It has a 932 km border with Croatia to the north and southwest, a 312 km border with Serbia to the east, and a 215 km border with Montenegro to the southeast.

Recently Croatia has opted to build a bridge to the Pelješac peninsula to connect the Croatian mainland with the exclave but Bosnia and Herzegovina has protested that it will close their way to international waters ( although Croatian territory and territorial waters surround Bosnian-Herzegovinan ones completely ) and has suggested that the bridge must be higher than 55 meters for free passage of all types of ships.

The government (), the main executive power of Croatia, is headed by the prime minister, who has four deputy prime ministers, three of whom also serve as government ministers.

Croatia has a three-tiered, independent judicial system governed by the Constitution of Croatia and national legislation enacted by the Sabor.

The government (), the main executive power of Croatia, is headed by the prime minister, who has four deputies, three of whom also serve as government ministers.

Croatia has a stable market economy accompanied by a strong and stable currency, the Kuna.

Croatia has 68 airports, five of which are international.

The country also has several airlines, of which the most notable is Croatia Airlines.

This means that the country has an IASA Category 1 rating and that Croatian air carriers are authorized to establish direct flights from Croatia to the US.

From the time of Napoleon and building the Louisiana road, the road transport in Croatia has significantly improved, topping most European countries.

Croatia already has a considerable highway density for a country that still has to cope with the consequences of Communism and the recent war.

As of 2006, Croatia has of roads.

Zagreb has the largest and most modern bus terminal in Croatia.

Croatia has several large seaports.

Croatia has had an uneven record in these areas between 1996 and 1999 during the right-wing HDZ government, inhibiting its relations with the European Union and the U. S. Improvement in these areas severely hindered the advance of Croatia's prospects for further Euro-Atlantic integration.

The OSCE mission in Croatia has continued to monitor the return of refugees and is still recording civil rights violations.

Croatia has established diplomatic relations with 174 countries.

Recently Croatia has opted to build a bridge to the Pelješac peninsula to connect the Croatian mainland with the exclave but Bosnia and Herzegovina has protested that it will close their way to international waters ( although Croatian territory and territorial waters surround Bosnian-Herzegovinan ones completely ) and has suggested that the bridge must be higher than 55 meters for free passage of all types of ships.

In some European countries ( e. g. Germany, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia or Denmark ) orthodontic treatment is available without charge to patients under 18 ( or for treatment to start at 16, such as Republic of Ireland and the UK ) as benefits for orthodontic treatment are provided under government-run health care systems.

In Yugoslavia, the people of Croatia were guaranteed free healthcare, free dental care, and secure pensions.

The politics of Croatia are defined by a parliamentary, representative democratic republic framework, where the Prime Minister of Croatia is the head of government in a multi-party system.

Under its 1990 constitution, Croatia operated a semi-presidential system until 2000 when it switched to a parliamentary system.

The legal system of Croatia is civil law, and along with the institutional framework, is strongly influenced by the legal heritage of Austria-Hungary.

That meeting in 2001 also saw the successful accession to the WTO of China and Chinese Taipei, which along with Estonia, Jordan, Georgia, Albania, Oman, Croatia, Lithuania and Moldova joined during Mr Moore's term bringing in the majority of the world's population within the rules-based trading system.

* Urbana sistem, a modern self-defense system developed in Croatia

After having enjoyed sales of almost 30, 000 ( this number cannot be confirmed as there is no system in Croatia to measure exact album sales, most figures are provided by record companies, therefore, there cannot be considered to be accurate ) for three Teen albums and after receiving the 2002 Porin prize, Claudia broke away from the Teens.

Legislatures using this system include those of Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay and Wales.

The President of Croatia (), officially styled the President of the Republic () represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and territorial integrity of the country.

The President of Croatia and the government cooperate in the area of foreign policy, and the president is the commander-in-chief of the Croatian armed forces while directing the operation of the Croatian security and intelligence system jointly with the government.

The President of Croatia, officially styled the President of the Republic () represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system and safeguards the independence and territorial integrity of the country.

In the Socialist Republic of Croatia, which was at the time a federal republic in Yugoslavia, a single-party system was in place.

The band's albums all officially became platinum although is no accurate system in Croatia to monitor number of record sales.

Titoism is a variant of Marxism – Leninism named after Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, primarily used to describe the specific socialist system built in Yugoslavia after its refusal of the 1948 Resolution of the Cominform, when the Communist Party of Yugoslavia refused to take further dictates from the Soviet Union. Today, Titoism is present in all the countries of the former Yugoslavia, especially in Serbia and Croatia.

During his term as prime minister, the Constitution of Croatia was amended, turning Croatia from a semi-presidential system to a parliamentary democracy and granting more power to the parliament and prime minister.

In February 1990 the SR Croatia parliament adopted amendments to the constitution which enabled a multi-party system.

On December 22, 1990, they rejected the communist single-party system and adopted a liberal-democratic Constitution of Croatia as the Republic of Croatia.

As of 2010, the following states have not extended diplomatic recognition to Croatia:

* Twins were born in June 2010 at the Zagreb Zoo in Zagreb, Croatia.

* Stjepan Mesić ( born 1934 ), born in Orahovica, attended Požega gymnasium, President of Croatia ( 2000 – 2010 )

Stjepan " Stipe " Mesić (; born 24 December 1934 ) is a Croatian politician who served as the second President of Croatia, 2000 to 2010.

Before his ten-year presidential term between 2000 and 2010 he held the posts of Speaker of the Croatian Parliament ( 1992 – 1994 ), Prime Minister of Croatia ( 1990 ), the last President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia ( 1991 ), Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement ( 1991 ), a judge in Našice and mayor of his home town of Orahovica.

He featured in the following 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victories against Andorra and Croatia.

In 2010, in addition to the 56 million Italians in Italy and 3, 000 in San Marino, Italian-speaking, autonomous groups are found in neighboring countries: about 500, 000 in Switzerland, a large, but undefined population in France, and smaller groups in Slovenia and Croatia, primarily in Istria and Dalmatia.

Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia since February 2010.

In March 2010, the Supreme Court of Croatia upheld Ademi's acquittal.

On 8 August 2010, one of Hancock's parliamentary aides, Russian national Ekaterina " Katia " Zatuliveter ( Екатерина Затуливетер ) and her friend were questioned at Gatwick Airport on returning from celebrating her 25th birthday in Croatia.

In 2010, Serbia won its first ever Davis Cup title, following the victories over United States ( 3 – 2 ), Croatia ( 4 – 1 ), Czech Republic ( 3 – 2 ), and France in the final match ( 3 – 2 ).

Wales lost 1 – 0 away to Montenegro in their opening game and, on 9 September 2010, John Toshack stood down as manager after being disappointed at previous results in 2010 against Croatia and the opening UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier.

On 9 September 2009, Capello successfully guided England to qualification to the 2010 World Cup following a 5 – 1 win at home to Croatia.

On 9 September 2009, Lampard struck twice in England's 5 – 1 win against Croatia which secured their place at 2010 World Cup.

After retiring from active football he worked as assistant manager of the Croatia national football team between 2006 and 2010, before being appointed manager of Red Star Belgrade in December 2010.

** Grand Prix from the World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2010

" Lukina jama " cave is 1421 m deep ( 2010 ), the deepest cave in Croatia and the deepest in southeast Europe.

* Silver Medalist, Recurve Men's Team, Archery World Cup, Porec, Croatia, 2010

In February 2010, Croatia manager Slaven Bilić made a guest appearance on the show, on a weekend when many Croatian players were in action for their clubs.

At the 2010 Davis Cup where Croatia had a first round clash with Ecuador, Karlovic defeated Nicolás Lapentti in five sets 6 – 2, 5 – 7, 6 – 7, 6 – 3, 6 – 4.

Nowadays the army concentrates on peace-keeping and peace-enforcing operations and has been involved in several operations ( in Lebanon between 1979 and 1985, and the former Yugoslavia ( Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Kosovo ) 1991-present, but also in Cambodia 1992 – 1994, Haiti 1995 – 1996, Cyprus 1998 – 1999, Eritrea and Ethiopia 2001, and most recent in Iraq 2003 – 2005, Afghanistan 2002 – 2010 and Chad 2008 – 2009 ).

Furious, Advocaat removed him from the squad altogether, although on 24 February 2010 he was recalled to the Belgium squad by Advocaat for the friendly against Croatia.