Croatia Population: 4,496,869 (July 2004 est.) Capital: Zagreb [ Select Another Country ]

An Introduction to Croatia
The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent Communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998.

The Croat Flag Red, white, and blue horizontal bands with Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered).

Rankings of The Most Populous Countries in the World.

1. China   2. India   3. United States   4. Indonesia   5. Brazil   6. Russia   7. Pakistan   8. Bangladesh   9. Japan 10. Nigeria

11. Mexico 12. Germany 13. Philippines 14. Vietnam 15. Egypt 16. Turkey 17. Iran 18. Ethiopia 19. Thailand 20. United Kingdom

21. France 22. Italy 23. Congo 24. Ukraine 25. South Korea 26. South Africa 27. Burma 28. Colombia 29. Spain 30. Poland

Some interesting facts and figures about Croatia. Pop Growth Rate / Year:     • -0.02% Avg. Life Expectancy:     • 70.21 yrs - Male     • 78.29 yrs - Female Phone Lines:     • 1.825 million (2002) Televisions:     • 1.22 million (1997) Radios:     • 1,510,000 (1997) Internet Code:     • .hr Did you know ... People from Croatia are called Croats