Republic of Croatia

State · 1992–2026 CE · at its largest around 1996 CE

A former Yugoslav republic on the Adriatic that declared independence in 1991 and fought a war against Serb forces until 1995. It joined NATO in 2009 and the European Union in 2013.

On its lands while it lasted

Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001 CE): A series of ethnic conflicts and wars of independence during the breakup of Yugoslavia, in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo and North Macedonia, that killed about 130,000 people.
Ljubljana (c. 1992 CE): Capital of Republic of Slovenia (1992–today).
Siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996 CE): Bosnian Serb forces besieged Sarajevo from April 1992 to February 1996, the longest siege of a capital city in modern warfare. Over 10,000 people were killed.