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| Republika Hrvatska Republic of Croatia | |||||
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| Motto: none (Historically "Antemurale Christianitatis" (Latin), "Bulwark of Christianity") | |||||
| Anthem: Lijepa naša domovino "Our beautiful homeland" | |||||
 Location of Croatia (orange) on the European continent (white) — | |||||
| Capital (and largest city) |  Zagreb | ||||
| Official languages | Croatian 1 | ||||
| Government | Republic | ||||
| - President | Stjepan Mesić | ||||
| - Prime minister | Ivo Sanader | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| - Founded | First half of 7th century | ||||
| - Medieval duchy | March 4, 852 | ||||
| - Independence | May 21, 879 | ||||
| - elevated to kingdom | 925 | ||||
| - personal union with Hungary | 1102 | ||||
| - joined Habsburg Empire | January 1, 1527 | ||||
| - from Austria-Hungary | October 29, 1918 | ||||
| - SFR Yugoslavia dissolved | June 25, 1991 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 56,542 km² (126th) 21,831 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 0,227% | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2005 estimate | 4,551,000 (115th) | ||||
| - 2001 census | 4,437,460 | ||||
| - Density | 81 /km² (109th) 208 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $69,834 billion (67th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $15,550 (52nd) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.846 (high) (44th) | ||||
| Currency | Kuna (kn) (HRK) | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .hr | ||||
| Calling code | +385 | ||||
| 1 Also Italian in Istria County and languages of other national minorities (Serbian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, etc.) in residential municipalities of the national minorities. | |||||
Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska listen ), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country in Europe at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and Central Europe. Its capital is Zagreb. Croatia shares land borders with Slovenia and Hungary on the north, Serbia on the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina on the south and east, and Montenegro on the south, as well as a sea border with Italy to the west. It is a candidate for membership in the European Union and NATO.
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