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Croatia ~ Celebrating Life (Lijepa Naša Hrvatska)

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• published: 12 Feb 2012
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Croatia, the pearl of Europe, is the land of : - proud and hospitable people - rich and proud history - antique culture built on mediterranean, middle-european and oriental influences - exotic foklore - perfect combination of ancient traditions and modern way of life - beautiful girls and men - top athletes - excellent food and drinks - well preserved nature - rich and diverse wildlife - crystal clear sea - more than 1200 islands - snowy mountains - fruitful plains - genes of stone and the sea in veins Republic of Croatia + Bosnia and Herzegovina + Bay of Kotor + Vojvodina (Syrmia, Bačka) = Croatian Homeland " When God created Earth, he also created all the nations and he gave piece of land to each of it. After he gave all the land to the nations he thought that he finished the job, but then he heard a small voice. " O Father, forgive us, but we don´t have any land, we don´t have any place to go, we are poor and homeless ", the voice said. " Who are you?", God asked. " We are Croats", voice answered. Then God remembered that he forgot to give some land to the Croats. " Oh, Croats, I gave all the land to the nations, but I have left something special, the most beautiful part of Earth for myself to rest there, but since you have no land, I shall give it to you. " And He gave that land to Croats and they named that land Croatia. That is the legend how Croats got their land, the most beautiful country in the world. " Croatia is a country in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean. Croatian capital is Zagreb, called "Little Vienna". Croats are an ancient Iranian nation that was later slavicised. Croats came to the eastern shore of Adriatic Sea at the beginning of the 7th century, they populated the area of about 120 000 km2 (territory of today's Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and parts of Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) and established their independant kingdom that was very strong and rich during the Middle Ages. Its unique position on the crossroads of great civilisations and empires has determined its political and military history and very diverse culture. Croats call their homeland Lijepa Naša - Our Beautiful. The nation states of Croats are Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Republic of Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. Croatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands. Croats are very proud and hospitable people with old, rich and unique culture and heritage. For centuries they defended Europe from invasions from the east. Croatian nation prides itself in its cultural, artistic and scientific contributions to the world, as well as in its cuisine, wines, sporting achievements and heroic military history. Croatian national colours are red, white and blue. Many Croats also live in diaspora outside of Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Few million Croatian émigrés and their descendants live all around the world, on every continent, from Alaska to New Zealand. All together there is about 9 500 000 Croats in the world.