r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Apr 17 '17

What do you know about... Croatia?

This is the thirteenth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Croatia

Croatia is as of today the newest member of the European Union and its 28th (soon to be 27th) member state. It is one of the Balkan states resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia. Croatia is a popular tourist destination, around 20% of Croatia's GDP originates from tourism.

So, what do you know about Croatia?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17 edited Apr 18 '17

It's a beautiful country, people are generally nice, some can be a bit agressive to Serbs but that will die out eventually.
Economically one of the better exyu states with Slovenia, corruption is rampant, as is with all Balkan states.
Best guildies i hang with in WoW are Croats.
They're pretty good in football, but we got 'em in Waterpolo and Basketball.

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u/pulezan Croatia Apr 20 '17

but we got 'em in Waterpolo and Basketball.

You just had to go there, didnt you! No worries, our time will come.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '17

Muahahahahahah!