The Republic of Croatia, referred to as Croatia for short, is located in the southeast of Europe, at the junction of the Mediterranean Sea and pannonian plain in the Balkans. It declared its independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 199 1 with Zagreb as its capital. Croatia covers an area of 56,594 square kilometers and has diverse climates, mainly continental and Mediterranean. Croatia has more than 1000 islands along the Adriatic Sea. Croatia has a population of 4.403 million (20 1 1 year), most of whom are Croats, and the main religious belief is Catholicism. 1May, 1992 13 established diplomatic relations with China and became a member of the European Union on July 13.

history

At the end of the 6th century and the beginning of the 7th century, Slavs moved to the Balkans to settle down. At the end of the 8th century and the beginning of the 9th century, Croats established an early feudal state. The powerful kingdom of Croatia was founded in 10 century. 1 102 to 1527 belong to the kingdom ruled by Hungary. From 1527 to 19 18, it was ruled by the Habsburg dynasty until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 19 18 12, Croatia and some southern Slavic peoples jointly established the kingdom of Serbia-Croatia-Slovenia, and 1929 changed its name to the kingdom of Yugoslavia. 194 1 year, German and Italian fascists invaded Yugoslavia and established an "independent Croatian state". 1945 After the victory of anti-fascism, Croatia became a member of the Yugoslav People's Republic. 1963 was renamed as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Croatia became one of the six republics. 1990 In May, Croatia held its first multi-party general election after World War II, and the Croatian Democrats won power. In February of the same year, Croatia adopted a new constitution, stipulating that Croatia is a sovereign democratic country.

199 1 On June 25th, Croatia declared its independence, and on October 8th,1kloc-0 officially declared its secession from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This caused the armed resistance of Croatian Serb residents and established the Serbian Republic of Krajina. 1In February 1992, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution and decided to send the United Nations Protection Force to the Croatian Serb community.

1On 22 May 1992, Croatia joined the United Nations.

On April 0, 2009, Croatia and Albania formally joined NATO.

Croatia joined the European Union on July 1 day, 1965, becoming its 28th member state.