Republic of Croatia
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA INTRODUCTORY PART The Republic of Croatia is a European country, in geopolitical terms a Central European and Mediterranean country, and geographically located in the southern part of Central Europe and in the northern part of the Mediterranean. It borders Slovenia and Hungary in the north, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the east, Montenegro in the south, and a sea border in the west with Italy across the Adriatic Sea. The land area is 56,578 km², and the coastal sea area is 31,067 km², which ranks Croatia among the medium-sized European countries. The capital is Zagreb, which is the political, cultural, scientific and economic center of the Republic of Croatia. During Croatian history, the most significant cultural influences came from the Central European and Mediterranean cultural circle. The history of Croatia in the present area dates from the 7th century, ie from 626, when the Croatian people subjugated the Roman provinces of Dalmatia, Pannonia and Illyricum and founded two independent principalities: Pannonian and Coastal Croatia. Adriatic Croatia, next to the Frankish Kingdom, is the first permanent and organized state in Central Europe. During the reign of the Trpimirović dynasty, Croatia became a single principality. June 7, 876, during the reign of Prince Branimir for the first time and an independent state. In 925, under the leadership of King Tomislav, Croatia became a kingdom. The last Croatian king was Petar Snačić, and after him Croatia entered into a personal union with Hungary on the basis of a treaty known as the Pacta conventa concluded in 1102.
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