Along the north coast, Istrian and Krk wines are similar to those produced in neighbouring Italy, while further south in Dalmatia, Mediterranean-style red wines are the norm.There are more than 400,000 active sportspeople in Croatia.Croatian athletes competing at international events since Croatian independence in 1991 won 44 The governing sports authority in the country is the In the recognized minority languages and the most spoken Dragutin Pavličević, Povijest Hrvatske, Naklada Pavičić, Zagreb, 2007. sfn error: no target: CITEREF2017_Statistical_Yearbook_of_the_Republic_of_Croatia ( sfn error: no target: CITEREF2017_Statistical_Yearbook_of_the_Republic_of_Croatia ( sfn error: no target: CITEREF2018_Statistical_Yearbook_of_the_Republic_of_Croatia ( sfn error: no target: CITEREF2017_Statistical_Yearbook_of_the_Republic_of_Croatia ( It has a population size of approximately 4.19 million and covers a total area of 21,851 square miles. The Roman empire lasted until their final emperor, Julius Nepos, was killed in 480 AD, and by the 7th century AD Croatia's early history had ended with the invasion of the Avars. Its capital is Zagreb, located in the north. For a different pace, dive into the Adriatic's graveyard of vessels, clamber limestone cliffs or sail between 1200 islands. This prompted the Habsburgs to urge Orthodox By the 19th century, the Illyrian movement (an advocation for the unity of all Croatia declared its independence on October 29, 1918, and made the decision to join together with Under the new constitution a unitary state was proposed, and Croatia lost their autonomy as a country. The northern part of the country fell under the duchy of Pannonian Croatia, while the south became the duchy of Littoral Croatia. In the past five years, film production in Croatia produced up to five feature films and 10 to 51 short films, with an additional 76 to 112 TV films. Dalmatia takes up the southern portion of the country and much of its coast. In 2008, 47.6% of Croatia's primary energy production structure comprised use of natural gas (47.7%), crude oil (18.0%), fuel wood (8.4%), hydro power (25.4%) and other renewable energy sources (0.5%).

The least precipitation is recorded in the outer islands (Prevailing winds in the interior are light to moderate northeast or southwest, and in the coastal area, prevailing winds are determined by local area features. Croatia makes quite a splash. Istria is the peninsula in the north of the country and borders Italy. Austrian and Hungarian influence is visible in public spaces and buildings in the north and in the central regions, architecture found along coasts of Dalmatia and Istria exhibits Venetian influence.Besides the architecture encompassing the oldest artworks in Croatia, there is a long history of artists in Croatia reaching the Middle Ages. Roman survivors of this invasion retreated towards the coastline, and founded the modern city of Dubrovnik.

As of 2009Croatia is categorised as having established a very high level of human development in the Architecture in Croatia reflects influences of bordering nations. It has been a crossroads of influences from western culture and the east—ever since the schism between the Croatia has 95 professional theatres, 30 professional children's theatres, and 52 amateur theatres visited by more than 1.54 million viewers per year. By the late 1960's, Croatian's began demanding more civil rights, but were dismissed by Yugoslavian leaders. The military territories would become known as the By the 1860s, failure of the policy became apparent, leading to the The new constitution was opposed by the most widely supported national political party—the The political situation deteriorated further as Radić was assassinated in the With Allied support in logistics, equipment, training and air power, and with the assistance of The political aspirations of the Partisan movement were reflected in the Following the death of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito in 1980, the political situation in Yugoslavia deteriorated, with national tension fanned by the 1986 Following the end of the war, Croatia faced the challenges of post-war reconstruction, the return of refugees, advancing democratic principles, protection of human rights and general social and economic development. There are 166 cinemas with attendance exceeding 4.814 million.In 2010, 7,348 books and brochures were published, along with 2,676 magazines and 267 newspapers. Croatia declared its independence on October 29, 1918, and made the decision to join together with Slovenia and Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.