Countries Of The World – Croatia | Latest Burning Issues

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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

• Its capital – Zagreb
•With a population of 4 million, Croatia has almost1/5th the population of Mumbai.
•Croatia is a republic governed under a parliamentarysystem and a developed country with avery high standard of living. It is a member of the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), the Council of Europe, NATO, the World Trade Organization (WTO)

THE WEATHER – IT’S HOT

• Croatia is one of Europe’s sunniest spots.
• Longest river – Sava (a right tributary of the Danube)

• Largest lake – Lake Vrana

• Highest point – Dinara

CROATIA–SERBIA BORDER DISPUTE

• The Croatia–Serbia border dispute refers to differing views held by Croatia and Serbia regarding their border in the area of the Danube River.
• While Serbia holds the opinion that the thalweg of the Danube valley and the centerline of the river represents the international border between the two countries, Croatia disagrees and claims that the international border lies along the boundaries of the cadastral municipalities located along the river—departing from the course at several points along a 140-
kilometre (87 mi) section.

ECONOMICS

•Croatia has been a member of the EU since 2013 but kept its currency, the kuna.

NIKOLA TESL CROATIA – BRIEF TIMELINE

1945 – After a bitter resistance campaign by Communist partisans under Tito, Croatia becomes one of the six constituent republics of the Yugoslav
socialist federation.

ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE

• 1980 – Tito dies. The slow disintegration of Yugoslavia begins as individual republics assert their desire for independence.
• 1989 – Collapse of communism in eastern Europe leads to rise in support for parties with a nationalist programme.
• 1990 – First free elections in Croatia for more than 50 years. The communists lose to the conservative, nationalist HDZ led by FranjoTudjman.

INDEPENDENCE AND WAR

• 1991 – Croatia declares its independence. Croatian Serbs in the east of the country expel Croats with the aid of the Yugoslav army. By the end of the year, nearly one-third of Croatian territory is under Serb control.
• 1992 – The UN sets up 4 protected areas in Croatia, with 14,000 UN troops keeping Croats and Serbs apart. Croatia also becomes involved in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-5), supporting the Bosnian Croats against theBosnian Serbs, then against the Bosniaks (Muslims). FranjoTudjman is elected president of Croatia.
• 1995 – Croat forces retake three of the four areas created by the UN. Croatian Serbs flee to Bosnia and Serbia. Tudjman is one of the signatories of the Dayton peace accords ending the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.