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Proper nounSingular Croatia Plural - Croatia
Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Croatia ( /kroʊˈeɪʃə/ (help·info); Croatian: Hr̀vātskā pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska listen (help·info)), is a country located in Southeastern Europe, at the crossroads of Western Europe, the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital (and largest city) is Zagreb. Croatia borders Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, and it has a sea border with Italy to the southwest The Croats arrived in the seventh century in what is Croatia today. They organized the state into two dukedoms. The first king, Tomislav I was crowned in AD 925 and Croatia was elevated into Kingdom. The Kingdom of Croatia retained its sovereignty for almost two centuries, reaching its peak during the rule of Kings Petar Krešimir IV and Zvonimir. Via "Pacta conventa", Croatia entered a personal union with Hungary in 1102. In 1526, the Croatian Parliament elected Ferdinand from the House of Habsburg to the Croatian throne. In 1918 Croatia declared independence from Austria-Hungary and joined the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as co-founder. During World War II, Nazis occupied Croatian territory and with the aid of Ustaše created the Independent State of Croatia. After the war Croatia became a founding member of Second Yugoslavia. On 25 June 1991 Croatia declared independence and became a sovereign state. Croatia is a high-income country as well as member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, NATO, the World Trade Organization, the Council of Europe, CEFTA, and is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2008–09 term. Croatia is also a candidate for membership of the European Union. Additionally, Croatia is a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean upon its establishment in 2008. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How can I send a text message from Canada to Croatia? Q. I am on Bell Mobility. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but everytime I try to text Croatia I get a text message from Bell telling me that it was an invalid number. Has anyone else succeeded in texting Croatia or another foreign country? Asked by MaRiNa! - Thu Jul 10 17:49:21 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. You should ensure that you are entering the country code and area code numbers. Some carriers require additional codes entered. It also may be due to blocked international calls (you may or may not have this service) on your plan or on your phone itself. There are also different online services that you can use to send text messages if you don't have a cell phone yourself. Answered by themaskedfalcon - Thu Jul 10 17:58:58 2008 How happy would you be if Croatia taught England another stiff lesson in their next WC qualifier? Q. I mean how would you feel if Croatia beat them by more than 2 goals? Asked by a - Mon Sep 8 10:06:17 2008 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments A. I will a bit glad.. But i know its going to happen anyways.. poor England.. They need to get their act together! :P Answered by udi - Mon Sep 8 12:44:39 2008 Can I fly directly from Canada to Croatia with a recently expired Croatian passport?
Q. I know it's possible to fly from the U.S. to Cro. with an expired Cro. passport, but does that go for Canada as well? When leaving Canada would it matter if my passport was expired as long as I'm able to legally enter Croatia with it? In other words, why would it mater to Canada that my passport is expired if I'm able to enter my destination with it legally? Asked by chinojan4 - Sat Sep 1 17:39:47 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. the airline employees are not supposed to let you fly international with an expired passport. Answered by tomtom - Sat Sep 8 16:49:47 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Croatia" See also:
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