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CROATIA
by Nenad Pintarić, 8.a
&
Luka Krištofić, 8.a
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
• Croatia is located between south-central
Europe and middle Europe
• neighbours : Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
POPULATION
• around 4 400 000 people live here
• the number of people is getting smaller
• almost 1 000 000 people live in capital city
Zagreb
CLIMATE
• continental climate prevails in the north of
Croatia
• along the Adriatic coast the climate is
Mediterranean
POLITICS
• since 1990, Croatia is
democratic republic
• president is Stjepan
Mesić, head of state
• his official residence
is Predsjednički dvori
• the Croatian
government is
headed by the Prime
minister Ivo Sanader
CULTURE
Croatian culture is
the result of a
fourteen centurieslong history which
has seen the
development of
many cities and
monuments
CULTURE
it is a birthplace of
a number of
historical figures
included among
the notable people
are three Nobel
prize winners, and
numerous
inventors
DEMOGRAPHICS
• the population of Croatia has been
stagnating over the last decade. During
the 1991-1995 war, large sections of the
population were displaced and emigration
increased
• the natural growth rate of the population is
currently negative
HISTORY
the Croatians settled
on the east coast of
the Adriatic Sea and
the Pannonian lands
in early 7th century,
forming two
principalities,
Dalmatia and
Pannonia
HISTORY
Croatia was recognized on January 15,
1992 by the European Union and the
United Nations. The first country that
recognized Croatia , was Iceland on
December 19, 1991
ECONOMY
• Croatian economy has a stable market
economy
• the industrial sector is dominated by
shipbuilding, food processing and the
chemical industry
ECONOMY
• of particular concern is the backlogged
judiciary system combined with inefficient
public administration, especially issues of
land ownership and corruption
• the country has been preparing for
membership in the European Union, its
most important trading partner
SPORT
• most popular sports in Croatia : football,
handball, basketball, water polo and tennis
• with a small number of population,Croatia
is very good in sport
FOOTBALL
the Croatian national
football team finished
third in the 1998 FIFA
World Cup and Davor
Šuker won the
Golden Boot as the
top goal scorer
FOOTBALL
two main teams in
Croatia are FC
Dinamo Zagreb with
between 33% and
36% of the population
supporting them and
FC Hajduk Split with
about 25%of
supporters
HANDBALL
members of Croatian
national handball
team were world
champions in 2003
and two time Olympic
winners - in 1996 and
2004
HANDBALL
Ivano Balić is
considered to be the
best handball player
in the world. HC
Zagreb was a two
time European
champion and HC
Bjelovar won the
same championship
once.
CROATIA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY ON THE EARTH!
LITERACY
LITERACY : Wikipedia Encyclopedia
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