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	Military of Croatia
		The number of males reaching military age of 19 is 30,096 per year (2003 est.), at which point they have eight years to enlist either for 6 months in the army or for 8 months in the civil service.
		The Croatian military budget was approximately USD 1.1 billion in 1997 (a little more than 5% of GDP), but it has since been reduced significantly (USD 520 million or 2.39% of GDP in 2002) and further reduced in 2003 (2.2% of GDP).
		The peacetime component is made of active military officers, civil servants and employees in the Croatian Armed Forces, cadets, and conscripts serving a 6-month national service and reservists when on military exercise.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/military_of_croatia.html (433 words)

	Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Croatia is a crescent-shaped country in Europe bordering the Mediterranean, Central Europe and the Balkans.
		Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it had to endure four-to-five years of sporadic and often bitter fighting with the Yugoslav People's Army and the Army of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina.
		Croatia applied for European Union membership in 2003 and the EU leaders accepted it as an official candidate country in late 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croatia (1412 words)

	Military of Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The number of males reaching military age of 19 is 30,096 per year (2003 est.), at which point they have eight years to enlist either for 6 months in the army or for 8 months in the civil service.
		The Croatian military budget was approximately USD 1.1 billion in 1997 (a little more than 5% of GDP), but it has since been reduced significantly (USD 520 million or 2.39% of GDP in 2002) and further reduced in 2003 (2.2% of GDP).
		The peacetime component is made of active military officers, civil servants and employees in the Croatian Armed Forces, cadets, and conscripts serving a 6-month national service and reservists when on military exercise.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Croatia (395 words)

	Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic and often bitter fighting with the Serbs before the end of the war in 1995.
		Croatia applied for European Union membership in 2003 and the EU leaders accepted it as an official candidate country in 2004.
		Croatia is situated between central, southern and eastern Europe, because it has a rather peculiar shape that resembles a crescent or a horseshoe.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/c/cr/croatia.html (907 words)

	Croatia - Historical Military Flags
		However, there might be that the practice was (as it is today in Croatia, BTW) that each "type" of units would have similar numbers, and not necesserily all numbers be filled.
		The flag of the little-known Italian Legion, which drove trucks on the Eastern Front was the standard red-white-blue with 25 field chessboard, bordered in gold in the center.
		Recently it was reported to me about a flag of the Croatia International Brigades (in spanish "Brigadas Internacionales de Croacia"), led by a Spanish named Rosa Flores.
	www.fotw.net /flags/hr^hist.html (2063 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Croatia
		Croatia, Slavonia, the Military Frontier, and Dalmatia constitute a separate body; Fiume (Rieka) and its district were left condominium, with two representatives in the Croatian Sabor.
		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 (3550 words)

	Station Information - Military of Croatia
		Croatia's military officially called "Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia - Oruane Snage Republike Hrvatske" consists of these branches:
		The Croatian military budget was approximately $1.1 billion in 1997 (a little more than 5% of GDP), but it has since reduced significantly.
		Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.39% (2002 est.)
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/military_of_croatia.html (120 words)

	ipedia.com: Military of Croatia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Croatia 's military is officially called "Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia" and it consists of these branches: ground forces naval forces air and air defense forces Total active duty members of...
		The number of males reaching military age of 19 is 30,096 per year (2003 est.), at which point they have eight years to enlist either for 6 months in the army or for 10 months in the civil service.
		The Croatian military budget was approximately $1.1 billion in 1997 (a little more than 5% of GDP), but it has since been reduced significantly ($520 million or 2.39% of GDP in 2002).
	www.ipedia.com /military_of_croatia.html (211 words)

	Croatia - Gurupedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Galicia (in Ukraine and Poland) and settled in present-day Croatia during the 7th century.
		Following World War I and the demise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Croatia joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (which became Yugoslavia in 1929).
		Croatia applied for European Union membership in 2003.
	www.gurupedia.com /c/cr/croatia.htm (830 words)

	NATO Review - No 2 Summer - Autumn 2000
		Generally speaking, an accommodation with the military is one of the essential pre-conditions for a successful transition, making the Croatian military’s respect for the political process even more remarkable.
		The focus of these courses is normally on professional military education including battalion- and company-level courses, as well as slots in the German Command and General Staff College and training for Croatian medical personnel.
		With bilateral assistance from NATO Allies and others, the Croatian military was well on its way to changing its mindset into that of a modern, civilian controlled, democratically oriented military by the time of the elections in early 2000.
	www.nato.int /docu/review/2000/0002-04.htm (1948 words)

	Military of Croatia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		(A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991) Croatia's (The military forces of a nation) military is officially called "Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia" (Oružane Snage Republike Hrvatske) and it consists of these branches:
		Only male citizens are subject to (Click link for more info and facts about compulsory military service) compulsory military service.
		The peacetime component is made of active military officers, (A public official who is a member of the civil service) civil servants and employees in the Croatian Armed Forces, cadets, and conscripts serving a 6-month national service and reservists when on military exercise.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mi/Military_of_Croatia.htm (474 words)

	Croatia
		Claiming that Croatia is in transition from a socialist to a capitalist economy, the Croatian government has sometimes used this as justification for deliberately hampering the development of a genuinely free press in Croatia through a variety of mechanisms.
		Croatia established at least three alien reception centers where people who received expulsion or banishment orders, whose residence permits had been revoked or who resided without the authorization of Croatia but have not been expelled are detained pursuant to the Law on the Movement and Residence of Aliens.
		Croatia has agreed to accept these additional refugees temporarily, provided that the UNHCR take responsibility for their care and ensure that they are eventually resettled in a third country.
	www.hrw.org /reports/1995/Croatia.htm (16461 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Although Croatia has generally remained quiet on the war in Kosovo and President Tudjman has sought not to irritate his Belgrade ally in the division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian sympathies, nevertheless, lie with the Kosovo Albanians.
		Although a proliferation of military awards in Croatia has somewhat debased their value, the nine decorations which Gen. Ceku received for his achievements in a Croatian uniform as well as his rank, are probably indicative of an inspirational contribution to the operations he conducted.
		He was also a key planner of Operation Storm, Croatia's greatest military victory, of August 1995 in which the city of Knin, hitherto the headquarters of the Serb rebels, was retaken, thus effectively ending the Serb revolt.
	www.iwpr.net /archive/bcr/bcr_19990526_2_eng.txt (816 words)

	Military of Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Reserves number 111,000 out of which 32,360 on first state of alert.
		The Croatian military budget was approximately $1.1 billion in 1997 (a little more than 5% of GDP), but it has since been reduced significantly ($520 million or 2.39% of GDP in 2002) and further reduced in 2003 (2,2% of GDP).
		Croatian Armed Forces - Unofficial website describing structure and development of Croatian armed forces - army, navy and air force - combat history of individual units, orders of battle and military equipment.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/m/mi/military_of_croatia.html (208 words)

	US to cut military aid unless Croatia signs accord
		But Croatia, already working with the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal, hopes to join a select group of countries Washington is exempting from signing such accords, Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Simonovic told Reuters.
		Croatia fought to assert its independence in the early 1990s after breaking away from socialist Yugoslavia.
		Simonovic said that, given Croatia's position with the ICTY, it was highly unlikely that the Croatian parliament would agree to sign the non-surrender agreement with the United States.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/911570/posts (543 words)

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		He supported an independent and sovereign Croatia, but he wanted to achieve it, if possible, through a confederation of sovereign states or, if that were impossible, through dissociation by agreement and not by war.
		Tudjman responded with a call to the citizens of Croatia for a referendum, in which the Croats declared their support for a free and independent Republic of Croatia.
		While the other side relied on military force and the passivity of the international community, Tudjman acted on both levels: both on the international political stage and on the battlefields of Croatia.
	wap.macedonia.org /propaganda/propaganda20.html (1524 words)

	Military of Croatia
		Military branches: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Frontier Guard, Home Guard
		Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 5% (FY99)
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Military_of_Croatia.html (60 words)

	Croatia: Military Organizes Illegal Eviction Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The fact that the same two members of the Military Housing Commission were involved in attempting to evict 5 families within a three hour time scope indicates that Saturday's action was a carefully planned and organized event.
		Although the 5 families were finally able to return to their apartments, Otvorene Oci witnessed that the Military Police, including the Inspector of the Criminal Department of the 72 Division of the Croatian Military Police, Mr.
		A tenant from the 11th floor notified the Civil Police who came immediately; the Military Police and the Inspector of the Military Police were notified too and moved down from the 17th floor to the 9th floor.
	www.antenna.nl /bpt/reports/bpt95-02.html (1195 words)

	Split, Croatia: Legal Eviction Attempt Fails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		They have sought their rights through the civilian and military courts of Croatia and have received court decisions confirming their legal right to the flat.
		Following the eviction, she appealed to the civil and military courts and to the police.
		The military policeman was found guilty of trespassing even though he did not come to court.
	www.peacebrigades.org /bpt/bpt97-03.html (830 words)

	DISAM Journal: Success! Security Assistance and Its Impact in Croatia, 1995-2000
		The economy, damaged early by the loss of the large free market represented by the former Yugoslavia, and continually over the years by a lack of capital investment and the mismanagement of both the government and of the so-called Croatian "Tycoons", was in crisis [1].
		Generally speaking, an accommodation with the military is one of the essential pre-conditions for a successful transition [6], making the Croatian military's professional respect for the political process even more remarkable.
		It is clear that the Croatian military's lack of a role in the recent elections was due to a number of factors, including diplomatic pressure by the international community.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAJ/is_1_23/ai_72467663 (1428 words)

	U.S. Promises To Increase Military Aid To Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The current amount of US military aid to Croatia is less than one million dollars, according to the Pentagon.
		During their visit to Washington, the two leaders were expected to discuss a broad array of cooperation projects designed to bolster Croatia´s economy and its standing in the international community.
		Topics during a lunchtime discussion at the Pentagon included Croatia´s role in the Partnership for Peace program, created in 1994 to establish cooperation and security partnerships between NATO and former Eastern Bloc countries.
	www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/aug00/hed449.shtml (293 words)

	Tribunal probes U.S. aid to Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Adm. Davor Domazet, chief of Croatia´s military intelligence during the country´s four-year war against secessionist Serbian guerrillas, was recently questioned in Zagreb by two investigators from the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and a representative of the prosecutor´s office at The Hague.
		The official said the investigators asked numerous questions about Croatia´s use of unmanned drones during Operation Storm, which were especially effective in enabling Croatian military forces to locate positions of rebel Serbs on the ground.
		Adm. Domazet, 54, was the head of military intelligence of the Croatian armed forces from 1991 to 1997.
	www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/dec02/hed5355.shtml (868 words)

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		According to the declaration these preliminary procedures are used to determine whether a person is eligible for military service but according to the law, a recruit may not be sent for military service before reaching the age of 18.
		Eligible recruits are sent to carry out their military service after they reach the age of 18 and normally in the calendar year in which they turn 19.
		The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that voluntary recruitment of under 18s is only possible with parental or guardian consent. Military Training and Military Schools The Croatian government ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 1 December 2002.
	www.crin.org /docs/resources/treaties/crc.37/Croatia_CSCS_ngo_report.doc (437 words)

	Croatia - International Special Reports
		One of the important steps that Croatia took in order to fully secure its independence was to work with the Alexandria, Virginia based Military Professional Resources Incorporated (MPRI) organization.
		Croatia has also demonstrated its sense of purpose by agreeing to hand over to The Hague two of its top generals, both of whom stand accused of war crimes.
		Croatia has stood by its Dayton agreements most notably on the issue of protecting the rights of minorities.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /europe/01/croatia/anationresolved.html (503 words)

	Military Of Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		If you would like to use this flag of Croatia or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/croatia_country_military.shtml (214 words)

	CROATIA
		Inter-ethnic tensions in Croatia, as in the former Yugoslavia, increased in the late 1980s and intensified after the Croatian elections in April and May 1990.
		In June 1991, as Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence, militant Serbs launched offensives to establish control of the regions with a significant Serb population, including the eastern regionof Croatia bordering Serbia across the Danube River - called Eastern Slavonia, and including parts of the counties of Baranja and Srijem.
		As suggested by the U.N. Security Council in February 1995, UNCRO's mandate was to include implementation of the aforementioned 1994 cease-fire accord and facilitate the implementation of an economic agreement between the Croatian and RSK authorities.
	www.hrw.org /reports/1997/croatia/Croatia-02.htm (1926 words)

	Croatia Receives US Military Aid (Feb. 20) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The United States has donated military equipment worth some $12 million to the Croatian Defense Ministry, RFE/RL’s South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service reported on 18 February.
		The equipment is intended to help the Croatian military meet NATO standards.
		Croatia has received some $19 million in military aid from the United States since 2000.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/33943_us.html (54 words)

	Croatia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The flag was very clearly visible in one moment when the director of the coverage choosed to show what's being done white the flags when the athletes reach their final point - they were gathered on the stage, and the moment of setting of the Croatian flag was shown.
		Today Croatia is celebrating 10 years since the EU recognized Croatian independence.
		On the origin of the chequy fields he said that they are firs noted in use by Apennine bishop, but how they found their home in Croatia it is not known.
	flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/hr.html (1584 words)

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