Outline of Croatia
The Republic of Croatia is a sovereign country located in Southeast Europe at the crossroads between the Pannonian Plain and the Mediterranean Sea.[1] The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. Croatia borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, and Montenegro to the far southeast. Its southern and western flanks border the Adriatic Sea, and it also shares a sea border with Italy in the Gulf of Trieste.
Croatia is a member of United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe. The country is also a candidate for membership of the European Union and received a NATO membership invitation on 3 April 2008. On October 17, 2007 Croatia became a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2008-2009 term.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Croatia:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation: /kroʊˈeɪʃə/ (
listen) - Common English country name: Croatia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Croatia
- Common endonym: Hrvatska
- Official endonym: Republika Hrvatska
- Adjectival(s): Croatian
- Demonym(s): Croat
- Etymology: Name of Croatia
- International rankings of Croatia
- ISO country codes: HR, HRV, 191
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .hr
[edit] Geography of Croatia
- Croatia is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Southern Europe
- Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
- Central Europe
- Southern Europe
- Europe
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Croatia
- High: Dinara 1,831 m (6,007 ft)
- Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,982 km
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km
Slovenia 455 km
Hungary 329 km
Serbia 241 km
Montenegro 25 km
- Coastline: Adriatic Sea 5,835 km
- Population of Croatia: 4,453,500
- Area of Croatia: 56,542 km2 (21,831 sq mi)
- Atlas of Croatia
[edit] Environment of Croatia
- Climate of Croatia
- Environmental issues in Croatia
- Ecoregions in Croatia
- Renewable energy in Croatia
- Geology of Croatia
- Protected areas of Croatia
- Wildlife of Croatia
[edit] Natural geographic features of Croatia
- Islands of Croatia
- Lakes of Croatia
- Mountains of Croatia
- Rivers of Croatia
- World Heritage Sites in Croatia
[edit] Regions of Croatia
- Main article: Regions of Croatia
[edit] Ecoregions of Croatia
- Main article: Ecoregions in Croatia
[edit] Administrative divisions of Croatia
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Croatia
- First level:
- Second level:
[edit] List of counties of Croatia
- Bjelovar-Bilogora County
- Brod-Posavina County
- Dubrovnik-Neretva County
- Istria County
- Karlovac County
- Koprivnica-Križevci County
- Krapina-Zagorje County
- Lika-Senj County
- Međimurje County
- Osijek-Baranja County
- Požega-Slavonia County
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
- Sisak-Moslavina County
- Split-Dalmatia County
- Šibenik-Knin County
- Varaždin County
- Virovitica-Podravina County
- Vukovar-Syrmia County
- Zadar County
- Zagreb County
- City of Zagreb
[edit] Municipalities of Croatia
[edit] Demography of Croatia
[edit] Government and politics of Croatia
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Croatia: Zagreb
- Elections in Croatia
- Political parties in Croatia
- Political scandals of Croatia
- Taxation in Croatia
[edit] Branches of government
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Croatia
- Head of state: President of Croatia, Ivo Josipović (2010-)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Croatia, Jadranka Kosor (2009-)
- Government of Croatia
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Croatia
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Croatia
[edit] Foreign relations of Croatia
[edit] International organization membership
The Republic of Croatia is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Croatia
- Main article: Law of Croatia
- Capital punishment in Croatia
- Constitution of Croatia
- Crime in Croatia
- Human rights in Croatia
- Law enforcement in Croatia
[edit] Military of Croatia
- Main article: Military of Croatia
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: President Ivo Josipović
- Ministry of Defence of Croatia: Minister Davor Božinović
- Chief of the General Staff: General Drago Lovrić
- Commander-in-chief: President Ivo Josipović
- Forces
- Military history of Croatia
- Croatian military ranks
[edit] Local government in Croatia
[edit] History of Croatia
- Main article: History of Croatia, Timeline of Croatian history, and Current events of Croatia
[edit] Culture of Croatia
- Architecture of Croatia
- Cuisine of Croatia
- Ethnic minorities in Croatia
- Festivals in Croatia
- Humor in Croatia
- Languages of Croatia
- Media in Croatia
- National symbols of Croatia
- People of Croatia
- Prostitution in Croatia
- Public holidays in Croatia
- Records of Croatia
- Religion in Croatia
- Croatian Wine
- World Heritage Sites in Croatia
[edit] Art in Croatia
- Art of Croatia
- Cinema of Croatia
- Literature in Croatia
- Music of Croatia
- Television in Croatia
- Theatre in Croatia
[edit] Sports in Croatia
- Main article: Sports in Croatia
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Croatia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 64th (sixty-fourth)
- Agriculture in Croatia
- Banking in Croatia
- Communications in Croatia
- Companies of Croatia
- Currency of Croatia: Kuna
- Economic history of Croatia
- Energy in Croatia
- Health care in Croatia
- Mining in Croatia
- Zagreb Stock Exchange
- Varaždin Stock Exchange (defunct)
- Tourism in Croatia
- Transportation in Croatia
- Water supply and sanitation in Croatia
[edit] Education in Croatia
[edit] See also
| Croatian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- All pages beginning with "Croatia"
- All pages with titles containing "Croatia"
- All pages beginning with "Croatian"
- All pages with titles containing "Croatian"
- Index of Croatia-related articles
- List of Croatia-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Croatia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hr.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
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