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Croatia

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Croatian Government Information

• Government of the Republic of Croatia

• Central Bureau of Statistics
• Croatian National Bank
• Croatian Parliament
• Ministries Directory
• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
• National Library of Croatia (in Croatian only)
• President
• Prime Minister
• Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia

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Country Profiles

• BBC News Profile - Croatia
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - Croatia
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• European Union - Croatia
  The EU is a supernational union comprised of 27 member states. Croatia is a candidate country.
  • EUbusiness - Croatia
    Country profile, business guides, and business news from EUbusiness (an independent online business information service about the European Union).
  • EU Enlargement - Croatia
    Political and economic profile on EU enlargement candidate and potential candidate countries.
• FAO and Croatia
  Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
• Human Development Report on Croatia
  Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
• Human Rights Watch - Croatia
  Country background, news and reports related to human rights.
• IAEA - Croatia
  Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• IEA - Croatia
  Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• IMF - Croatia
  Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
• ITC - Croatia
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - Croatia
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• OHCHR - Croatia
  Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
• UNESCO Worldwide - Croatia
  Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
  • Croatian Commission for UNESCO (in Croatian, English site under construction)
    National office for Croatia.
  • UNESCO Communication & Information - Croatia
    Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
  • UNESCO Education Worldwide - Croatia
    Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Croatia
    A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
  • UNESCO World Heritage - Croatia
    Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
• UNFPA Country Profile - Croatia
  "The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Croatia
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
  • United Kingdom and the Western Balkans
    Information and UK policy on the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia).
• United Nations Country @ a Glance - Croatia
  Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
• United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Croatia
  Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
• United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Croatia
  "Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
• U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Croatia
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Croatia.
• U.S. Commercial Service - Croatia
  Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
• U.S. Department of Energy - Croatia
  Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
  • U.S. Department of Energy - Balkans
    Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration for the Balkans region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro).

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Articles and Databases

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
  Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Croatia" or "Yugoslavia" as the search terms.
  • National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
    Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
  • National Intelligence Council - Yugoslavia National Intelligence Estimates
    A collection of declassified estimative products released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) including documents on Yugoslavia, 1948-1990.
• Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
  Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
  • CrisisWatch Database
    Monthly bulletin of significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
• CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
  The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Croatia" or "Yugoslavia" as the search terms.
• Declassified Documents Reference System CU
  Search this database to find declassified documents related to Croatia and the former Yugoslavia.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
• Digital National Security Archive CU
  Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. Enter "Croatia" or "Yugoslavia" as the search terms.
• EUR-Lex
  Free database provides access to European Union treaties, legislation, case-law, parliamentary questions, legislative proposals, the Official Journal of the European Union, and the European Court Reports.
• Eurostat
  Statistical data and publications from the European Commission.
• Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
  An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
• Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
  "Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
• International Area Studies Europe CU
  Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Europe.
• International Area Studies General CU
  Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
• International Area Studies Statistics CU
  Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
• LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
  News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
• UNdata
  UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
• WDI Online CU
  World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.
• WHO/Europe Databases
  Databases of national health statistics and other data on the health situation in European countries.
• Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
  WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. The WITS database coverage is currently from 1/1/2004 to 6/30/2007 and is updated quarterly.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• Council of Europe and Croatia
  "Founded in 1949, the Council of Europe seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals." There are 47 member states.
  • Permanent Mission of Croatia to the Council of Europe
    Delegation of Croatia to the Council of Europe.
• Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Croatia
  The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
• Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Washington, DC
  Diplomatic representation of Croatia in the United States.
• Embassy of the United States in Zagreb, Croatia
  Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Croatia.
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Croatia
  Strategy, projects, fact sheet, and news about Croatia and the EBRD.
• NATO Partnership for Peace Country
  The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a programme of practical bilateral cooperation between individual Partner countries and NATO. It allows Partner countries to build up an individual relationship with NATO, choosing their own priorities for cooperation. There are 23 partner countries (including Croatia).
• Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations
  Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
• ReliefWeb - Croatia
  ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
• UNHCR - Croatia
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Croatia
  UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Croatia
  Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
• USAID - Croatia
  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) economic and humanitarian assistance programs.
• U.S. Department of State - Croatia
  U.S.-Croatian relations, diplomacy, and country background notes.
  • Background Notes - Croatia
    Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
• World Bank - Croatia
  World Bank data, projects, and research.
• World Trade Organization - Croatia
  Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

• UNAIDS - Croatia
  Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
• Western Balkans Programme to Fight HIV/AIDS - Croatia
  HIV/AIDS health education and training from Fondation PH: Partnerships in Health, a Swiss NGO.
• WHO - Croatia
  Information and statistics on the status of public health in Croatia from the World Health Organization (WHO).
• WHO/Europe
  Official site of the World Health Organization Europe (WHO/Europe).   
  • Country Information - Croatia
    Information, programs, and statistics about countries in Europe.
  • WHO/Europe - Croatia
    Country office for Croatia.

• Croatia: Security Assistance
  Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
• International Court of Justice (ICJ)
  ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ICJ "has a twofold role: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (Contentious cases ) and to give advisory opinions (Advisory proceedings) on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies."
  • 1999: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia and Montenegro)
• International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY) for the former Yugoslavia, United Nations
  ICTY, established by UN Security Council resolution 827, passed as a response to the serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991.
• International Crisis Group - Croatia
  Reports, briefings, and analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation in Croatia.
• NATO in the Balkans
  International assistance in providing security and stability in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  The OSCE is responsible for post-conflict elections, human rights and regional military stabilization. There are 56 participating states (including BiH).
  • OSCE Office in Zagreb
    The OSCE Office assists the Government of Croatia in the fields of conflict settlement, democratization, human rights and the rule of law.
    
• Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
  This initiative from the European Union is a comprehensive, long-term conflict prevention strategy for South Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).
• United Nations Civilian Police Support Group (UNPSG)
  January 1998-October 1998: "Established to continue monitoring the performance of the Croatian police in the Danube region, particularly with respect to the return of displaced persons, for a single nine-month period beginning on 16 January 1998 and ending on 15 October 1998. The Group took over policing tasks from the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium when that mission's mandate ended."
• United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO)
  March 1995-January 1996: "Established among other things to perform the functions envisaged in the ceasefire agreement of 29 March 1994; facilitate implementation of the economic agreement of 2 December 1994; monitor the crossing of military personnel, equipment, supplies and weapons over specified international borders; facilitate humanitarian assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina through the territory of Croatia; monitor the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula."
• United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP)
  February 1996-December 2002: "UNMOP was established in February 1996 to take over from the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO) the task of monitoring the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula, a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Following the successful completion of its mandate, the Mission was terminated on 15 December 2002."
• United Nations Protection Force Former Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR)
  February 1992-March 1995: "Initially established in Croatia to ensure demilitarization of designated areas. The mandate was later extended to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the delivery of humanitarian relief, monitor "no fly zones" and "safe areas". The mandate was later extended to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for preventive monitoring in border areas."
• United Nations Transitional Authority in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)
  January 1996-January 1998: "Established with military and civilian components to, among other things, supervise and facilitate demilitarization; monitor return of refugees; contribute to the maintenance of peace and security; establish a temporary police force; undertake tasks relating to civil administration and public services; organize elections; and undertake other activities relevant to the Basic Agreement. UNTAES concluded its mandate in January 1998, having accomplished its key objective of peacefully reintegrating Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium into Croatia."

• The Library Catalog, Chinook
  There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Croatia available in the collection.
  
  Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

  Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
  croatia or yugoslavia and econom*	croatia or yugoslavia and econom*
  croatia or yugoslavia and histor*	croatia or yugoslavia and histor*
  croatia or yugoslavia and politic*	croatia or yugoslavia and politic*
  croatia or yugoslavia (government publications only)	croatia or yugoslavia (government publications only)

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

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