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Croatia

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(krōā'shӘ), Croatian Hrvatska , officially Republic of Croatia, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,236,000), 21,824 sq mi (56,524 sq km), in the northwest corner of the Balkan Peninsula. Roughly crescent-shaped, Croatia is bounded by Slovenia in the northwest, by Hungary in the northeast, by Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (enwrapped in the north and south arms of Croatia, giving it its distintive shape), and Montenegro in the east, and by the Adriatic Sea in the west. Zagreb is the capital. There are important seaports at Rijeka , Split , Pula , Zadar , šibenik , and Dubrovnik . The republic includes Croatia proper, Slavonia , Dalmatia , and most of Istria . Western Croatia lies in the Dinaric Alps; the eastern part, drained by the Sava and Drava rivers, is mostly low lying and agricultural. The Pannonian plain is the chief farming region. The Croats, who make up about 90% of the population, are mainly Roman Catholic. The Serbs, who belong largely to the Orthodox Church, are the largest…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Republic of Croatia was part of Yugoslavia until becoming independent in 1991. The region bordering the Adriatic Sea is called Dalmatia . It includes the coastal ranges, which contain large areas of bare limestone, reaching 1,913m [6,276ft] at Mount Troglav. Other highlands lie in the NE. Most…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(krōā'shӘ), Croatian Hrvatska , officially Republic of Croatia, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,236,000), 21,824 sq mi (56,524 sq km), in the northwest corner of the Balkan Peninsula. Roughly crescent-shaped, Croatia is bounded by Slovenia in the northwest, by Hungary in the northeast, by Serbia, Bosnia…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 4,284,889 ROMAN CATHOLIC 86.3 percent EASTERN ORTHODOX 4.4 percent MUSLIM 1.7 percent PROTESTANT 0.3 percent OTHER 0.3 percent NOT AFFILIATED 7 percent Introduction A predominantly Catholic country, Croatia is located in southeast Europe. It borders Slovenia and Hungary to the north, …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Republic of Croatia Political Status: Former constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; constitution proclaiming Croatian sovereignty promulgated December 21, 1990; independence declared June 25, 1991; dissociation from Yugoslavia approved by the Croatian Assembly…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska Political Status: Former constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; constitution proclaiming Croatian sovereignty promulgated December 21, 1990; independence declared June 25, 1991; dissociation from Yugoslavia approved by the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, northwestern Balkans, southeastern Europe. Area: 21,851 sq mi (56,594 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 4,195,000. Capital: Zagreb . The people are predominantly South Slavs, mainly Croats and a small but significant Serb minority. Language: Croatian (official). Religions: Christianity…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
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A mountainous republic in eastern Europe, bounded to the south-west and west by the Adriatic Sea; to the north by Slovenia; to the north-east by Hungary; to the east and south-east by Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. It includes the region lying between Bosnia and Hungary, called…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
National name Republika Hrvatska/Republic of Croatia Area 56,590 sq km/21,849 sq mi Capital Zagreb Language Croatian 96% (official); other 4% includes Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Albanian and German Religion Christian 93% (of whch Roman Catholic 88%, Eastern Orthodox 4%), Muslim 1.4% Time…
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From Historical Dictionary of Australia
Croatians have a long association with Australia, dating back to the gold rushes of the 1850, and by 1900, a substantial number of Croatian migrants had settled in Australia, mainly from Dalmatia. Between 1961 and 1976, almost 100,000 Yugoslavia-born people, the majority from Croatia, emigrated to…
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From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article Europe
A SLAV people of the Balkans who form the majority of the estimated 5-million-strong pop-ulation of the Republic of Croatia and 17% of the population of neighbouring Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Croats describe their language as Croatian, but this is more of a political statement than a linguistic truth, …
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