CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"/> <title>Croatia - RationalWiki</title> <script>document.documentElement.className="client-js";RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":!1,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy","wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"Z74FRiME2ErTYY9aYaeQaAAAAMc","wgCSPNonce":!1,"wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":!1,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Croatia","wgTitle":"Croatia","wgCurRevisionId":2674684,"wgRevisionId":2674684,"wgArticleId":82087,"wgIsArticle":!0,"wgIsRedirect":!1,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["European countries","Genocide","Genocide denial","Member states of the European Union","NATO member states","Holocaust"],"wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Croatia","wgRelevantArticleId":82087,"wgIsProbablyEditable":!0,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":!0, "wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgMediaViewerOnClick":!0,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":!0};RLSTATE={"site.styles":"ready","noscript":"ready","user.styles":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","mediawiki.page.gallery.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles.legacy":"ready","mediawiki.toc.styles":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","site","mediawiki.page.startup","mediawiki.page.ready","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.legacy.js","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","mmv.head","mmv.bootstrap.autostart"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.implement("user.options@1hzgi",function($,jQuery,require,module){/*@nomin*/mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); });});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cmediawiki.page.gallery.styles%7Cmediawiki.toc.styles%7Cskins.vector.styles.legacy&only=styles&skin=vector"/> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector"/> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.35.6"/> <meta name="description" content="The Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska), also known as "No coastline for Bosnia!",&#91;note 1&#93; is a country in southeastern Europe made internationally famous by jaw-dropping women and a strangely overachieving national football team.&#91;2&#93; The food is also pretty good. On a much darker note, though, Croatia is also infamous for having been the site of hideous atrocities against Jews and ethnic Serbs during the Holocaust committed by the Nazi-aligned fascist organization, the Ustaše. This legacy of genocide has been a significant source of controversy and attempts at revision in Croatia.&#91;3&#93;&#91;4&#93; The majority, 91%, of Croatians are Christian, while Muslims are a relatively small minority of 1.5%.&#91;5&#93; By far, the largest Christian denomination in Croatia is Catholicism. Croatia's capital and largest city is Zagreb."/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit" href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit"/> <link rel="edit" title="Edit" href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"/> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/opensearch_desc.php" title="RationalWiki (en)"/> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"/> <link rel="license" href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Copyrights"/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="RationalWiki Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="RationalWiki"/> <meta property="og:title" content="Croatia"/> <meta property="og:description" content="The Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska), also known as "No coastline for Bosnia!",&#91;note 1&#93; is a country in southeastern Europe made internationally famous by jaw-dropping women and a strangely overachieving national football team.&#91;2&#93; The food is also pretty good. On a much darker note, though, Croatia is also infamous for having been the site of hideous atrocities against Jews and ethnic Serbs during the Holocaust committed by the Nazi-aligned fascist organization, the Ustaše. This legacy of genocide has been a significant source of controversy and attempts at revision in Croatia.&#91;3&#93;&#91;4&#93; The majority, 91%, of Croatians are Christian, while Muslims are a relatively small minority of 1.5%.&#91;5&#93; By far, the largest Christian denomination in Croatia is Catholicism. Croatia's capital and largest city is Zagreb."/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Croatia"/>  </head> <body class="mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Croatia rootpage-Croatia skin-vector action-view minerva--history-page-action-enabled skin-vector-legacy"> <div id="mw-page-base" class="noprint"></div> <div id="mw-head-base" class="noprint"></div> <div id="content" class="mw-body" role="main"> <a id="top"></a> <div id="siteNotice" class="mw-body-content"><div id="localNotice" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div id="2025_RationalWiki_.27Oregon_Plan.27_Fundraiser"> <table role="presentation" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 60%; text-align: left;"><big><center><b><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Fundraiser" title="RationalWiki:Fundraiser">2025 RationalWiki 'Oregon Plan' Fundraiser</a></b></center></big> <p><b>There is no RationalWiki without you.</b> We are a small non-profit with no staff—we are hundreds of volunteers who document pseudoscience and crankery around the world every day. We will never allow ads because we must remain independent. We cannot rely on big donors with corresponding big agendas. We are not the largest website around, but <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Fundraiser" title="RationalWiki:Fundraiser">we believe we play an important role in defending truth and objectivity</a>. </p> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;"><big><b><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Fundraiser" title="RationalWiki:Fundraiser">Fighting pseudoscience isn't free</a>.<br />We are 100% user-supported! Help and donate $5, $10, $20 or whatever you can today with <img alt="PayPal Logo.png" src="/w/images/thumb/f/fb/PayPal_Logo.png/61px-PayPal_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="61" height="17" srcset="/w/images/thumb/f/fb/PayPal_Logo.png/92px-PayPal_Logo.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/f/fb/PayPal_Logo.png/122px-PayPal_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="883" data-file-height="244" />!</b></big><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=67BJMQC85CUFW" title="Donate via PayPal" rel="nofollow"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/1/10/DonateButton.png/100px-DonateButton.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="32" srcset="/w/images/thumb/1/10/DonateButton.png/150px-DonateButton.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/1/10/DonateButton.png/200px-DonateButton.png 2x" data-file-width="759" data-file-height="241" /></a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div role="progressbar" style="width: 100%; border: 2px solid black; position: relative; padding: 2px; border-radius: 18px;"> <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Fundraiser" title="RationalWiki:Fundraiser"><span style="text-shadow: -1px -1px 0 #FFFFFF, 1px -1px 0 #FFFFFF, -1px 1px 0 #FFFFFF, 1px 1px 0 #FFFFFF; color: black; font-size: 125%; position: absolute; left: 0%; margin: 0 0 0 10px"><b>Donations so far: $2973.89</b></span></a><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Fundraiser" title="RationalWiki:Fundraiser"><span style="text-shadow: -1px -1px 0 #FFFFFF, 1px -1px 0 #FFFFFF, -1px 1px 0 #FFFFFF, 1px 1px 0 #FFFFFF; color: black; font-size: 125%; position: absolute; right: 0%; margin: 0 10px 0 0"><b>Goal: $10000</b></span></a><div style="height: 28px; border-radius: 14px; background-color: hsl(23.79112,100%,45%); width: 29.7389%;"></div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-indicators mw-body-content"> </div> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" lang="en">Croatia</h1> <div id="bodyContent" class="mw-body-content"> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From RationalWiki</div> <div id="contentSub"></div> <div id="contentSub2"></div> <div id="jump-to-nav"></div> <a class="mw-jump-link" href="#mw-head">Jump to navigation</a> <a class="mw-jump-link" href="#searchInput">Jump to search</a> <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="mw-parser-output"><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:197px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Croatia_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Croatia_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg/195px-Croatia_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="195" height="195" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Croatia_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg/293px-Croatia_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Croatia_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg/390px-Croatia_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="251" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Croatia_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_HRV_-_UNOCHA.svg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Map of Croatia.</div></div></div> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>In Croatia, the extermination of the Jews was basically a sideshow to a much bigger mass murder of the Serbs. In Croatia, it was understood that one cannot really deny the <a href="/wiki/Holocaust" title="Holocaust">Holocaust</a> as such – but the crimes against the Serbs, the <a href="/wiki/Roma" title="Roma">Roma</a> and the anti-fascist Croatians have always been minimized.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—Dr Efraim Zuroff, Holocaust historian from <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="navbox" style="float: right; clear:right; border: 2px solid silver; margin: 0 0 .5em .5em; width: 200px;"> <div style="background-color: #e7ece6; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; padding: .3em;"><b>Croatia</b> <b></b></div> <center><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Croatia.svg" class="image"><img alt="Flag of Croatia.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/195px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="195" height="98" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/293px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/390px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></center> <table style="width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #e8e7f2;"><b>Demographics</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by population" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by population">Population</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>4,058,165 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by GDP (nominal)" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by GDP (nominal)">GDP (million)</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>56,768 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita">GDP p/cap.</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>14,033 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by life expectancy" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy">Life expectancy</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>78.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:List of countries by Human Development Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: List of countries by Human Development Index">Development Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>0.851 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #e8e7f2;"><b>Government</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:Democracy Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Democracy Index">Democracy Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>6.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:Corruption Perceptions Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Corruption Perceptions Index">Corruption Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>47 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width: 200px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #e8e7f2;"><b>More</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Index" class="extiw" title="wp:Education Index" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Education Index">Education Index</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>0.798 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importance_of_religion_by_country" class="extiw" title="wp:Importance of religion by country" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country">Religiosity</span></a>:<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> </td> <td>70 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The <b>Republic of Croatia</b> (Croatian: <i><b>Republika Hrvatska</b></i>), also known as <b>"No coastline for Bosnia!"</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[note 1]</a></sup> is a country in southeastern <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> made internationally famous by jaw-dropping women and a strangely overachieving national football team.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[2]</a></sup> The food is also pretty good. On a much darker note, though, Croatia is also infamous for having been the site of hideous atrocities against <a href="/wiki/Jews" class="mw-redirect" title="Jews">Jews</a> and ethnic Serbs during the Holocaust committed by the Nazi-aligned <a href="/wiki/Fascist" class="mw-redirect" title="Fascist">fascist</a> organization, the <a href="/wiki/Usta%C5%A1e" title="Ustaše">Ustaše</a>. This legacy of <a href="/wiki/Genocide" title="Genocide">genocide</a> has been a significant source of controversy and attempts at revision in Croatia.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a></sup> The majority, 91%, of Croatians are <a href="/wiki/Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian">Christian</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> are a relatively small minority of 1.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a></sup> By far, the largest Christian denomination in Croatia is <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a>. Croatia's capital and largest city is Zagreb. </p><p>Croatia is a South Slavic state that spent much of the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> as a relatively small independent kingdom. Its Dalmatian coastline was the site of conflicts with the Italian city-state of Venice, which wanted to establish coastal outposts to control trade. The ruling Trpimirović dynasty died out and created a succession crisis that resulted in Croatia being absorbed into the Kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> in 1102 CE. Croatia and Hungary then became domains under the Hapsburg dynasty of <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>. During the Early Modern Era, Croatians were famous for their firearm-wielding light cavalry, which saw action on the Catholic side of the <a href="/wiki/Thirty_Years_War" title="Thirty Years War">Thirty Years War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-croatcav_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-croatcav-7">[6]</a></sup> Austria turned Croatia into a giant military frontier against <a href="/wiki/Turkish" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish">Turkish</a>-ruled Bosnia, and Croatian <a href="/wiki/Nationalism" title="Nationalism">nationalism</a> emerged throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as part of a broader South Slav movement. </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, Croatia became a part of <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>, a misguided attempt at realizing the dream of a unified South Slavic nation. While Croatians hoped for a decentralized federation, the Serbs ruled Yugoslavia as a centralized and despotic <a href="/wiki/Monarchy" title="Monarchy">monarchy</a>. The Croatians didn't appreciate that much, and the hardcore Catholic nationalists formed the Ustaše and used <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Axis" title="Axis">Axis</a> alliance to genocide the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a> Serbs. Luckily, other Croats fought against the Ustaše, including a certain <a href="/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito" title="Josip Broz Tito">Josip Broz Tito</a>, who assumed control of Yugoslavia after his faction won the war there. Tito turned Yugoslavia into an even more centralized <a href="/wiki/Socialist" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist">socialist</a> state, but he remained neutral in the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> and used that neutrality to court foreign aid from both sides. Even with the cash flowing in and Tito's boot suppressing nationalist sentiments, ethnic and religious tensions simmered. When Tito died, and the Cold War gravy train ended, Yugoslavia blew up like a pressure-cooker IED. In the horrific <a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars" title="Yugoslav Wars">Yugoslav Wars</a>, Croatia fought for independence against Serbia beginning in 1991, and in 1992 it invaded neighboring <a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a> in the hopes of uniting with ethnic Croats there as well. Croatia didn't see peace again until 1995 and had to undergo a lengthy reconstruction process. Since then, Croatia has become a <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democracy</a>, joined <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>, and joined the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>. Croatia still faces economic problems and an epidemic of government corruption. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Ancient_history"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Ancient history</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Independent_kingdom"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Independent kingdom</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Hungarian_rule"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Hungarian rule</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Hapsburg_rule"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Hapsburg rule</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#In_Yugoslavia"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">In Yugoslavia</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#Political_tensions"><span class="tocnumber">1.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Political tensions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#World_War_II_and_genocide"><span class="tocnumber">1.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">World War II and genocide</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Tito_regime"><span class="tocnumber">1.5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Tito regime</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#Towards_disaster_again"><span class="tocnumber">1.5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Towards disaster again</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#War_of_Independence"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">War of Independence</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Reconstruction_and_reconciliation"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Reconstruction and reconciliation</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Government_and_politics"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Government and politics</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Structure"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Corruption"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Corruption</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Genocide_denial"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Genocide denial</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Religion"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Religion</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#People"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">People</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Who_you_would_like_to_meet"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Who you would like to meet</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Who_you_certainly_don.27t_want_to_meet"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Who you certainly don't want to meet</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Other"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Other</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace,_Split_(11907776284).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace%2C_Split_%2811907776284%29.jpg/250px-Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace%2C_Split_%2811907776284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace%2C_Split_%2811907776284%29.jpg/375px-Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace%2C_Split_%2811907776284%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace%2C_Split_%2811907776284%29.jpg/500px-Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace%2C_Split_%2811907776284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4662" data-file-height="3093" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Peristyle_of_Diocletian%27s_Palace,_Split_(11907776284).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Courtyard in Diocletian's Palace.</div></div></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ancient_history">Ancient history</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ancient history">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>During Antiquity, Croatia was a region called Illyria, inhabited by the relatively unknown Illyrian people.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a></sup> The Ancient Greeks also arrived in the area to establish colonies along the Dalmatian coastline.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a></sup> The major event, though, was the conquest by the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> in 9 CE, which saw the entire region become a province in the empire.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a></sup> </p><p>The Romans left behind a significant architectural legacy. Most impressive was the Palace of the emperor Diocletian, which takes up a big portion of the modern city of Split.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a></sup> During this time, the city of Salona was the capital of the Roman administration, and the Romans built their characteristic public baths and an amphitheater there.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a></sup> Basically, the Romans left behind some sweet shit. </p><p>All things must end, though, and Croatia was one of the last remaining provinces of the dying Western Roman Empire. It fell to barbarian invasions from the east while the remaining Latins fled to Croatia's islands. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Independent_kingdom">Independent kingdom</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Independent kingdom">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Oton_Ivekovic,_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Oton_Ivekovic%2C_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg/300px-Oton_Ivekovic%2C_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Oton_Ivekovic%2C_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg/450px-Oton_Ivekovic%2C_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Oton_Ivekovic%2C_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg/600px-Oton_Ivekovic%2C_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1098" data-file-height="682" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Oton_Ivekovic,_Krunidba_kralja_Tomislava.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Coronation of King Tomislav.</div></div></div> <p>The Croatian people are descended from Slavs who migrated into the region during the sixth and seventh centuries CE and mingled with the existing Latinized population.<sup id="cite_ref-bhis_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhis-13">[12]</a></sup> The Croatians were at the frontiers of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodoxy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a>, and the two churches competed to win them over. In the ninth century, the Catholics succeeded, and the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a> recognized Duke Branimir of Croatia as a rightful Catholic ruler in 879 CE.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a></sup> The Croatians fought centuries of wars against the Italian city-state of Venice, which was a trading power that wanted to turn the Croatian coastline into a series of outposts to control trade.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a></sup> In fact, these wars helped shape the <a href="/wiki/Crusades" title="Crusades">Crusades</a>. In the Fourth Crusade, Venice paid the Crusaders to attack the Croatian city of Zara, turning a holy war into a base mercenary action against a fellow Catholic realm.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a></sup> </p><p>The legendary king Tomislav of Croatia became its first great ruler in 925 CE, and his reign saw Croatia become a regional power.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a></sup> His reign was also marked by disputes with the church over whether it would be okay to allow the use of the Slavic language in the liturgy. The church denied him in no uncertain terms. His successors tore the country apart due to the litany of inevitable succession wars caused by the <a href="/wiki/Feudal" class="mw-redirect" title="Feudal">feudal</a> monarchy. The ruling Trpimirović dynasty finally managed to war itself out of existence in 1091 with the death of King Stephen II.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Hungarian_rule">Hungarian rule</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Hungarian rule">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:227px;"><a href="/wiki/File:El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II,_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II%2C_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg/225px-El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II%2C_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="170" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II%2C_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg/338px-El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II%2C_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II%2C_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg/450px-El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II%2C_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="967" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:El_descubrimiento_del_cuerpo_del_rey_Luis_II,_por_Bertalan_Sz%C3%A9kely.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Death of King Louis II at Mohács.</div></div></div> <p>Unfortunately for Croatia, the Trpimirović dynasty had marriage links with the Kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, and the second-to-last king of Croatia was the brother-in-law of Ladislaus I of Hungary.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a></sup> Ladislaus I claimed the Croatian throne and declared war, beginning a long war over his personal ambitions. The war continued until Ladislaus' successor brought it home in 1097 and finally secured the Croatian throne.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a></sup> </p><p>Still, Croatia remained a separate state from Hungary, although it had the Hungarian king on its throne. Those familiar with <i>Europa Universalis</i> will know this arrangement as a personal union.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a></sup> Croatia thus had its own institutions, like the Sabor (an assembly of Croatian nobles) and the <i>ban</i> (a viceroy now appointed by the Hungarian king).<sup id="cite_ref-bhis_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhis-13">[12]</a></sup> </p><p>Croatia and Hungary then suffered a series of attacks from the Byzantine Empire, the Mongols, and the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>, all of whom wanted to control the Dalmatian coastline. This led to a slow grinding of Hungarian strength and culminated with the disastrous Battle of Mohács against the Turks in 1526, killing Hungary's King Louis II and completely destroying the monarchy.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[21]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Hapsburg_rule">Hapsburg rule</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Hapsburg rule">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:167px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg/165px-Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="223" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg/248px-Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg/330px-Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1778" data-file-height="2398" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Arolsen_Klebeband_02_343.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Croatian cavalrymen were feared and valued for their military skill and brutality.</div></div></div> <p>After Hungary got its shit pushed in at Mohács, the Hapsburg dynasty of <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> used marriage ties as a reason to seat the Austrian archduke on Hungary's throne as well. Just to keep it warm. Croatia remained a kingdom, but in light of the Ottoman threat, the Hapsburgs carved out the border areas and placed them under the direct Crown rule as the Croatian Military Frontier.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a></sup> In exchange for extensive land rights and religious freedom in the military region, citizens living in the area had to serve in the military between the ages of 16 and 66.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a></sup> That seems like a raw deal by today's standards, but the rights offered were hard to come by in that era, and guaranteed gainful employment wasn't worth turning down. These benefits offered by the Military Frontier drew immigrants from other parts of the Austrian empire, significantly altering the ethnic landscape of Croatia by introducing Germanic, Serb, and Magyar populations.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a></sup> </p> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Trg1880.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Trg1880.jpg/250px-Trg1880.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="157" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Trg1880.jpg/375px-Trg1880.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Trg1880.jpg/500px-Trg1880.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="502" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Trg1880.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Central Zagreb in 1880.</div></div></div> <p>With the rise of Hapsburg authority in the region, the Ottoman Empire suffered its first significant defeat on land in 1593 on Croatian soil.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a></sup> With their extensive military training, many Croatians became formidable soldiers, especially cavalrymen.<sup id="cite_ref-croatcav_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-croatcav-7">[6]</a></sup> They were especially notable during the <a href="/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirty Years' War">Thirty Years' War</a>. They were respected for their skill and fearsomeness but also hated and feared for the savagery they inflicted on civilian populations.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a></sup> The cravats they wore on their necks during this war left an impression on everyone they met, and they eventually evolved into the modern necktie.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a></sup> </p><p>Thanks to its military importance, Croatia got significant political rights from the Hapsburg administration, including the right to form its own regional parliament. This regional parliament proved exceptionally loyal to the Hapsburg throne, further enhancing its standing and authority.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Napoleonic Wars">Napoleonic Wars</a>, though, Austrian rule was briefly interrupted when the region was occupied by <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. The ideals of the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a> spread quickly in Croatia, especially the concept of <a href="/wiki/Nationalism" title="Nationalism">nationalism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-crogs_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crogs-30">[29]</a></sup> Croats were further angered during the nineteenth century when the Hapsburgs implemented reforms to attempt to Germanize the empire's minority subjects. </p><p>Hungary was also resentful toward Austria for this and rebelled in 1848. Fearing the Hungarians more than the Austrians, the Croatians remained loyal to the Hapsburg crown. Still, they felt betrayed when their essential aid went unrewarded, and the harsh suppression of minority populations continued.<sup id="cite_ref-crogs_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crogs-30">[29]</a></sup> Having been stabbed in the back by the Hapsburgs, the Croatians steamed in resentment until <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. Despite that, Croatians in Austria remained loyal during the war due to the fear of <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>'s plans to conquer Dalmatia; Croatians living abroad were much less loyal and lobbied the Entente powers for support in creating a Croatian state.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="In_Yugoslavia">In Yugoslavia</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In Yugoslavia">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:267px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg/265px-Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg" decoding="async" width="265" height="161" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg/398px-Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="312" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Radic_govori_na_skupstini.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Stjepan Radić rallies the Croatian Peasant Party in Dubrovnik, 1928.</div></div></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote">See the main article on this topic: <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a></div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_tensions">Political tensions</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Political tensions">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>The Croatian parliament declared independence in 1918 and soon joined the newly-formed South Slavic nation created by Serbia from the ashes of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a></sup> The Croatians, who had helped advocate for Yugoslavia, had been left with the impression that it would be a relatively loose federation that would preserve Croatia's historic levels of autonomy. This became the view of the dominant Croatian Peasant Party.<sup id="cite_ref-yugogs_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yugogs-33">[32]</a></sup> The Serbs, on the other hand, represented by their king and by the Serbian Radical Party, wanted a nation where all powers were invested in the central government in Belgrade. This disagreement wrecked the Yugoslavia project from the very beginning. </p> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:157px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG/155px-Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG" decoding="async" width="155" height="120" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG/233px-Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG/310px-Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG 2x" data-file-width="658" data-file-height="509" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Atentat_u_skupstini.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Assassination of Radić in parliament.</div></div></div> <p>Croatian political leader Stjepan Radić led his party into attempting to sabotage Yugoslavia as a whole by winning seats in the Belgrade parliament and then refusing to fill them.<sup id="cite_ref-yugogs_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yugogs-33">[32]</a></sup> He also traveled around Europe to win international support for Croatian autonomy, even visiting the world's pariah state, the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. By 1924, the Serbs were sick of his shit and threatened to have him arrested for sedition. The threat worked briefly, but threats didn't do much to win loyalty, and the Croatians were back to obstructionism by 1926.<sup id="cite_ref-yugogs_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yugogs-33">[32]</a></sup> </p><p>The Serbians' hatred for Radić grew worse, and Serbian publications openly called for his death.<sup id="cite_ref-radic_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radic-34">[33]</a></sup> This finally resulted in bloodshed when Serbian Radical Party MP Puriša Račić brought a gun to parliament and shot wildly at the Croatian delegation, killing Radić and two other MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[34]</a></sup> Goddamn. </p><p>After the assassination, the Croatian people popped a blood vessel with absolute rage. Shortly afterward, King Aleksandar abolished political parties and established a royal <a href="/wiki/Dictatorship" title="Dictatorship">dictatorship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-radic_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radic-34">[33]</a></sup> Now way more radical than before, Croatians started to rally behind a new movement, the <a href="/wiki/Usta%C5%A1e" title="Ustaše">Ustaše</a>, which called for Croatian independence and revenge against the Serbs. The movement gained support throughout 1929 and became a major force in Croatian politics. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sarcasm" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarcasm">This was gonna go great</a>. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="World_War_II_and_genocide">World War II and genocide</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: World War II and genocide">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg/300px-Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="157" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg/450px-Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg/600px-Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2045" data-file-height="1073" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usta%C5%A1e_militia_execute_prisoners_near_the_Jasenovac_concentration_camp.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Ustaše militia throw prisoners into a mass grave.</div></div></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote">See the main articles on this topic: <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holocaust" title="Holocaust">Holocaust</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Usta%C5%A1e" title="Ustaše">Ustaše</a></div> <p>At the outbreak of World War II, the Serbs in Yugoslavia were overwhelmingly pro-Allied, while the non-Serbs went the other way and favored the <a href="/wiki/Axis" title="Axis">Axis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wwiigs_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwiigs-36">[35]</a></sup> Yugoslavia's careful neutrality was broken when Serbs launched a coup against the government and declared hostility against the Axis. In retaliation, the Axis invaded the fuck out of Yugoslavia in 1941 in a rapid campaign that saw Yugoslavia go down in just ten days, thanks to poor national unity and a weak military.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a></sup> The Axis partners proceeded to rip Yugoslavia apart to suit their territorial goals. Recognizing that many Croats liked him, <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a> allowed the establishment of a puppet regime called the "Independent" State of Croatia led by Ante Pavelić. The latter was also the leader of the Ustaše.<sup id="cite_ref-wwiigs_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwiigs-36">[35]</a></sup> And that's where shit got bad. </p> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:277px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg/275px-Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="193" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg/413px-Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg/550px-Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1891" data-file-height="1328" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Deca_u_logoru_Sisak.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisak_children%27s_concentration_camp" class="extiw" title="wp:Sisak children's concentration camp" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Sisak children's concentration camp">They had a special camp just for the kids</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>.</div></div></div> <p>Croatia became a horrific dictatorship that began a reign of terror, starting with a decree that made "offending the nation of Croatia" a <a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment" title="Capital punishment">capital</a> offense and continuing with a series of <a href="/wiki/Anti-Semitic" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Semitic">anti-Semitic</a> laws and laws requiring conversion to <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-crohol_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crohol-38">[37]</a></sup> Croatian policies went into full force even before the <a href="/wiki/Nazi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nazi">Nazis</a> managed it, and Croatian atrocities against the Serbs became the first attempt at wholesale genocide in the entire war.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[38]</a></sup> The Ustaše built 40 <a href="/wiki/Concentration_camps" class="mw-redirect" title="Concentration camps">concentration camps</a>, the worst being the Jasenovac camp, one of the largest in Europe and sometimes called the "Yugoslav Auschwitz".<sup id="cite_ref-crohol_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crohol-38">[37]</a></sup> </p><p>Conditions in these camps were just as wretched as in the Nazi concentration camps, and guards cruelly tortured, terrorized, and murdered prisoners at will. Around 30,000 Jews and 340,000 Serbs died in Croatian camps or were deported to die in German camps.<sup id="cite_ref-jase_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jase-40">[39]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Roma" title="Roma">Roma</a> were also targeted for genocide. Other Serbs were rounded up and forced to convert to Catholicism under the threat of painful death.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a></sup> </p><p>Despite their viciousness, or rather because of it, <a href="/wiki/Fascist" class="mw-redirect" title="Fascist">fascist</a> Croatia contributed almost nothing to the Axis war effort. It was too busy dealing with internal revolts and its own genocide plans. Right-wing Serbians formed Chetnik groups to battle the Croatians, and <a href="/wiki/Communists" class="mw-redirect" title="Communists">communists</a> led by Josip Tito formed the bulk of the internal war effort against the Ustaše.<sup id="cite_ref-wwiigs_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwiigs-36">[35]</a></sup> Tito benefited greatly from his ideology and the resulting relationship he had with the Soviet Union, who came to his rescue in 1944 and thankfully smashed the Ustaše. </p><p>Meanwhile, Pavelić fled to the <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> with help from Catholic clergy (of course) and then made his way to <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[41]</a></sup> Luckily, a Serbian assassin caught up to him in 1957 and shot him in the back and collarbone. He survived, fled to <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, and died slowly in excruciating pain for the next few years.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[42]</a></sup> Still, less than the piece of shit deserved. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Tito_regime">Tito regime</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tito regime">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:277px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg/275px-Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="170" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg/413px-Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg/550px-Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2712" data-file-height="1673" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Kik%C3%B6t%C5%91._Fortepan_69783.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Keepin' it cool in Dubrovnik, 1968.</div></div></div> <p>With support from the Soviets, <a href="/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito" title="Josip Broz Tito">Josip Broz Tito</a> seized control of Yugoslavia and set about turning it into an authoritarian socialist state. He took revenge on the German population living in Yugoslavia by expelling them from the country, although many had lived there since the Hapsburg days.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a></sup> Despite being an ethnic Croat himself, Tito also worked to snuff out expressions of Croatian nationalism. Anyone found guilty of holding nationalist sentiments was denounced as "neo-Ustaše".<sup id="cite_ref-titogs_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-titogs-45">[44]</a></sup> Still, Croatian national identity and aspirations simmered beneath the surface. Fears of Serbian political dominance and a subsequent attempt to seek revenge for the WWII genocide weighed heavily on many Croatians, and Croatian party leaders pushed for further autonomy from the Tito regime. </p><p>Yugoslavia benefited from being able to court foreign aid from both sides in the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. The internal threat of Croatian nationalism caused Tito to crack down harder and harder on internal dissent. The government muzzled the press, arrested dissidents, pressured universities to fire outspoken professors, and redoubled efforts to promote Tito's cult of personality.<sup id="cite_ref-titogs_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-titogs-45">[44]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Towards_disaster_again">Towards disaster again</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Towards disaster again">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4> <p>Tito died in 1980, and Yugoslavia once again began to spiral on a path toward utter chaos. The economy slumped, and the new government's negotiations for international loans spurred the enactment of policies that saw Croatia lose a further USD$800 million to the central government's finances for debt payments.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a></sup> The new policies, combined with the rise of the hateful nationalist <a href="/wiki/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87" title="Slobodan Milošević">Slobodan Milošević</a> as the new leader of Serbia, made Croatian nationalist rumblings redouble in intensity. Milošević's attempts to push for greater representation for Serbs in the national government terrified Croatians and solidified their resolve to leave Yugoslavia. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="War_of_Independence">War of Independence</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: War of Independence">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG/250px-Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="158" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG/375px-Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG/500px-Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="380" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Serb_T-55_Battle_of_the_Barracks.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Yugoslav Serb tank in a wrecked Croatian village.</div></div></div> <div role="note" class="hatnote">See the main article on this topic: <a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars" title="Yugoslav Wars">Yugoslav Wars</a></div> <p>Croatia declared its independence in 1991, almost immediately beginning a <a href="/wiki/Civil_war" title="Civil war">civil war</a> against ethnic Serbs living in Croatia who wanted to stay with the rest of Serbia. The Serbian rebels were backed by Milošević, and they seized about a third of Croatia's territory while brutally murdering ethnic Croats.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a></sup> Milošević soon decided that he gave zero shits about preserving Yugoslavia. Instead, he chose to unite ethnic Serbs living in the other Yugoslav republics to create a "Greater Serbia".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a></sup> The horrific destruction the war caused displaced some 220,000 Croats and 300,000 Serbs.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a></sup> Both sides liked to force the unwanted ethnicities out of their homes in the hopes of creating an <a href="/wiki/Ethnostate" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnostate">ethnostate</a>. The terror campaigns and mass slaughter involved in these goals gave rise to the modern term <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing" title="Ethnic cleansing">ethnic cleansing</a>. Serbian forces further alienated the international community by shelling the city of Dubrovnik, which is and was a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> quickly slapped sanctions on them. </p><p><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> Secretary of State Cyrus Vance helped negotiate a plan for peace that called for the demilitarization of the areas in Croatia under Serbian and Yugoslav control.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a></sup> Unfortunately, <a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a> then declared independence and began the whole shindig again with even worse acts of ethnic cleansing committed by Bosnian Serbs. Croatia entered into an on-again-off-again alliance with the Bosniaks against the Serbs, culminating in 1995 with Operation Storm, which forced the remaining Serb forces out of Croatia while they were distracted with Bosnia.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a></sup> The war ended that year with hundreds of thousands of people displaced and tens of thousands dead. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Reconstruction_and_reconciliation">Reconstruction and reconciliation</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reconstruction and reconciliation">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg/300px-Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="155" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg/450px-Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg/600px-Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="663" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Svecanost_podizanja_NATOve_zastave_Zagreb_77.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Ceremony marking Croatia's joining of NATO, 2009.</div></div></div> <p>Croatia also came under criticism for its conduct in the war and the closing campaign, especially from the <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" title="Human Rights Watch">Human Rights Watch</a>, which accused Croatian forces of forcing Serbian civilians out of their homes and then bombarding the refugee columns that the policy created.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a></sup> War <a href="/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">rape</a> was also hideously common from both sides in that conflict, and Croatia didn't get around to recognizing that and providing compensation until 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a></sup> Even worse was the displacement crisis in which hundreds of thousands of people were homeless and stateless, combined with the fact that a vast chunk of Croatia's economy had been wrecked. Minefields left behind also remain a severe concern in parts of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a></sup> </p><p>For much of the war and its aftermath, Croatian strongman Franjo Tuđman ruled as an <a href="/wiki/Authoritarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Authoritarian">authoritarian</a> who used economic controls and <a href="/wiki/Censorship" title="Censorship">censorship</a> to subvert the country's hastily-established democratic system to become a <a href="/wiki/Dictator" class="mw-redirect" title="Dictator">dictator</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a></sup> Luckily, he died in 1999 and losing him as a national symbol allowed a national opposition to see daylight again. </p><p>Unfortunately, Croatia still struggles with the problems left behind by the war, like corruption and economic weakness. In 2003, Croatia applied to join the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>, and negotiations were finalized in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a></sup> The country also joined <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> in 2009 and participated in the <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan_War" title="Afghanistan War">Afghanistan War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>, and defense exercises against <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> in the Baltic region.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government and politics">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Croatian_parliament.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Croatian_parliament.jpg/250px-Croatian_parliament.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Croatian_parliament.jpg/375px-Croatian_parliament.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Croatian_parliament.jpg/500px-Croatian_parliament.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Croatian_parliament.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Parliament building in St. Mark's Square, Zagreb.</div></div></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Structure">Structure</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Structure">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Croatia is a unitary parliamentary republic with the typical division between three government branches. Although functioning with a parliamentary system, Croatia also has a president who serves as the head of state and is directly elected to a five-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a></sup> Although holding significant powers, the president is usually less influential than the Prime Minister, who is elected from parliament and serves as the head of government. </p><p>The Croatian Parliament, called the <i>Hrvatski Sabor</i> in Croatian, is a unicameral legislature with 151 members.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a></sup> Interestingly, only 140 seats represent constituencies in Croatia; 3 seats are elected by the Croatian diaspora in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a>, and 8 seats are reserved for ethnic minorities. MPs serve four-year terms. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Corruption">Corruption</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Corruption">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Corruption is still a fairly serious problem in Croatia, one left over from the ages of authoritarian rule in Yugoslavia. The problem seems to have only gotten worse despite joining the EU while government leaders are constantly sucked into huge scandals.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a></sup> Observers say the problem starts at the very beginning, with school children taught to cheat on tests. </p><p>There is a high risk of encountering corruption in the Croatian judiciary. Bribes in exchange for favorable court rulings are common, and judges are appointed by the government based on politics rather than merit.<sup id="cite_ref-gancor_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gancor-62">[61]</a></sup> Businesses in Croatia also frequently provide bribes for favorable access to public services, obtaining construction permits, and securing government licenses.<sup id="cite_ref-gancor_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gancor-62">[61]</a></sup> On the plus side, Croatian police generally behave with integrity despite low public opinion. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Genocide_denial">Genocide denial</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Genocide denial">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>Denying that Jasenovac was a death camp makes me feel so bitter. I consider revisionists who claim that kind of thing to be criminals because they are killing victims for the second time with their lies.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—Daniel Ivin, a Jew whose father was murdered in Jasenovac.<sup id="cite_ref-hdzden_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hdzden-63">[62]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Denial or downplaying the myriad crimes of the <a href="/wiki/Usta%C5%A1e" title="Ustaše">Ustaše</a> is sadly common in Croatia. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Croatia was a puppet state of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> that enthusiastically participated in the <a href="/wiki/Holocaust" title="Holocaust">Holocaust</a> and even widened its scope to target ethnic Serbs and followers of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodoxy</a>. Since 2013, Croatia's politics have shifted towards the right again, and mainstream politicians now frequently deny or "question" the genocidal nature of the Ustaše regime while allowing <a href="/wiki/Hate_speech" title="Hate speech">hate speech</a> laws to go unenforced.<sup id="cite_ref-hdzden_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hdzden-63">[62]</a></sup> </p><p>The salute used by the regime, "<i>Za dom spremni</i>" (meaning "for the homeland, ready"), is also widely used for patriotic purposes and at sporting events.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a></sup> Also growing in popularity is the Society for Research of the Threefold Jasenovac Camp, which counts many Catholic clergymen and politicians among its members and aims to paint the <a href="/wiki/Concentration_camp" title="Concentration camp">concentration camp</a> as a simple labor facility rather than the death machine it really was.<sup id="cite_ref-hdzden_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hdzden-63">[62]</a></sup> What atrocities they acknowledge are blamed on Tito's partisans, a blatantly false narrative. Even Croatian <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> is infested with deniers who push their lies so stubbornly that it has attracted negative international media attention.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Religion">Religion</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Religion">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Croatia's relationship with the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a> is very similar to that of <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>. Around 86% of Croatia's population is nominally Catholic, increasingly lapsed, and very few identify as atheist or non-religious. Many people say that being Croat means being Catholic. Religion was also a major driving force in the 1990s wars. </p><p>As in Poland, there is social pressure to follow several church rituals such as baptism, confirmation, and marriage. Public primary and secondary schools (for children aged 6 to 18) include religious education. Taking these classes is not mandatory, but 90% of pupils attend. There are also crucifixes in public school hallways, even though Croatia is officially a secular state. </p><p>Abortion, divorce, and homosexuality, though legal, are very much looked down upon by the religious majority. </p><p>There are also religious minorities with recognition by the government. In descending order of members are Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Protestant Christians, and Jews. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="People">People</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: People">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Who_you_would_like_to_meet">Who you would like to meet</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Who you would like to meet">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanka_Vla%C5%A1i%C4%87" class="extiw" title="wp:Blanka Vlašić" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Blanka Vlašić">Blanka Vlašić</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup></li></ul> <h3><span id="Who_you_certainly_don't_want_to_meet"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Who_you_certainly_don.27t_want_to_meet">Who you certainly don't want to meet</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Who you certainly don't want to meet">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alojzije_Stepinac" class="extiw" title="wp:Alojzije Stepinac" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Alojzije Stepinac">Alojzije Stepinac</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Vuki%C4%87" class="extiw" title="wp:Igor Vukić" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Igor Vukić">Igor Vukić</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>, journalist and historical negationist who claims that civilians killed in Croatian WWII concentration camps had parties and were playing football matches</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velimir_Bujanec" class="extiw" title="wp:Velimir Bujanec" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Velimir Bujanec">Velimir Bujanec</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>, far-right media activist, Nazi supporter, denier of genocide of Jews and Serbs</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other">Other</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Other">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franjo_Tu%C4%91man" class="extiw" title="wp:Franjo Tuđman" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Franjo Tuđman">Franjo Tuđman</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>, deceased war criminal, genocidal maniac and president of Croatia</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slobodan_Praljak" class="extiw" title="wp:Slobodan Praljak" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Slobodan Praljak">Slobodan Praljak</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>, war criminal, sentenced to 20 years, committed suicide in court</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gallery">Gallery</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Gallery">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <center><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:52.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Zagreb_(29255640143).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Zagreb_%2829255640143%29.jpg/225px-Zagreb_%2829255640143%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="150" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Zagreb_%2829255640143%29.jpg/338px-Zagreb_%2829255640143%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Zagreb_%2829255640143%29.jpg/450px-Zagreb_%2829255640143%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4016" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Central Zagreb. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:54px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Homar_3.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Homar_3.jpg/225px-Homar_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="147" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Homar_3.jpg/338px-Homar_3.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Homar_3.jpg/450px-Homar_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5615" data-file-height="3670" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Lobster dish from Dalmatia. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:52.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG/225px-Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG" decoding="async" width="225" height="150" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG/338px-Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG/450px-Dubrovnik_june_2011..JPG 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Historic Dubrovnik. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:52.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:Wien_DSC_8445_(2565780981).jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Wien_DSC_8445_%282565780981%29.jpg/225px-Wien_DSC_8445_%282565780981%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="150" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Wien_DSC_8445_%282565780981%29.jpg/338px-Wien_DSC_8445_%282565780981%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Wien_DSC_8445_%282565780981%29.jpg/450px-Wien_DSC_8445_%282565780981%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Croatian football fans. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:52.5px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:When_the_world_turns.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/When_the_world_turns.jpg/225px-When_the_world_turns.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="150" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/When_the_world_turns.jpg/338px-When_the_world_turns.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/When_the_world_turns.jpg/450px-When_the_world_turns.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5329" data-file-height="3547" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Medieval-era Trakošćan Castle. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 260px"><div style="width: 260px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 255px;"><div style="margin:43px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:%C5%A0ibenik,_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/%C5%A0ibenik%2C_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg/225px-%C5%A0ibenik%2C_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/%C5%A0ibenik%2C_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg/338px-%C5%A0ibenik%2C_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/%C5%A0ibenik%2C_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg/450px-%C5%A0ibenik%2C_Croatia_20240113_52.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></div></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <p>Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik. </p> </div> </div></li> </ul></center> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notes">Notes</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="font-size:90%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Technically Bosnia has a small 20km coastline near the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neum" class="extiw" title="wp:Neum" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Neum">Neum</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2; font-size:80%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newint.org/features/2020/04/07/feature-why-wont-croatia-face-its-past">Why Won't Croatia Face Its Past?</a> <i>The New International.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team" class="extiw" title="wp:Croatia national football team" rel="nofollow">Croatia national football team</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://balkaninsight.com/2019/02/28/fascist-legacy-causes-persistent-headache-for-croatian-president/">Fascist Legacy Causes Persistent Headache for Croatian President</a>. <i>Balkan Insight.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/croatia-rewrite-holocaust-crimes-out-of-history">Croatia Is Brazenly Attempting to Rewrite its Holocaust Crimes Out of History</a>. <i>Tablet Magazine.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Croatia" class="extiw" title="wp:Religion in Croatia" rel="nofollow">Religion in Croatia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-croatcav-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-croatcav_7-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-croatcav_7-1">6.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croats_(military_unit)" class="extiw" title="wp:Croats (military unit)" rel="nofollow">Croats (military unit)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illyria" class="extiw" title="wp:Illyria" rel="nofollow">Illyria</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">John Wilkes (1995). <i>The Illyrians</i>. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-631-19807-9.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Edward Gibbon; John Bagnell Bury; Daniel J. Boorstin (1995). <i>The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire</i>. New York: Modern Library. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-679-60148-7.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/97/">Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian</a>. UNESCO.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.croatiatraveller.com/central%20dalmatia/Solin.htm">Roman ruins of Salona at Solin</a>. <i>Croatia Traveller.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bhis-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-bhis_13-0">12.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-bhis_13-1">12.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Croatia/History#ref43554">Croatia: History</a>. <i>Britannica.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Antun Ivandija (April 1968). "Pokrštenje Hrvata prema najnovijim znanstvenim rezultatima" [Christianization of Croats according to the most recent scientific results]. Bogoslovska Smotra (in Croatian). University of Zagreb, Catholic Faculty of Theology. 37 (3–4): 440–444. ISSN 0352-3101.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian%E2%80%93Venetian_wars" class="extiw" title="wp:Croatian–Venetian wars" rel="nofollow">Croatian–Venetian wars</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Zara" class="extiw" title="wp:Siege of Zara" rel="nofollow">Siege of Zara</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_of_Croatia" class="extiw" title="wp:Tomislav of Croatia" rel="nofollow">Tomislav of Croatia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_II_of_Croatia" class="extiw" title="wp:Stephen II of Croatia" rel="nofollow">Stephen II of Croatia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Ladislav Heka (October 2008). "Hrvatsko-ugarski odnosi od sredinjega vijeka do nagodbe iz 1868. s posebnim osvrtom na pitanja Slavonije" [Croatian-Hungarian relations from the Middle Ages to the Compromise of 1868, with a special survey of the Slavonian issue]. Scrinia Slavonica (in Croatian). Hrvatski institut za povijest – Podružnica za povijest Slavonije, Srijema i Baranje. 8 (1): 152–173. ISSN 1332-4853.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gvozd_Mountain" class="extiw" title="wp:Battle of Gvozd Mountain" rel="nofollow">Battle of Gvozd Mountain</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Personal_union">Personal union</a>. <i>Europa Universalis 4 Wiki.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Mohacs">Battle of Mohács</a>. <i>Britannica.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Military_Frontier" class="extiw" title="wp:Croatian Military Frontier" rel="nofollow">Croatian Military Frontier</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Ivo Banac; (1984) <i>The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics</i> p. 43; Cornell University Press, ISBN 0801416752</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapters/croats-habsburg-monarchy">The Croats in the Habsburg Monarchy</a>. <i>World of the Hapsburgs.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Frucht, Richard C. (2005). <i>Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture</i>. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6. p. 422–423</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.isp.hr/en/program-znanstvenog-rada/vojnicki-zivot/">MILITARY LIFE AND WARRIOR IMAGES IN THE CROATIAN BORDER TERRITOY FROM 16th CENTURY TO 1918</a>. <i>Croatian Institute of History.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Frucht, Richard C. (2004). <i>Eastern Europe: an introduction to the people, lands, and culture</i>. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6. p. 457.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Croatia_(Habsburg)#17th_and_18th_centuries" class="extiw" title="wp:Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)" rel="nofollow">Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg) § 17th and 18th centuries</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-crogs-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-crogs_30-0">29.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-crogs_30-1">29.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/hr-history-04.htm">Habsburg Croatia</a>. <i>Global Security.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapters/friend-or-foe-positions-southern-slavs-first-world-war">Friend or foe? The positions of the southern Slavs in the First World War</a>. <i>World of the Hapsburgs.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker, Spencer; Priscilla Mary Roberts (2005). World War I: encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 1286. ISBN 978-1-85109-420-2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-yugogs-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-yugogs_33-0">32.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-yugogs_33-1">32.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-yugogs_33-2">32.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/hr-history-05.htm">Croatia in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia</a>. <i>Global Security.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-radic-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-radic_34-0">33.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-radic_34-1">33.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/radic_cuvalo0.html">Stjepan Radic: His life, his party, his politics</a>. <i>Croatian History.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-35">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.yuhistorija.com/yug_first_txt01c2.html">Croatian MPs assassinated in the People’s Assembly: June 20, 1928</a>. <i>YU Historija</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wwiigs-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wwiigs_36-0">35.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wwiigs_36-1">35.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-wwiigs_36-2">35.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/hr-history-06.htm">Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska, or NDH)</a>. <i>Global Security.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-37">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Yugoslavia" class="extiw" title="wp:Invasion of Yugoslavia" rel="nofollow">Invasion of Yugoslavia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-crohol-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-crohol_38-0">37.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-crohol_38-1">37.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/croatia-in-ww2.html">The Forgotten Atrocities of a Fascist Puppet State-Croatia in WW2</a>. <i>War History Online.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-39">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Phayer, Michael (2000). <i>The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930–1965</i>. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253337252. p. 31.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jase-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-jase_40-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/jasenovac">Jasenovac</a>. <i>United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-41">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Yeomans, Rory (2015). The Utopia of Terror: Life and Death in Wartime Croatia. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781580465458. p. 178</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-42">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Breitman, Richard; Goda, Norman J. W.; Naftali, Timothy; Wolfe, Robert (2005). <i>U.S. Intelligence and the Nazis</i>. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-61794-9. p. 215–216.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-43">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/ante-pavelic-croatian-war-criminal-2136202">Ante Pavelic, Croatian War Criminal</a>. <i>ThoughtCo.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-44">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Goldstein, Ivo (1999). Croatia: A History. C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 9781850655251. p. 158</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-titogs-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-titogs_45-0">44.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-titogs_45-1">44.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/hr-history-07.htm">Communist Yugoslav Croatia</a>. <i>Global Security.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-46">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tanner, Marcus (2001). Croatia : a nation forged in war (2nd ed.). New Haven; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09125-7. p. 207</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-47">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-croatia-anniversary-serbia/twenty-years-on-croatia-celebrates-end-of-war-as-serbia-mourns-idUSKCN0QA1MS20150805">Twenty years on, Croatia celebrates end of war as Serbia mourns</a>. <i>Reuters.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-48">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/27/world/serb-led-presidency-drafts-plan-for-new-and-smaller-yugoslavia.html?ref=croatia">Serb-Led Presidency Drafts Plan For New and Smaller Yugoslavia</a>. <i>New York Times.</i> December 1991.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-49">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Zanotti, Laura (2011). <i>Governing Disorder: UN Peace Operations, International Security, and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era</i>. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-03761-5. p. 111</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-50">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Dubrovnik" class="extiw" title="wp:Siege of Dubrovnik" rel="nofollow">Siege of Dubrovnik</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-51">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_plan" class="extiw" title="wp:Vance plan" rel="nofollow">Vance plan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-52">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Storm" class="extiw" title="wp:Operation Storm" rel="nofollow">Operation Storm</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-53">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/Croatia.htm">IMPUNITY FOR ABUSES COMMITTED DURING "OPERATION STORM"</a>. <i>Human Rights Watch.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-54">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://balkaninsight.com/2019/06/19/compensation-comes-late-for-rape-survivors-of-balkan-wars/">Compensation Comes Late for Rape Survivors of Balkan Wars</a>. <i>Balkan Insight.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-55">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Soldo S, Puntarić D, Petrovicki Z, Prgomet D (February 1999). "Injuries caused by antipersonnel mines in Croatian Army soldiers on the East Slavonia front during the 1991–1992 war in Croatia". Military Medicine. 164 (2): 141–4. doi:10.1093/milmed/164.2.141. PMID 10050574.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-56">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/inline_images/Croatia.pdf">Croatia Period of democratic transition: 1999–2000</a>. <i>Freedom house.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-57">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/croatia_en">European Neighbourhood Policy And Enlargement Negotiations: Croatia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-58">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/34842-nato">Croatia Marks 10 Years of NATO Membership</a>. <i>Total Croatia News.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-59">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Croatia" class="extiw" title="wp:President of Croatia" rel="nofollow">President of Croatia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-60">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Parliament" class="extiw" title="wp:Croatian Parliament" rel="nofollow">Croatian Parliament</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-61">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://balkaninsight.com/2020/02/17/croatia-seen-backsliding-on-corruption-since-eu-accession/">Croatia Seen Backsliding on Corruption since EU Accession</a>. <i>Balkan Insight.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gancor-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-gancor_62-0">61.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-gancor_62-1">61.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ganintegrity.com/portal/country-profiles/croatia/">Corruption in Croatia</a>. <i>GAN Integrity.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hdzden-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hdzden_63-0">62.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hdzden_63-1">62.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hdzden_63-2">62.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://balkaninsight.com/2017/11/24/selective-amnesia-croatia-s-holocaust-deniers-11-16-2017/">Selective Amnesia: Croatia’s Holocaust Deniers</a>. <i>Balkan Insight.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-64">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/11/20/5125158/simunic-fascist-salute-croatia">Croatia national team player leads fans in controversial salute: Patriotism, or hate speech?</a> <i>SB Nation.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-65">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_genocide_of_Serbs_in_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia#Croatian_Wikipedia" class="extiw" title="wp:Denial of genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia" rel="nofollow">Denial of genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia § Croatian Wikipedia</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div role="navigation" aria-labelledby="Nations_of_the_world-navigationbox" class="toccolours" style="clear:both; margin:0.5em 3.5%; text-align:center;"> <div style="margin:0.15em; padding:0.1em; background:#ccccff; font-weight:bold;"><span id="Nations_of_the_world-navigationbox"><a href="/wiki/Nation" title="Nation">Nations</a> of the world</span> </div> <div class="hlist" style="font-size: 90%; margin: 0.15em 1.425em;"><span style="float:left;"><big><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa"><b>Africa</b></a>:</big></span><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> — <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> — <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> — <a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a> — <a href="/wiki/ESwatini" title="ESwatini">eSwatini</a> — <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> — <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> — <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a> — <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> — <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> — <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> — <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a> — <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> — <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> <p><span style="float:left;"><big><a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia"><b>Asia</b></a>:</big></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> — <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> — <a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a> — <a href="/wiki/Burma" title="Burma">Burma</a> — <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a> — <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> — <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> — <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> — <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> — <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> — <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> — <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> — <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> — <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> — <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> — <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> — <a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> — <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> — <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> — <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Palestine" title="Palestine">Palestine</a> — <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> — <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> — <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> — <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> — <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> — <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> — <a href="/wiki/Timor-Leste" title="Timor-Leste">Timor-Leste</a> — <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> — <a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a> — <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> — <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> — <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> <br /> </p><p><span style="float:left;"><big><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe"><b>Europe</b></a>:</big></span> <a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> — <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> — <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a> — <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> — <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> — <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> — <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a> — <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Croatia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> — <a href="/wiki/Czechia" title="Czechia">Czechia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> — <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> — <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> — <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> — <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> — <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> — <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> — <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> — <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> — <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> — <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> — <a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a> — <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> — <a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> — <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> — <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> — <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> — <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> — <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> — <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> — <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> — <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> — <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> (<a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>) — <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> <br /> </p><p><span style="float:left;"><big><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America"><b>North America</b></a>:</big></span> <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> — <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a> — <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> — <a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a> — <a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a> — <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> — <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a> — <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> — <a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> — <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a> — <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (<a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>) <br /> </p><p><span style="float:left;"><big><a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania"><b>Oceania</b></a>:</big></span> <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a> — <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> — <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> — <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> — <a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a> <br /> </p><p><span style="float:left;"><big><a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America"><b>South America</b></a>:</big></span><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> — <a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> — <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rapa_Nui" title="Rapa Nui">Rapa Nui</a>) — <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> — <a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands"><small>Malvinas</small></a>)— <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a> — <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> — <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a> — <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> <br /> </p><p><span style="float:left;"><big><b>Separatist or disputed</b>:</big></span><a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a> —<a href="/wiki/Catalonia" title="Catalonia">Catalonia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kurdistan" title="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Micronation" title="Micronation">Micronation</a> — <a href="/wiki/Northern_Cyprus" title="Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a> — <a href="/wiki/Sealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Sealand">Sealand</a> — <a href="/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a> — <a href="/wiki/South_Ossetia" title="South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a> — <a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a> — <a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> </p> <span style="float:left;"><big><b>Historical</b>:</big></span><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">Ancient Egypt</a> — <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Congo" title="Belgian Congo">Belgian Congo</a> — <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> — <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate States of America</a> — <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a> — <a href="/wiki/French_colonial_empire" title="French colonial empire">French colonial empire</a> — <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a> — <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" title="Holy Roman Empire">Holy Roman Empire</a> — <a href="/wiki/Imperial_China" title="Imperial China">Imperial China</a> — <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hawai%CA%BBi" title="Kingdom of Hawaiʻi">Kingdom of Hawaiʻi</a> — <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> — <a href="/wiki/Rhodesia" title="Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a> — <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> — <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> — <a href="/wiki/Vichy_France" title="Vichy France">Vichy France</a> — <a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia" title="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a></div> </div>    </div></div><div class="printfooter">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Croatia&oldid=2674684">https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Croatia&oldid=2674684</a>"</div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:European_countries" title="Category:European countries">European countries</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Genocide" title="Category:Genocide">Genocide</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Genocide_denial" title="Category:Genocide denial">Genocide denial</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Member_states_of_the_European_Union" title="Category:Member states of the European Union">Member states of the European Union</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:NATO_member_states" title="Category:NATO member states">NATO member states</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Holocaust" title="Category:Holocaust">Holocaust</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="mw-navigation"> <h2>Navigation menu</h2> <div id="mw-head">  <nav id="p-personal" class="vector-menu" aria-labelledby="p-personal-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-personal-label"> <span>Personal tools</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="pt-anonuserpage">Not logged in</li><li id="pt-anontalk"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n">Talk</a></li><li id="pt-anoncontribs"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y">Contributions</a></li><li id="pt-createaccount"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Croatia" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory">Create account</a></li><li id="pt-login"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Croatia" title="You are encouraged to log in; however, it is not mandatory [o]" accesskey="o">Log in</a></li></ul> </div> </nav> <div id="left-navigation">  <nav id="p-namespaces" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs vectorTabs" aria-labelledby="p-namespaces-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-namespaces-label"> <span>Namespaces</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c">Page</a></li><li id="ca-talk"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Croatia" rel="discussion" title="Discussion about the content page [t]" accesskey="t">Talk</a></li></ul> </div> </nav>  <nav id="p-variants" class="vector-menu-empty emptyPortlet vector-menu vector-menu-dropdown vectorMenu" aria-labelledby="p-variants-label" role="navigation" > <input type="checkbox" class="vector-menu-checkbox vectorMenuCheckbox" aria-labelledby="p-variants-label" /> <h3 id="p-variants-label"> <span>Variants</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="menu vector-menu-content-list"></ul> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation">  <nav id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs vectorTabs" aria-labelledby="p-views-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-views-label"> <span>Views</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="ca-view" class="collapsible selected"><a href="/wiki/Croatia">Read</a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="collapsible"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e">Edit</a></li><li id="ca-history" class="collapsible"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h">Fossil record</a></li></ul> </div> </nav>  <nav id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu-empty emptyPortlet vector-menu vector-menu-dropdown vectorMenu" aria-labelledby="p-cactions-label" role="navigation" > <input type="checkbox" class="vector-menu-checkbox vectorMenuCheckbox" aria-labelledby="p-cactions-label" /> <h3 id="p-cactions-label"> <span>More</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="menu vector-menu-content-list"></ul> </div> </nav> <div id="p-search" role="search"> <h3 > <label for="searchInput">Search</label> </h3> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform"> <div id="simpleSearch"> <input type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search RationalWiki" title="Search RationalWiki [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput"/> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> <input type="submit" name="fulltext" value="Search" title="Search the pages for this text" id="mw-searchButton" class="searchButton mw-fallbackSearchButton"/> <input type="submit" name="go" value="Go" title="Go to a page with this exact name if it exists" id="searchButton" class="searchButton"/> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div id="mw-panel"> <div id="p-logo" role="banner"> <a title="Visit the main page" class="mw-wiki-logo" href="/wiki/Main_Page"></a> </div>  <nav id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu vector-menu-portal portal portal-first" aria-labelledby="p-navigation-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-navigation-label"> <span>Navigation</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="n-mainpage-description"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z">Main page</a></li><li id="n-recentchanges"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes in the wiki [r]" accesskey="r">Recent changes</a></li><li id="n-randompage"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Load a random mainspace article [x]" accesskey="x">Random page</a></li><li id="n-New-pages"><a href="/wiki/Special:NewPages">New pages</a></li><li id="n-All-logs"><a href="/wiki/Special:Log">All logs</a></li><li id="n-help"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="RTFM">Help</a></li></ul> </div> </nav>  <nav id="p-support" class="vector-menu vector-menu-portal portal" aria-labelledby="p-support-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-support-label"> <span>Support</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="n-Donate"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Site_support">Donate</a></li></ul> </div> </nav>  <nav id="p-community" class="vector-menu vector-menu-portal portal" aria-labelledby="p-community-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-community-label"> <span>Community</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="n-Saloon-bar"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Saloon_bar">Saloon bar</a></li><li id="n-To-do-list"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:To_do_list">To do list</a></li><li id="n-What-is-going-on.3F"><a href="/wiki/WIGO">What is going on?</a></li><li id="n-Best-of-RationalWiki"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Contents">Best of RationalWiki</a></li><li id="n-About-RationalWiki"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki">About RationalWiki</a></li><li id="n-Technical-support"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Technical_support">Technical support</a></li><li id="n-Mod-noticeboard"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki_talk:All_things_in_moderation">Mod noticeboard</a></li><li id="n-RMF-noticeboard"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki_talk:RationalMedia_Foundation">RMF noticeboard</a></li></ul> </div> </nav>  <nav id="p-Social media" class="vector-menu vector-menu-portal portal" aria-labelledby="p-Social media-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-Social media-label"> <span>Social media</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="n-Twitter"><a href="https://twitter.com/RationalWiki" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li><li id="n-Mastodon"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@rationalwiki" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a></li><li id="n-Facebook"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rationalwiki/226614404019306" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></li><li id="n-Discord"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Discord">Discord</a></li><li id="n-Reddit"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Reddit">Reddit</a></li></ul> </div> </nav>  <nav id="p-tb" class="vector-menu vector-menu-portal portal" aria-labelledby="p-tb-label" role="navigation" > <h3 id="p-tb-label"> <span>Tools</span> </h3>  <div class="body vector-menu-content">  <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"><li id="t-whatlinkshere"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Croatia" title="A list of all wiki pages that link here [j]" accesskey="j">What links here</a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Croatia" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k">Related changes</a></li><li id="t-specialpages"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q">Special pages</a></li><li id="t-print"><a href="javascript:print();" rel="alternate" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p">Printable version</a></li><li id="t-permalink"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&oldid=2674684" title="Permanent link to this revision of the page">Permanent link</a></li><li id="t-info"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Croatia&action=info" title="More information about this page">Page information</a></li></ul> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" role="contentinfo" > <ul id="footer-info" > <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 6 September 2024, at 20:12.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all content licensed as indicated by <a name="Copyright" href="//rationalwiki.org/wiki/RationalWiki:Copyrights">RationalWiki:Copyrights</a>. <br> For concerns on copyright infringement please see: <a name="Copyright infringement" href="//rationalwiki.org/wiki/RationalWiki:Copyright_violations">RationalWiki:Copyright violations</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places" > <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Privacy_policy" title="RationalWiki:Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:About" class="mw-redirect" title="RationalWiki:About">About RationalWiki</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimer"><a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:General_disclaimer" title="RationalWiki:General disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"><img src="/w/88x31.png" alt="CC-BY-SA 3.0, or any later version" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"/></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki_88x31.png" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" srcset="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki_132x47.png 1.5x, /w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki_176x62.png 2x" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"/></a></li> </ul> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </footer> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.174","walltime":"0.329","ppvisitednodes":{"value":2464,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":25525,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":7691,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":10,"limit":40},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":0,"limit":100},"unstrip-depth":{"value":0,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":32102,"limit":5000000},"timingprofile":["100.00% 129.359 1 -total"," 21.90% 28.336 2 Template:Reflist"," 8.39% 10.848 3 Template:Main"," 6.82% 8.818 1 Template:Countrybox"," 6.00% 7.761 1 Template:Nationbox"," 5.17% 6.687 17 Template:Wpl"," 4.95% 6.400 3 Template:Hatnote"," 4.23% 5.466 18 Template:Wpa"," 3.83% 4.949 2 Template:Cquote"," 3.68% 4.758 1 Template:Efn"]},"cachereport":{"origin":"apache5","timestamp":"20250225175815","ttl":86400,"transientcontent":false}}});mw.config.set({"wgBackendResponseTime":64,"wgHostname":"apache5"});});</script></body></html>