Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, bordering Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, with its capital and largest city Zagreb. Croatian history began with the 6th century arrival of the Croats to Roman Illyria; Croatia was granted independence in 878 under Duke Branimir and elevated into a kingdom in 925, before a dynastic succession crisis placed it into personal union with Hungary in 1102 and it later aligned with the Habsburg monarchy. It reorganized into the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs before merging into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1918, was invaded by the Axis powers in World War II, and emerged as the Socialist Republic of Croatia within Yugoslavia in 1943. Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, successfully fighting the War of Independence until 1995, and modern Croatia is a representative democracy that is part of the European Union, United Nations, WTO and NATO.
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Start YearThe lead also names an earlier medieval Croatia, granted independence in 878 under Duke Branimir and elevated into a kingdom in 925; that medieval kingdom is a distinct pre-modern polity, not the modern republic's own founding, so 1991, the year the modern republic declared independence from Yugoslavia, is recorded here. Government type (class) Classification
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Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, successfully fighting the War of Independence until 1995.
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Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west.
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the largest overseas territory on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Zagreb. Major urban centres include
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The population rose steadily from 2.1 million in 1857 until 1991, when it peaked at 4.7 million, with the exceptions of censuses taken in 1921 and 1948, i.e., following the world wars.
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Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
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