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Croatia is a republic and has a parliamentary system. It is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen Area, NATO, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the World Trade Organization, a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean, and is currently in the process of joining the OECD.
Geography of Croatia. / 45.14167°N 16.22917°E / 45.14167; 16.22917. The geography of Croatia is defined by its location—it is described as located at the crossroads of Central Europe and Southeast Europe, or within the wider region of Southern Europe. Croatia's territory covers 56,594 km 2 (21,851 sq mi), making it the 127th largest ...
Zagreb ( / ˈzɑːɡrɛb / ZAH-greb[ 7] Croatian: [zǎːɡreb] ⓘ [ a]) [ 9] is the capital and largest city of Croatia. [ 10] It is in the north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately 158 ...
Croatia – unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. The country's population is 4 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism. Croatia is a member of the European Union (since July 2013) and of NATO ...
There is a total of 21 counties of Croatia but only 20 county seats - the capital Zagreb doubles as a county (called City of Zagreb or Grad Zagreb) and the seat of the separate Zagreb County ( Zagrebačka županija) which surrounds Zagreb but does not actually include the capital city. #1 Zagreb. #2 Split. #3 Rijeka.
Croatian historical regions according to the map of Matthäus Seutter from 1720. Croatia. Dalmatia. Sclavonia (Slavonia) Istria. Ragusina Respublica (Dubrovnik Republic) Banovina (or Banija) is a region in central Croatia, situated between the rivers Sava, Una and Kupa . Baranja.
History of Croatia. At the time of the Roman Empire, the area of modern Croatia comprised two Roman provinces, Pannonia and Dalmatia. After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, the area was subjugated by the Ostrogoths for 50 years, before being incorporated into the Byzantine Empire .
Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding Zagreb County). [2] [3] As of 2015, the counties are subdivided into 128 cities and 428 (mostly rural) municipalities.