CROATIA

Croatia is a country in Central Europe which is geographically surrounded by the Pannonian Plain, South-east Europe and the Mediterranean.
The capital of Croatia is Zagreb, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. Croatia borders Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the north-east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, and Montenegro to the south. To the south west, Croatia borders the Adriatic Sea and also shares a sea border with Italy in the Trieste Gulf .

The official and common language is Croatian, a Slavic language family of South Slavic languages ​​that use the Latin alphabet. The nationality of its inhabitants is Croatian. After a referendum by Croatian citizens, , the country became part of the European Union on July 1, 2013 as the 28th state to do so.
Croatia is a democratic republic. Between 1990 and 2000 had a semi-presidential system, and since 2000 has a parliamentary system.
Its population is 4,381,352. The official currency is the Kuna is divided in Lipa. 1 Kuna = 100 Lipa.
Its surface is about 56,542 km2 and is divided in 21 counties, including:
1. Bjelovar - Bilogora

2. County Brod - Posavina

3. County of Dubrovnik - Neretva

4. Istria County

In the ninth century, Croatia became one of the most powerful kingdoms in the region, successfully fighting Avars, Bulgars and Magyars or Hungarians. In 1102, following a nuptial union, the Kingdom of Croatia became part of the Kingdom of Hungary, under the sovereignty of the king.

 Luka Modric is a football player who plays for Real Madrid and the Croatian selection.

The beautiful Sylva Koscina was an Italian actress born in Zagreb, then within Yugoslavia and now the capital of Croatia. Her most famous works were Peplum as heroine opposite Steve Reeves in his first appearances as Hercules, but she also got to work with stars like Paul Newman and Kirk Douglas.

Goulash

This is a dish of Austro-Hungarian origin which was eaten by the farmers. It is also popular in neighboring countries of Central Europe and the Balkans (Croatia and Serbia). It takes time but the result is a meat that is cut with a fork and the flavor is concentrated, exquisite.

Croatia

Croatia Is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, 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 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. The country's population is 4.28 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism.

In 2008, Croatia has a population of 4,453,500 inhabitants. Life expectancy is 74.9 years. The 98.5% of the population is literate. The average number of children per woman is only 1.41 which is causing its population is reduced by 0.03% each year.

Most of Croatia has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate as defined by the Köppen climate classification. Mean monthly temperature ranges between −3 °C 
and 18ºC

Croatian is the official language of Croatia, and it is expected to become the 24th official language of the European Union upon its accession in 2013. Minority languages are in official use in local government units where more than a third of population consists of national minorities or where local legislation defines so. Those languages are Czech, Hungarian, Italian,Ruthenian, Serbian and Slovakian.
Three important people of Croatia:

Modric is a Croatian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Croatia national football team. Modrić plays mainly as a central midfielder, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder and winger.

Petrovic,also known as the genius of Šibenik,he was a Croatian basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989. Petrović died in a car accident at the age of 28.

Danijela martinovic, also known simply as Danijela, a popular Croatian singer who is enjoying considerable success in the Balkans. She is known internationally for having participated in the Festival of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 held in Birmingham (UK) with the song "Neka mi ne Svane" being in the 5th position with 131 points.

Croatia

Population:4.4 million

Inhabitants: Croatians

Political system: Republic

Currency: Kuna

Borders: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Hungary

Area: 56542 km









Capital: Zagreb




Important cities: Split and Zadar.

Typical dish: Grilled meat and sheep's cheese.

Croatia is a fertile agricultural region, bordered by the rivers: Dambe, Sava and Drava.

It's also quite forested.

It had its origins from Roman, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires.


Nowadays, Croatia is a candidate for the European Union.

I wouldn't mind living in Croatia, due to its beautiful landscapes.