Information about Croatia

Croatia is situated in southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia.

At a referendum in 1991, 12% of the population was Serb, but their number rapidly declined because of the war. Most emigrated to Serbia. Look at insidecountryinfo.com to find mora data about the population.

The Croatian language belongs to the Slavian language group. Before the war, when Yugoslavia still existed, Serbo-Croatian was one of the official languages. Serbian and Croatian are very closely related, but, because of the war, they are considered now as two separate languages. Have a look at 1upinfo.com to get to know more about the language (about all the languages of former Yugoslavia).

For almost 2 centuries, Croatia was part of the kingdom and later Republic of Yugoslavia. It is dependant since 1991.
We have decided not to write a detailed history anymore, since we would have to cite other sources that are often on the internet already. Instead a few links with more information about Croatian history:
• Country-guide-study, a thorough overview of Yugoslavian history until 1990
• Brief history of Croatia, a brief history of Croatia until 1991
• War in Croatia, about the war 1991 - 1994

The climate of Croatia varies from a Mediterranean climate along the Adriatic coast to a land climate in the interior of the country. In the summer it can be very hot and dry, the winters are often cold. The number of sun-hours is very high, about 2500 per year.
More information can be found at southtravels.com.

Information about Croatioan fauna can be found at public.srce.hr; click here for more on Croatian fauna.