Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country on the north western edge of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe, formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. Five countries border Croatia: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, and it shares a sea border with Italy. Its capital city is Zagreb.
Croatia became an independent state in 1991, after gaining its sovereignty from Yugoslavia.
Croatia, in earlier times, was influenced by many foreign countries like Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Croatian War of Independence was fought successfully for four years following the declaration. 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.
Being an extremely beautiful, scenic country, Croatia is again very popular as a tourist destination. Croatian is the official language of Croatia. The currency of Croatia is the Kuna.
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