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The flag of Croatia is one of the state symbols of 

Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal 

stripes in colours red, white and blue. In the middle 

is the coat of arms of Croatia.

Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Slovenia in the 

northwest, Hungary in the northeast, Bosnia and 

Herzegovina and Montenegro in the southeast and 

Serbia in the east. Its coastal boundary with Adriatic 

Sea is in the southwest. In fact, it has the longest 

coastline in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea. 

The total area of the country is 56,594 sq. km, with 

620 sq.   km of water area, it is the 127th largest 

country of the world. The capital city Zagreb is also 

the largest city of the country.

Our beautiful homeland,

O so fearless and gracious.

Our fathers' ancient glory,

May you be blessed forever.

Dear, you are our only glory,

Dear, you are our only one,

Dear, we love your plains,

Dear, we love your mountains.

Drava, Sava, keep on flowing,

Danube, do not lose your vigour,

Deep blue sea, tell the world,

That a Croat loves his homeland.

Whilst his fields are kissed by sunshine,

Whilst his oaks are whipped by wild winds,

Whilst his dear ones go to heaven,

Whilst his live heart beats.

Lijepa naša domovino,

Oj junačka zemljo mila,

Stare slave djedovino,

Da bi vazda sretna bila!

Mila, kano si nam slavna,

Mila si nam ti jedina.

Mila, kuda si nam ravna,

Mila, kuda si planina!

Teci Dravo, Savo teci,

Nit' ti Dunav silu gubi,

Sinje more svijetu reci,

Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi.

Dok mu njive sunce grije,

Dok mu hrašće bura vije,

Dok mu mrtve grobak krije,

Dok mu živo srce bije!

The official flower of the Republic of Croatia is Iris 

(perunika in Croatian; you can see Iris Croatica, photo 

from the Botanical Garden, Zagreb):

Ruggiero_Giuseppe_Boscovich Ruggiero Giuseppe 

Boscovich

Biography of Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich: 1711 - Born 

on May 18th in the Republic of Ragusa. A Dalmatian 

Jesuit and well-known Croatian mathematician, 

astronomer, and natural philosopher.1725 - Ruggiero 

Giuseppe Boscovich entered the novitiate of the Society 

of Jesus in Rome.1755-1758 - Ruggiero Giuseppe 

Boscovich wrote 'De litteraria expeditione per 

Pontificam ditionem' and 'Theoria philosophiae'.

Biography of Janko Bobetko: 1919 - The 

birth year of Janko Bobetko. Janko Bobetko 

was a Croatian army general.1941 - Janko 

Bobetko joined first antifascist unit in 

occupied Europe - First Sisak partisan 

company.1941-1945 - Bobetko fought in 

partisan resistance movement.        - Janko 

Bobetko was heavily wounded at Dravograd in 

Slovenia, but survived to become a Yugoslav 

People's Army officer.

 Miroslav_Krleza Miroslav Krleza

Biography of Miroslav Krleza: 1893 - Born in 

Croatia's capital Zagreb on the 7th of 

July.1912 - Miroslav Krleza defected for Serbia 

as a volunteer for the Serbian army, but was 

dismissed as a suspected spy.1918 - Member of 

the Yugoslav Communist Party, Miroslav Krleza 

was expelled because of his unorthodox views 

on art, among other political reasons.

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