Croatia is a beautiful, boomerang shaped country located in southern Europe. It has thousand islands, magnificent natural treasures, rich culture and traditions,. Every nation loves its country and calls it the most beautiful. Croatians, however call their state "Our Beautiful" ("Lijepa nasa"), which is also the title of the croatian national anthem. Croatia has created a unique spirit, and today is a full participant in European culture and science. Croatians are known as a hospitable nation, and their country by its deep blue and clean sea, fair prices, picturesque villages, all which makes Croatia a very pleasant holiday destination. Unforgettable national parks and many sunny days, impressive offer of autochthones food and wines among other things make it worthwhile to visit Croatia for a holiday. Croatia is a modern country with a combination of soft continenta l and Mediterranean climate.

The Croats settled in the Balkans in the early 7th century and formed two principalities: Dalmatia and Pannonia. The establishment of the Trpimirović dynasty ca 850 brought strengthening to the Dalmatian Croat Duchy, which together with the Pannonian principality became a Kingdom in 925 under King Tomislav.

In 1102, Croatia entered into a personal union with the Hungarian Kingdom. After the 1526 Battle of Mohács the "reliquiae reliquiarum" (remnants of the remnants) of Croatia became a part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1527.

It was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, from 1918-1929, and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, from 1929-1941.

In 1941-1945 an Axis puppet known as the Independent State of Croatia was set up, and after the victory of the Allies, Croatia became a republic within the Yugoslavia.

In 1991 Croatia declared independence and a bitter and costly war was fought by the Croatian government against the invading Serb-led Yugoslav People's Army, Serbian paramilitary forces and rebel Serbs. Later the war mutated into a conflict between independent Croatia and the rebel Serbs, with the support of Serbia proper. The war came to an end with signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995.