
• Crime in Croatia
• Human rights in Croatia
  Human rights in Croatia
  Human rights in Croatia are defined by the Constitution of Croatia, chapter three, sections 14 through 69.There are numerous non-governmental organizations dealing with the issue in the country, as well as the Croatian Government's Office for Human Rights.-Since independence:The armed conflicts in...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Croatia
  • Freedom of religion in Croatia
    Freedom of religion in Croatia
    The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected these rights in practice.-Religious demography:The vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic. The most notable other Christian denomination is Serbian Orthodoxy, there are around 1% of Muslims, and all...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Croatia
  Law enforcement in Croatia
  Law enforcement in Croatia is the responsibility of the Police , which is a public service of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, carrying out certain tasks, the so called, police activities, laid down by law....
  
  

Military of Croatia

Main article: Military of Croatia

Military of Croatia

Croatian military is officially called Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia and it consists of three branches:* Croatian Army * Croatian Navy...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    : President
    President of Croatia
    The President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...
    
     Ivo Josipović
    Ivo Josipović
    Ivo Josipović is a Croatian politician who has been President of Croatia since 2010. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Croatia , and played a key role in the democratic transformation of this party as the author of the first statute of the SDP that replaced the...
    
    
    • Ministry of Defence of Croatia
      Ministry of Defence (Croatia)
      The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the nation's military. The ministry was established in 1990.-Ministers:-References:...
      
      : Minister Davor Božinović
      Davor Božinović
      Davor Božinović is a Croatian diplomat and current Minister of Defence.Davor Božinović graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb; earned Master's and Doctor's Degrees. He served as Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004...
      
      
    • Chief of the General Staff: General Drago Lovrić
      Drago Lovrić
      Drago Lovrić is Croatian general and Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia.-Biography:...
      
      
• Forces
  • Army of Croatia
  • Navy of Croatia
  • Air Force of Croatia
  • Special forces of Croatia
• Military history of Croatia
  Military history of Croatia
  The military history of Croatia includes the history of wars, battles and all military affairs fought in the territory of modern Croatia and the military history of the Croats regardless of political geography.- Croatian principalities:...
  
  
• Croatian military ranks
  Croatian military ranks
  -Army and air force ranks:Labels ranks for members of the Croatian Ground Army and Croatian Air Force and Defense are identical, except that the ranks of the Ground Army are gold and of the Air Force and Defense are silver.-Navy ranks:...
  
  

History of Croatia

Main article: History of Croatia

History of Croatia

Croatia first appeared as a duchy in the 7th century and then as a kingdom in the 10th century. From the 12th century it remained a distinct state with its ruler and parliament, but it obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers, primarily Hungary and Austria. The period from the...

, Timeline of Croatian history

Timeline of Croatian history

This is a timeline of Croatian history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Croatia. See also the list of rulers of Croatia and years in Croatia.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing...

, and Current events of Croatia

• Economic history of Croatia
• Military history of Croatia
  Military history of Croatia
  The military history of Croatia includes the history of wars, battles and all military affairs fought in the territory of modern Croatia and the military history of the Croats regardless of political geography.- Croatian principalities:...
  
  

Culture of Croatia

• Architecture of Croatia
  Architecture of Croatia
  The architecture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have inhabited the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remnants of the earlier periods still preserved in the country.- Ancient heritage :...
  
  
• Cuisine of Croatia
• Ethnic minorities in Croatia
  • Czechs in Croatia
    Czechs in Croatia
    Czechs are one of the recognised minorities of Croatia. According to the census of 2001 there were 10,512 Czechs in Croatia, compromising 0.24% of total population. They are also called by their non-Czech neighbours Pemci....
    
    
  • Germans of Croatia
    Germans of Croatia
    In Croatia, there are still over 2,900 people who consider themselves German, most of these Danube Swabians. Germans and Austrians are officially recognized as a minority in Croatia and therefore have their own permanent seat in the Croatian Parliament. They are mainly concentrated in the area...
    
    
  • Roma in Croatia
  • Serbs of Croatia
    Serbs of Croatia
    Višeslav of Serbia, a contemporary of Charlemagne , ruled the Županias of Neretva, Tara, Piva, Lim, his ancestral lands. According to the Royal Frankish Annals , Duke of Pannonia Ljudevit Posavski fled, during the Frankish invasion, from his seat in Sisak to the Serbs in western Bosnia, who...
    
    
• Festivals in Croatia
• Humor in Croatia
• Languages of Croatia
• Media in Croatia
• National symbols of Croatia
  • Coat of arms of Croatia
    Coat of arms of Croatia
    The coat of arms of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard that consists of 13 red and 12 silver fields. It's commonly known as šahovnica or grb...
    
    
  • Flag of Croatia
    Flag of Croatia
    The flag of Croatia is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colours red, white and blue. The flag combines the colours of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia , the Kingdom of Slavonia and the Kingdom of Dalmatia...
    
    
  • National anthem of Croatia
• People of Croatia
• Prostitution in Croatia
• Public holidays in Croatia
  Public holidays in Croatia
  Holidays in CroatiaNote: Citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates...
  
  
• Records of Croatia
• Religion in Croatia
  Religion in Croatia
  Freedom of religion is a right defined by the Constitution of Croatia, which also defines all religious communities as equal in front of the law and separate from the state. A large majority of the Croatian population declares themselves as religious believers....
  
  
  • Roman Catholicism in Croatia
  • Buddhism in Croatia
    Buddhism in Croatia
    The first Croatian Buddhist group was founded in Zagreb in the 80's. Several groups have formed since, affiliated with different traditions. Estimates of the number of Buddhists in Croatia vary from 500 to 1000, depending on the definition. At present, active Buddhist groups are working to...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Croatia
    Hinduism in Croatia
    Hinduism is a minor religion in Croatia.There has been a longstanding tradition of interest in Indology among Croatian scholars and also a great interest in Indian culture among the Croats....
    
    
  • Islam in Croatia
    Islam in Croatia
    Islam in Croatia was introduced by the Ottoman Empire. Muslims constitute about 1.3% of the population of Croatia. The Islamic Community of Croatia is officially recognized by the state....
    
    
  • Judaism in Croatia
  • Orthodoxy in Croatia
    Orthodoxy in Croatia
    Eastern Orthodoxy is the second largest religion in Croatia. Over 200,000 people, forming 4.4% of the total Croatian population, are Orthodox Christians....
    
    
• Croatian Wine
  Croatian wine
  Croatian wine has a history dating back to the Ancient Greek settlers, and their wine production on the southern Dalmatian islands of Vis, Hvar and Korčula some 2,500 years ago. Like other old world wine producers, many traditional grape varieties still survive in Croatia, perfectly suited to...
  
  
• World Heritage Sites in Croatia

Art in Croatia

• Art of Croatia
  Art of Croatia
  Croatian art describes the visual arts in Croatia from medieval times to the present. In Early Middle Ages, Croatia was an important centre for art and architecture in south eastern Europe. There were many Croatian artists during the Medieval period, and the arts flourished during the Renaissance...
  
  
• Cinema of Croatia
  Cinema of Croatia
  The cinema of Croatia has a somewhat shorter tradition than what is common for other Central European countries: the serious beginning of Croatian cinema starts with the rise of the Yugoslavian film industry in the 1940s...
  
  
• Literature in Croatia
  Croatian literature
  Croatian literature is a definition given to the compilation of novels, dramas, short stories, poems and other various work of written kind entirely attributed to the medieval and modern culture of the Croats and the Croatian language....
  
  
• Music of Croatia
  Music of Croatia
  The music of Croatia, like the divisions of the country itself, has two major influences: the Central European one, present in the central and northern parts of the country, as well as in Slavonia, and the Mediterranean one, particularly present in the coastal regions of Dalmatia and Istria.In...
  
  
• Television in Croatia
  Television in Croatia
  Television in Croatia was first introduced in 1956.- Main channels :- Terrestrial :Source: Croatian Post and Electronic Telecommunications Agency,Odašiljači i veze d.o.o.* Dubrovačka televizija - from Dubrovnik, broadcast for the city...
  
  
• Theatre in Croatia

Sports in Croatia

Main article: Sports in Croatia

• Football in Croatia
  Football in Croatia
  Football in Croatia, called nogomet, is the most popular team sport in the country and is led by the Croatian Football Federation. It is played in four official components; the domestic league consists of three hierarchical echelons, and a single national team represents the entire state...
  
  
  • Croatia national football team
    Croatia national football team
    The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
    
    
  • Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
    Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
    The Croatia national football team have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1998, 2002 and 2006. From 1930 to 1990 Croatia was part of Yugoslavia...
    
    
• Croatia at the Olympics
  Croatia at the Olympics
  Croatia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation in 1992, and has participated in every Games since then...
  
  
• 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
  2009 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Croatia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 64th (sixty-fourth)

• Agriculture in Croatia
• Banking in Croatia
  • National Bank of Croatia
  • Banks in Croatia
• Communications in Croatia
  Communications in Croatia
  Telephones - main lines in use:1.859 million Telephones - mobile cellular:6.035 million Mobile operators:* T-Mobile Croatia...
  
  
  • Internet in Croatia
    Internet in Croatia
    - ADSL :In Croatia ADSL was introduced in 2000. It is mainly controlled by the state-owned operator T-Com,which is former HT . Local loop was expected to be unbundling after 01.09.2006. As of 2010, this has only partially been done. There are companies offering ADSL2+ Internet Access and...
    
    
• Companies of Croatia
• Currency of Croatia
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Kuna
  Croatian kuna
  The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : HRK
    HRK
    HRK may refer to :* HRK , a human gene* Croatian kuna currency's ISO 4217 code* Heinz Rudolf Kunze , a German singer* Hina Rabbani Khar, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan* Kharkiv International Airport IATA airport code...
    
    
• Economic history of Croatia
• Energy in Croatia
  Energy in Croatia
  Energy in Croatia describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Croatia.Croatia satisfies its electricity needs largely from hydro and thermal power plants, and partly from the Krško nuclear power plant, which is co-owned by Croatian and Slovenian state-owned power...
  
  
  • Energy policy of Croatia
  • Oil industry in Croatia
• Health care in Croatia
• Mining in Croatia
• Zagreb Stock Exchange
  Zagreb Stock Exchange
  The Zagreb Stock Exchange or ZSE is a stock exchange located in Zagreb, Croatia. It is Croatia's only stock exchange. The exchange trades shares of Croatian companies, as well as bonds and commercial bills....
  
  
  • Varaždin Stock Exchange
    Varaždin Stock Exchange
    The Varaždin Stock Exchange or VSE was a stock exchange which operated in Varaždin, Croatia. According to January 2007 issue of Investitor, its market capitalization at the beginning of 2007 amounted to 9.8 billion euro. The VSE was merged into the Zagreb Stock Exchange in March 2007....
    
     (defunct)
• Tourism in Croatia
  Tourism in Croatia
  Tourism in Croatia is a well-developed industry. Many tourists visit to experience the country's extensive coastline and well-preserved coastal Renaissance towns...
  
  
• Transportation in Croatia
  • Airports in Croatia
  • Rail transport in Croatia
  • Roads in Croatia
    • Highways in Croatia
      Highways in Croatia
      Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia.The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways:* The main motorways are named A accompanied by one or two digits...
      
      
    • State routes in Croatia
• Water supply and sanitation in Croatia

Education in Croatia

• Institutions of higher education in Croatia
  • University of Zagreb
    University of Zagreb
    The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
    
    
  • University of Split
    University of Split
    The University of Split is a university located in Split, Croatia. It was founded in 1974. and is organized in 13 faculties and 124 faculty programmes...
    
    
  • University of Rijeka
    University of Rijeka
    The University of Rijeka is situated in the city of Rijeka with faculties also located in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika....
    
    
  • University of Osijek
    University of Osijek
    The Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek is a university located in Osijek, Croatia. It was founded in 1975 and is organized in 11 faculties.-History:...
    
    
  • University of Zadar
    University of Zadar
    The University of Zadar is a university located in Zadar, Croatia. It was founded in 2002.- University Departments :The University of Zadar is entirely integrated university, consisting at present of over 20 departments:...
    
    
  • University of Dubrovnik
    University of Dubrovnik
    The University of Dubrovnik is a university located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It was founded in 2003 and is organized in 7 Departments.-History:...
    
    
  • University of Pula
    University of Pula
    The Juraj Dobrila University of Pula is a university located in Pula, Croatia. It was founded in 2006 and is organized in 5 Departments.-History:...
    
    

See also

• Index of Croatia-related articles
• List of Croatia-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• Croatian Homepage
• About Croatia
• Croatian National Tourist Board
• The Government of the Republic of Croatia
• Weather forecasts and weather info on Croatia