croatia
DESCRIPTION
CROATIA. by Nenad Pintarić, 8.a & Luka Krištofić, 8.a. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. Croatia is located between south-central Europe and middle Europe n eighbours : Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. POPULATION. around 4 400 000 people live here - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CROATIA
by Nenad Pintarić, 8.a &
Luka Krištofić, 8.a
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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
• Croatia is located between south-central Europe and middle Europe
• neighbours : Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
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POPULATION
• around 4 400 000 people live here• the number of people is getting smaller• almost 1 000 000 people live in capital city
Zagreb
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CLIMATE
• continental climate prevails in the north of Croatia
• along the Adriatic coast the climate is Mediterranean
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POLITICS
• since 1990, Croatia is democratic republic
• president is Stjepan Mesić, head of state
• his official residence is Predsjednički dvori
• the Croatian government is headed by the Prime minister Ivo Sanader
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CULTURE
Croatian culture is the result of a fourteen centuries-long history which has seen the development of many cities and monuments
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CULTURE
it is a birthplace of a number of historical figures included among the notable people are three Nobel prize winners, and numerous inventors
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DEMOGRAPHICS
• the population of Croatia has been stagnating over the last decade. During the 1991-1995 war, large sections of the population were displaced and emigration increased
• the natural growth rate of the population is currently negative
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HISTORY
the Croatians settled on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian lands in early 7th century, forming two principalities, Dalmatia and Pannonia
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HISTORY
Croatia was recognized on January 15, 1992 by the European Union and the United Nations. The first country that recognized Croatia , was Iceland on December 19, 1991
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ECONOMY
• Croatian economy has a stable market economy
• the industrial sector is dominated by shipbuilding, food processing and the chemical industry
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ECONOMY
• of particular concern is the backlogged judiciary system combined with inefficient public administration, especially issues of land ownership and corruption
• the country has been preparing for membership in the European Union, its most important trading partner
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SPORT
• most popular sports in Croatia : football, handball, basketball, water polo and tennis
• with a small number of population,Croatia is very good in sport
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FOOTBALL
the Croatian national football team finished third in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Davor Šuker won the Golden Boot as the top goal scorer
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FOOTBALL
two main teams in Croatia are FC Dinamo Zagreb with between 33% and 36% of the population supporting them and FC Hajduk Split with about 25%of supporters
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HANDBALL
members of Croatian national handball team were world champions in 2003 and two time Olympic winners - in 1996 and 2004
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HANDBALL
Ivano Balić is considered to be the best handball player in the world. HC Zagreb was a two time European champion and HC Bjelovar won the same championship once.
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CROATIA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ON THE EARTH!
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LITERACY
LITERACY : Wikipedia Encyclopedia Džeba – Mardešić - Way to go 5