Croatia by: Elijah buck

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2. Land and climate • Croatia is founded upon the eastern coast of the Adriatic sea • Very sunny in the summer • Snowy in the winter

3. History • Slavic people started to migrate along the eastern coast of the Adriatic sea • Croatians were united by a man named king tomislaw in 925. • In 1941 Croatians sided with the Germans in world war 2 so there people would not go to war and go to concentration camps

4. Population • About 4.3 million people live in Croatia • The actual number of Croatians is remained unknown because of the recent refugee situation • Croats form 78% of the population • Croatian Serbs are 12% of the population • Muslim, Hungarian, Yugoslav, and other small groups make up the rest of the population

5. Language • The language of Croatia is Croatian • Serb, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian languages are aloud to be used in education

6. Religion • 77% of all Croatians are catholic • 11.1% are Orthodox • 1% are Muslim • 4% are Atheist • 7.3% are other

7. Greetings • Croatians give handshakes like most other European countries • They say dobra dan for good day • Dobra jutro for good morning • Do vidjenja for until we meet again

8. Gestures • Hand movement is use commonly in conversations • People rub their index finger and there thumb for money

9. Commerce • Work hours usually start around 8 a.m. and end usually in the afternoon • Stores usually don’t close until 8p.m.

10. family • Rural families usually include two kids, two parents and grandparents • Urban families usually include only two parents and two kids

11. Education • There are four universities up in Croatia • There are three subjects that they are specialized in they are science, medicine and engineering

12. Health • People if they wish they can have there own private doctors • Healthcare is give to the people by the government for no fee