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	Croatia (05/07)
		Croatia is made up of 20 counties plus the city of Zagreb and controls 1,185 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 67 of which are inhabited.
		Croatia was admitted on May 25, 2000 into the Partnership for Peace program--which was designed by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states in 1994 to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security--and, in May 2002, was welcomed into NATO’s Membership Action Program, a key step toward NATO membership.
		While Croatia has made progress on dealing with a number of post-conflict issues, the status of refugees displaced during the 1991-95 war and resolution of border disputes with Slovenia remain key issues influencing Croatia's relations with its neighbors and the international community.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3166.htm (2821 words)

	Croatia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Croatia is bounded by Slovenia in the northwest, by Hungary in the northeast, by Serbia and Montenegro in the east, by Bosnia and Herzegovina in the south and east, and by the Adriatic Sea in the west.
		Croatia is a parliamentary democracy with an elected president who appoints a council of ministers and a prime minister.
		Croatia was placed under Italian and later German military control, while the Ustachi dictatorship perpetuated brutal excesses, including the establishment of concentration camps; in the Croat-operated Jasenovac camp alone, it has been estimated that some 200,000 Serbs, Jews, Gypsies, and Croat opposition figures were killed.
	www.bartleby.com /65/cr/Croatia.html (1347 words)

	Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		By the eleventh century, Croatia was an integral part of the Holy Roman Empire, was predominantly Catholic, and formally affiliated with the kingdom of Hungary.
		Croatia and Venice struggled to dominate Dalmatia as the power of Byzantium faded, and for a time the Dalmatians paid the Croats tribute to assure safe passage for their galleys through the Adriatic.
		Ottoman armies overran all of eastern and southern Croatia south of the Sava River in the early sixteenth century, and slaughtered a weak Hungarian force at the Battle of Mohacs (Hungary) in 1526.
	www.geohistory.com /GeoHistory/GHMaps/GeoWorld/NCroatia.html (2551 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia
		Croatia was ruled by the Arpád dynasty from 1102 to 1301, but was not made a part of Hungary.
		Croatia is represented in the House of Magnates by three delegates; in the House of Representatives by forty delegates.
		Ecclesiastically Croatia constitutes one province, erected by the Bull "Auctorem omnium" of Pius IX on 11 Dec., 1852.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04510a.htm (3521 words)

	Central Europe Review - Croatian News Review
		Croatia's social reality is burdened by a high level of different forms of social pathology, anti-social behaviour, corruption, bribery and social insensibility, fl labour, unpaid labour and trampled human dignity.
		In a global environment that is characterised by interdependence, Croatia's geo-political position as a link between Central Europe, the Mediterranean and the Balkans puts before it the challenge of changing the region marked by conflicts and intolerance into a region of peace and co-operation.
		The sense of responsibility for the common European destiny is not contrary to Croatia’s sense of loyalty to its traditions.
	www.ce-review.org /00/6/croatianews6.html (1398 words)

	Constitution of the Republic of Croatia - Wikisource
		The sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia is inalienable, indivisible and untransferable.
		In the Republic of Croatia government shall be organized on the principle of separation of powers into the legislative, executive and judicial branches, but limited by the right to local and regional self-government guaranteed by this Constitution.
		The way in which goods of interest to the Republic of Croatia may be used and exploited by bearers of rights to them and by their owners, and compensation for the restrictions imposed on them, shall be regulated by law.
	en.wikisource.org /wiki/Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Croatia (3769 words)

	Croatia History \| iExplore.com
		The fighting in Croatia, between the JNA and Serb militia on one side and hastily assembled Croat defense forces on the other, was ended by a UN-brokered ceasefire in January 1992.
		Croatia may therefore be able to join with the batch of candidate countries scheduled for entry around 2007/8, which includes Bulgaria and Romania: Croatia’s economy is in better condition than either of those, but the Hague tribunal problem has to be resolved once and for all.
		Croatia also has an important tourism industry, based on the Dalmatian coast: after being all but wiped out by the civil war, it has recovered and prospered; it now accounts for about 15 per cent of GDP and has been largely responsible for Croatia’s recent economic progress.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Croatia/History (1305 words)

	Croatia - Amnesty International
		Croatia failed to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the Tribunal) by delaying the arrest and transfer of two Croatian suspects indicted by the Tribunal.
		Croatia also appealed against both the decision confirming the indictment and the arrest warrant.
		After years of negotiations between Croatia and the FRY, in March the Serbian authorities, assisted by the International Commission on Missing Persons, started exhuming the bodies of Croat war victims buried in graveyards on FRY territory.
	web.amnesty.org /report2003/hrv-summary-eng (1289 words)

	About Croatia - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
		The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans.
		Croatia is situated between central, southern and eastern Europe.
		By joining the Hungarian state in the eleventh century, Croatia lost its independence, but it didn't lose its ties with the south and the west, and instead this ensured the beginning of a new era of Central European cultural influence.
	www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/Croatia.html (821 words)

	THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
		The anthem of the Republic of Croatia is "Lijepa nasa domovino".
		Procedure for the association of the Republic of Croatia in alliances with other states may be instituted by at least one third of the representatives in the Croatian Parliament, by the President of the Republic, or by the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
		Amendment of the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia may be proposed by at least one fifth of the representatives in the House of representatives of the Croatian Parliament, the President of the Republic, and the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
	www.constitution.org /cons/croatia.htm (8003 words)

	Columbia Encyclopedia- Croatia - AOL Research & Learn
		Pavelič fled in the wake of Germany's defeat in 1945, and Croatia became one of the six republics of reconstituted Yugoslavia.
		In Oct., 2005, the European Union opened membership talks with Croatia; the talks are contingent on Croatian cooperation with the war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
		Croatia's claim to large areas of the Adriatic, effectively blocking Slovenia's maritime access from its coast, and other issues have created tension between the two nations.
	reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/croatia/20051205224509990013 (1420 words)

	(E) Hungary and Croatia hold meeting in Budapest, January 24, 2006
		Croatia's efforts to join the European Union, cooperation on energy matters, and a joint bid to host soccer's 2012 European Championships are expected to dominate Thursday's joint Cabinet session between Hungary and Croatia.
		Hungary, which joined the EU in 2004, has been a solid supporter of the accession of Croatia, home to an ethnic Hungarian minority of around 17,000 people.
		Croatia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until World War I and under some form of Hungarian or Austrian authority as far back as the 12th century.
	www.croatianworld.net /Letters/5872.htm (359 words)

	Croatia Travel Tips - Economy of Croatia
		Croatia is a former Yugoslav republic on the Adriatic Sea.
		The Zagorje region north of the capital, Zagreb, is a land of rolling hills, and the fertile agricultural region of the Pannonian Plain is bordered by the Drava, Danube, and Sava Rivers in the east.
		Croatia, at one time the Roman province of Pannonia, was settled in the 7th century by the Croats.
	www.southtravels.com /europe/croatia/economy.html (546 words)

	:: The Balkan Pages ::
		The culture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have been inhabiting the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remnants of the earlier periods still preserved in the country.
		Croatia became part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945, which was run by Tito's Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
		Croatia's ethnic Serbs appealed to Tuđman to allow them to have their own autonomous province in the Krajina region should Croatia eventually become an independent state.
	www.angelfire.com /blog2/balkanpages/croatia.htm (2099 words)

	SEND International - Christian Missions
		Croatia was the scene of brutal warfare in the early '90s as the result of the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
		Croatia is constantly at battle with the Turks and seeks military help from the Habsburg Empire.
		Later that year, Croatia is made part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes - a move not authorized by the people or the Croatian parliament.
	www.send.org /croatia/history.htm (476 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Europe & Central Asia: Croatia
		Optimism over the extent of Croatia's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) cooled when the ICTY's chief prosecutor reported to the U.N. Security Council in November 2000 that the government's cooperation was unsatisfactory, particularly in providing access to documents requested by the tribunal.
		In June, the OSCE Mission to Croatia reported to the Permanent Council on Croatia's progress in meeting its international commitments, highlighting the continuing obstacles to the sustainable return of Croatian Serb refugees.
		Croatia further advanced its ties to the European Union, in May initialing a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, establishing favorable economic and trade relations and cooperation in justice and internal affairs.
	hrw.org /wr2k2/europe7.html (1531 words)

	Croatia in the union with Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The official entering of Croatia into personal union with Hungary, becoming part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, had several important consequences.
		Pope Leo X called Croatia the forefront of Christianity (Antemurale Christianitatis) in 1519, given that several Croatian soldiers made significant contributions to the struggle against the Turks.
		The 1526 Battle of Mohács was a crucial event in which the rule of the Jagiellon dynasty was shattered by the death of King Louis II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croatia_in_the_union_with_Hungary (495 words)

	Hungary travel guide
		Hungary, which lies in the Carpathian basin, was inhabited by the nomadic Magyars in the 8th century AD.
		In 1526, Hungary faced defeat at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, a defeat that brought to an end the independence of the country.
		Hungary participated in both World War I and II as an ally of Germany.
	www.world66.com /europe/hungary (612 words)

	Croatian National Bibliography
		Croatia was at various times part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, partially under the control of Italy, or in some union with other South Slavs.
		The union catalog of Croatia or Skupni katalog also uses a CROLIST interface and includes the holdings of not only the National Library, but many of the major academic libraries of the country, but it is unclear exactly how many Croatian libraries are involved.
		Compiled by the historian and founder of library science in Croatia, Ivan Kukuljevic Sakcinski, whose private library became one of the founding collections of the library of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, this bibliography is a classic in Croatian letters.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /spx/class/nationalbib/natbibcroatia.htm (1864 words)

	Croatia - A Little of Croatian and Slavic History
		Background of Croatia: The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia.
		Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands.
		Ottoman armies overran all of eastern and southern Croatia south of the Sava River in the early sixteenth century, and slaughtered a weak Hungarian force at the Battle of Mohács (Hungary) in 1526.
	slavs.freeservers.com /Croatia.html (2369 words)

	History of Croatia - Croatian History
		It spread southwards along the Adriatic coast from the river Rasa in Istria to the rivers Tara and Piva in Montenegro, eastward to the Drina and northward to the Drava and to the Danube.
		Union with Hungary: For eight centuries Croatia was connected with Hungary.
		Croatia was an area of special concern, as the center of the strongest nationalist movement in pre-war Yugoslavia.
	croatiahis.com (3943 words)

	Croatia encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Croatia politics and officials, Croatian History. Travel to Croatia
		Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans.
		In recent history, it was a republic in the SFR Yugoslavia, but it achieved independence in 1991.
		Croatia is the Latinized version of the native name of the country: Hrvatska listen
	www.croatiaiworld.com (260 words)

	Croatia - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In June, Croatia was officially granted European Union (EU) candidate status at the European Council summit in Brussels.
		Mirko Norac was already serving a prison sentence in Croatia after being convicted in 2003 by the Rijeka County Court of war crimes against non-Croat civilians.
		In September the Tribunal appointed a trial chamber to consider an application by the prosecutor to refer the case of Mirko Norac and Rahim Ademi, whose indictments were joined in July, to the authorities of Croatia for trial by the Zagreb County Court.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/hrv-summary-eng (1299 words)

	History of Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following the disappearance of the major native dynasty by the end of the 11th century in the Battle of Gvozd Mountain, the Croats eventually recognized the Hungarian ruler Coloman as the common king for Croatia and Hungary in a treaty of 1102 (often referred to as the Pacta conventa).
		Croatia and Slavonia' became a part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs composed out of all Southern Slavic territories of the now former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with a transitional government headed in Zagreb.
		Following the defeat of the Independent State of Croatia at the end of the war a large number of sympathisers (soldiers and civilians) attempted to flee in the direction of Austria where they were interned by British forces and then returned to the Partisans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Croatia (2584 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Croatia:Human Rights Developments
		Attempts in late 1999 by the then-ruling Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ) to affect the outcome of the vote through control of electronic media, redistricting, and curbs on freedom of assembly led many observers to fear that President Tudjman was unwilling to relinquish power to the opposition.
		Improvements to the situation of Serbs in Croatia were not confined to government statements and legislative reform.
		Many of the estimated 30,000 to 40,000 Roma in Croatia lacked access to education and employment, faced discrimination in the provision of state assistance and housing, and had difficulty obtaining citizenship, as well as suffering racist attacks.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k1/europe/croatia.html (1174 words)

	Central Europe Review - Croatian News Review
		She stated that this demarche meant that the EU favoured the opposition, adding that she found it "odd" that the opposition was invited to Brussels on 11 November, in the middle of the election campaign.
		The bill includes the creation of a system of multi-party electoral commissions and the compensation of expenses for electoral campaigns of parties which pass the threshold and suggests the introduction of a commission of ethics and a code of ethics.
		In addition, Croatia has agreed to transfer Mr Naletilic as soon as his health has stabilised and he may be transported safely," the letter reads.
	www.ce-review.org /99/19/croatianews19.html (1134 words)

	Croatia
		The area known as Croatia was conquered by the Romans it 168 BC.
		Hungarian king Coloman was recognized as the common king for Croatia and Hungary in a treaty of 1102 (often referred to as the Pacta Conventa), thus making a personal union with Hungary.
		Croatia received some autonomy in 1939 when the provinces were shuffled so that there was one called the Croatian banovina comprised of Croatia, Dalmatia, and parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	www14.brinkster.com /philayu/CRO/croatia.htm (589 words)

	Croatian Kuna and Croatia currency information including currency exchange rates
		Meaning "marten" in Croatian, the kuna is broken into 100 lipa, subunits meaning "linden." The kuna, contrary to popular belief, holds no relation to the various currencies entitled "koruna"; instead, the currency is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading.
		The republic of Croatia is led by the President, Predsjednik, who serves as head of state and is elected directly for a five-year term.
		As a candidate country of the European Union, Croatia has the potential to play a pivotal role in the value of the euro against the U.S. dollar.
	www.gocurrency.com /countries/croatia.htm (776 words)

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