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Croatia TourCroatia (Hrvatska),a republic of former YUGOSLAVIA,made a unilateral declaration of independence on 25 June,1991.Sovereignty was not formally recognized by the international community until early in 1992.Located in south-east Europe,it is bounded to the west by the Adriatic Sea,to the north by SLOVENIA and ROMANIA,and to the south by BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA.Western Croatia lies in the Dinaric Alps.The eastern region,drained by the river Sava and Drava which both flow into the Danube,is low-lying and agricultural.The chief farming region is the Pannonian Plain.Over one third of the country is forested with beech and oak trees being predominant,and timber is a major export.Deposits of coal, bauxite, copper, petroleum, oil and iron ore are substantial, and most of the republic's industry is based on their processing.Is Istria in the north-west and on the Dalmatian coast tourism was a major industry until the Croatia became embroiled in the Serbo-Croat war prior to its secession in 1992.Following the formal recognition of Croatia's independence by the international community,the fighting abruptly ceased;however,the tourism industry continued to suffer from the effects of the on-going hostilities in other parts of the former YUGOSLAVIA.More recently,tourists are returning although there is a need to rebuild the infrastructure. Croatia Tour Quick facts: Area : 56,542 sq km Population : 4,489,409 Capital: Zagreb Other major cities: Dubrovnik, Opatija, Osijek, Pula, Porec, Split Form of government: presidential/parliamentary democracy Religion : Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% Currency: Croatian Kuna (HRK)
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 Croatia Tour: Croatia - Fact and InfoGeographic coordinates: 45 10 N, 15 30 E Area: 56,542 sq km Coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km) Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast Population: 4,489,409 Ethnic groups: Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) Religions: Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% Languages: Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) Capital city: Zagreb National holiday: Independence Day, 8 October (1991) Internet country code: .hr International Country Calling Code: 385 Currency: Croatian Kuna (HRK) web sites: www.croatia.hr, www.croatia-danexumag.com, www.croatiaemb.net
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