KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY-KNOW YOUR WORLD REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
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- 1. KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY-KNOW YOUR WORLD REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
- 2. Speaker:
- 3. Croatia is located in Southeastern Europe in a region that is known as the West Balkans. The western part of the country runs along the Adriatic Sea. Croatia has a diverse geography with beaches, mountains, and plains.
- 4. Country Quick Facts Full name: Republic of Croatia Population: about 4.5 million people (July 2014) Capital: Zagreb Largest city: Zagreb Official language: Croatian Major religion: Roman Catholic (86.3%) Life expectancy: Male- 73, Female- 80 Monetary unit: Croatian Kuna Main exports: transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels GNI per capita: $20,830
- 5. Croatian History in Brief Romans ruled the land today known as Croatia until the 5th century and there are still ruins around the country today Around the middle of the 7th century, Croat tribes arrived in the land Shortly after, they came under Frankish rule and much conversion to Christianity resulted, which is still evident today, with 90% of the population identifying as Catholic In 925, a king was crowned and Croatia the Kingdom was created The Kingdom of Croatia eventually merged with Hungary in the Middle Ages
- 6. History continued Croatia became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century until it fell in 1918 Croatia then became part of communist Titos Yugoslavia in the 1950s Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in June 1991 A civil war resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia and Croatia faced many casualties Croatia joined the European Union in 2013 Bombing of the coastal city of Dubrovnik during the civil war in the 1990s
- 7. Language HELLO: Dobar dan GOODBYE: Dovidenja YES: Da NO: Ne THANK YOU: Hvala YOURE WELCOME: nema na emu PLEASE: Molim I LOVE YOU: Volim te HOW ARE YOU?: Kako si?
- 8. Government President- Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic Prime Minister- Zoran Milanovic Parliamentary democracy Voting age- 18 years old, 16 if employed President Grabar- Kitarovic (above), Prime Minister Milanovic (left)
- 9. Zagreb, the CapitalSt. Marks Church Old Town Dolac Market Main Square
- 10. Current issues Still some corruption in the government High unemployment rates Struggling to keep Foreign Direct Investment Protection of minorities such as Serbs and Roma Disagreements over territory claims with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
- 11. Economy Has been doing well economically despite being part of the communist Yugoslavia until 1991 and the damaging war that followed independence Became a member of the European Union in 2013 (newest member) Heavily relies on tourism, especially on its Adriatic Coast, which is 15% of the GDP (10 million foreign visitors/year) Major industries: shipbuilding, construction, petrochemicals, and food processing
- 12. Currency Croatian Kuna, Lipa (coins) Kuna is the Croatian word for marten, a ferret-like rodent 1 US Dollar= 6.77 Croatian Kuna
- 13. Traditional Clothing
- 14. Traditional dance
- 15. Traditional food Food varies depending on where you are in Croatia: the mainland or the coast The mainland dishes have Slavic, Hungarian, and Turkish influence, while the coast has more Mediterranean influence like from Italy and Greek, for example Pasta dishes and seafood are common along the coast Goulash and stew dishes are common in the mainland Popular dessert, fritule, is like little donut holes with powdered-sugar on top
- 16. Fun facts The necktie was created in Croatia in the 17th century The first ball-point pen was invented in Croatia There is hardly any security outside the government buildings, such as the parliament building, in Zagreb, Croatia Croatia has over 1,000 islands! Even though he was ethnically Serbian, Nikola Tesla, the famous scientist and inventor, was born in a small village in Croatia The dog breed Dalmatian, got its name from Dalmatia, a south coastal region in Croatia The smallest town in the world, according to the Guiness World
- 17. Hum, Croatia Tesla City of Split on the Dalmatian Coast
- 18. Links https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/geos/hr.html http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europ e/hr.htm http://zagreb.usembassy.gov/ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries /croatia/
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