'Croatia' (), officially the 'Republic of Croatia' (''Republika Hrvatska'' ), is a country at the crossroads of the
Mediterranean,
Central Europe and the
Balkans. Its
capital is
Zagreb. Croatia borders with
Slovenia and
Hungary to the north,
Serbia to the east,
Bosnia and Herzegovina to the south and east,
Montenegro to the far south, and the
Adriatic Sea to the west. Croatia is a
candidate for
membership of the
European Union and
NATO.
History
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