Country: Croatia (Republika Hrvatska)
is a country in southern Europe. The country, formerly belonging
to Yugoslavia, declared its independence in 1991. Its strange
shape, which resembles a half moon or a horseshoe, has many
bordering countries including extensive borders with: Slovenia,
Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Italy
on the Adriatic Sea. The Croatian landscape is diverse: grasslands,
lakes and hills in the North and North-East, forest mountains
(part of the Dinaric Alps), rocky coastline along the Adriatic
(Istria and Dalmatia) and almost countless islands in the
Adriatic Sea. Croatia is also known for its many national
parks. 4.489.409 people live In Croatia, of which 87.8% claim
to be Catholic , 4.4% Orthodox (4.4%) and 1.3% Sunni Muslim.
