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| Bordered by Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia, Croatia is slightly smaller than Ireland and West Virginia. It has a varied landscape, ranging from lush valleys and fields in the east to forests in its interior and a long Adriatic Sea coastline dotted with hundreds of islands. The capital is Zagreb with a population of 1 million. In 2003 the population was 4.5 million. Main ethnic minorities are Serbs, Italians and Hungarians. Average monthly wage is $625. (AP, 6/23/03) In 2004 Earth’s deepest know hole, 1,693 feet, was found in the Velebit Mountains of Croatia. (SFC, 8/17/04, p.A6) |
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| Links: | Croatia Home page: http://www.hr/ CIA Factbook: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/hr.html#gov History: http://www.dalmatia.net/croatia/history/index.htm ICL: http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/law/hr__indx.html Tourist: www.htz.hr Yahoo: http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Croatia/ Zubrinic: http://www.hr/hrvatska/Croatia-HCS.html |