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List of diplomatic relations of Croatia

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The following is a list of countries which Croatia has established diplomatic relations with since the declaration of independence by the Croatian Parliament on 25 June 1991.[1]

Countries which Croatia has diplomatic relations with
Red: Croatia; blue: states Croatia has diplomatic relations with; grey: states Croatia has no diplomatic relations with

History edit

See also: Independence of Croatia

Croatia and Slovenia declared independence from the SFR Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. On the next day, the newly independent countries mutually recognised each other.

At the time of dissolution of Yugoslavia, dissolution of the Soviet Union was happening as well. Ukraine and Baltic states, first of them being Lithuania, recognised Croatia in 1991. However, Ukraine was at the time only partially recognised. Despite that, Ukraine has been the first UN member state to recognise Croatia.

The international community did not immediately recognise the dissolution of Yugoslavia or the independence of its constituent republics, and during 1991 the Croatian War of Independence started.

Two countries that prevailed in diplomatic efforts for the international recognition of Croatia were the Holy See and Germany. Vatican diplomacy, as the world's first, announced on October 3, 1991 that it was working on the Croatian international recognition.[2]

Iceland recognised Croatian independence on 19 December 1991.[3] On the same day, Germany announced its intention to recognise Croatia which was to come into effect on 15 January 1992. Italy, Sweden and the Holy See also announced their intention of recognition. Holy See recognised Croatia on 13 January, and San Marino on 14 January 1992.

On 15 January 1992, Croatia was recognised by all 12 members of the European Economic Community (the predecessor of the European Union) as well as by Austria, Canada, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Malta, Norway and Switzerland. By the end of January 1992, Croatia was recognised by 44 countries. Therefore, 15 January is celebrated in Croatia as the Day of International Recognition.

Russia recognised Croatia in February, Japan in March, the United States in April, and India in May 1992.

At the session of the United Nations General Assembly held on 22 May 1992, which was chaired by Saudi ambassador Sinan Shihabi, Croatia was, alongside Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, admitted to the membership of the United Nations. Croatia's UN delegation was led by the Croatian President Franjo Tuđman. After a solemn session, United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali sent delegations from the new UN members states to the main entrance of the UN headquarters, where Croatian, Slovenian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian flags were erected on the masts. Many diplomats and thousands of Croatian emigrants attended flag hoisting ceremony.[4]

By 31 December 1995, Croatia was recognised by 124 countries.[5] On 9 September 1995, Croatia and FR Yugoslavia concluded a Mutual Reconciliation Agreement which included mutual recognition, and established diplomatic relations on 23 August 1996.[6] Among them are all G20 member states that recognized Croatia.

Chronology edit

Chronological review of countries having established diplomatic relations with Croatia:[7]

Country Date
1   Germany 15 January 1992
2   Austria 15 January 1992
3   Italy 17 January 1992
4   Hungary 18 January 1992
5   Sweden 29 January 1992
6    Switzerland 30 January 1992
7   Denmark 1 February 1992
8   Portugal 3 February 1992
9   Liechtenstein 4 February 1992
10   Slovenia 6 February 1992
–   Holy See 8 February 1992
11   Netherlands 11 February 1992
12   Australia 13 February 1992
13   Latvia 14 February 1992
14   Ukraine 18 February 1992
15   Finland 19 February 1992
16   Norway 20 February 1992
17   New Zealand 25 February 1992
18   Estonia 2 March 1992
19   Spain 9 March 1992
20   Belgium 10 March 1992
21   Paraguay 13 March 1992
22   Lithuania 18 March 1992
23   Macedonia 30 March 1992
24   Poland 11 April 1992
25   Argentina 13 April 1992
26   Chile 15 April 1992
27   Iran 18 April 1992
28   France 24 April 1992
29   Luxembourg 29 April 1992
30   Malaysia 4 May 1992
31   People's Republic of China 13 May 1992
32   Russia 25 May 1992
33   United Arab Emirates 23 June 1992
34   United Kingdom 24 June 1992
35   Morocco 26 June 1992
36   Iceland 30 June 1992
37   Malta 30 June 1992
38   India 9 July 1992
39   Sudan 17 July 1992
40   Greece 20 July 1992
41   Moldova 20 July 1992
42   Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 July 1992
43   United States 11 August 1992
44   Bulgaria 13 August 1992
45   Albania 25 August 1992
46   Turkey 26 August 1992
47   Romania 29 August 1992
48   Indonesia 3 September 1992
49   Thailand 9 September 1992
50   Cuba 23 September 1992
51   Belarus 25 September 1992
52   Egypt 1 October 1992
53   Algeria 15 October 1992
54   Kazakhstan 20 October 1992
55   South Korea 18 November 1992
56   South Africa 19 November 1992
57   Singapore 23 November 1992
58   Bolivia 26 November 1992
59   North Korea 30 November 1992
60   Qatar 5 December 1992
61   Mexico 6 December 1992
62   Guatemala 22 December 1992
–   Sovereign Military Order of Malta 22 December 1992[8]
63   Brazil 23 December 1992
64   Czech Republic 1 January 1993[a]
65   Slovakia 1 January 1993[a]
66   Nigeria 7 January 1993
67   Peru 12 January 1993
68   Yemen 17 January 1993
69   Bahrain 18 January 1993
70   Tunisia 18 January 1993
71   Georgia 1 February 1993
72   Cyprus 4 February 1993
73   Venezuela 8 February 1993
74   San Marino 11 February 1993
75   Ghana 17 February 1993
76   Philippines 25 February 1993
77   Japan 5 March 1993
78   Mongolia 10 March 1993
79   Canada 14 April 1993
80   Uruguay 4 May 1993
81   Sao Tome and Principe 23 May 1993
82   Tanzania 2 July 1993
83   Togo 20 December 1993
84   Western Samoa 8 March 1994
85   Jordan 29 June 1994
86   Vietnam 1 July 1994
87   Pakistan 20 July 1994
88   Cape Verde 19 August 1994
89   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 October 1994
90   Kuwait 8 October 1994
91   Angola 16 November 1994
92   Lebanon 5 December 1994
93   Azerbaijan 26 January 1995
94   Ireland 27 January 1995
95   Uzbekistan 6 February 1995
96   Colombia 25 April 1995
97   Andorra 28 April 1995
98   Burkina Faso 18 May 1995
99   Saudi Arabia 8 June 1995
100   Zambia 20 September 1995
101   Ethiopia 17 October 1995
102   Ivory Coast 17 October 1995
103   Costa Rica 19 October 1995
104   Guinea-Bissau 19 October 1995
105   Afghanistan 3 January 1996
106   Belize 23 January 1996
107   Ecuador 22 February 1996
108   Laos 4 March 1996
109   Nicaragua 29 March 1996
110   Panama 12 June 1996
111   Turkmenistan 2 July 1996
112   Armenia 8 July 1996
113   Mozambique 23 August 1996
114   FR Yugoslavia 9 September 1996
115   Cambodia 10 September 1996
116   Jamaica 9 October 1996
117   Kyrgyzstan 23 December 1996
118   Sri Lanka 14 February 1997
119   Maldives 8 April 1997
120   Oman 30 June 1997
121   Barbados 11 July 1997
122   Fiji 14 July 1997
123   El Salvador 24 July 1997
124   Syria 29 August 1997
125   Mauritius 3 September 1997
126   Israel 4 September 1997
127   Seychelles 30 September 1997
128   Senegal 1 October 1997
129   Papua New Guinea 5 December 1997
130   Guinea 8 December 1997
131   Saint Lucia 10 December 1997
132   Suriname 17 December 1997
133   Bangladesh 18 December 1997
134     Nepal 6 February 1998
135   Brunei 1 May 1998
136   Namibia 22 June 1998
137   Gambia 16 October 1998
138   Lesotho 6 November 1998
139   Malawi 13 November 1998
140   Zimbabwe 12 February 1999
141   Uganda 10 March 1999
142   Tajikistan 1 April 1999
143   Eritrea 4 June 1999
144   Antigua and Barbuda 15 June 1999
145   Comoros 29 June 1999
146   Myanmar 3 September 1999
147   Chad 17 September 1999
148   Honduras 20 September 1999
149   Federated States of Micronesia 29 September 1999
150   Haiti 15 October 1999
151   Libya 30 March 2000
152   Vanuatu 18 April 2000
153   Grenada 19 May 2000
154   Nauru 4 December 2000
155   Dominican Republic 5 February 2001
156   Benin 26 March 2001
157   Mali 13 September 2001
158   Gabon 22 October 2001
159   Cameroon 18 October 2002
160   Timor-Leste 5 February 2003
161   Guyana 25 February 2003
162   Sierra Leone 23 July 2003
163   Mauritania 24 November 2004
164   Kenya 1 December 2004
165   Iraq 4 January 2005
166   Botswana 9 September 2005
167   Montenegro 7 July 2006
168   Madagascar 27 September 2006
169   Republic of the Congo 10 May 2007
170   Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 October 2007
171   Equatorial Guinea 19 October 2007
172   Monaco 14 December 2007
–   Kosovo 30 June 2008
173   Trinidad and Tobago 14 December 2011
174   Solomon Islands 18 April 2012
175   Dominica 30 April 2013
176   Palau 26 September 2015
177   Saint Kitts and Nevis 27 May 2016
178   Kiribati 26 August 2016
179   Bahamas 31 January 2017
180   Djibouti 22 May 2017
181   Rwanda 15 February 2018
182   Eswatini 5 April 2019
183   Marshall Islands 24 September 2019
184   Tuvalu 2 November 2020
185   Burundi 14 May 2021
186   South Sudan 16 November 2021[9]
187   Somalia 4 February 2022
188[10]   Central African Republic 18 September 2023
  1. ^ a b Predecessor state Czechoslovakia recognized Croatia on 16 January 1992.

No relations edit

Sovereign states which do not maintain diplomatic relations with Croatia:

See also edit

References edit

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  3. ^ Erceg, Artur. "Pravni fakultet Split - Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta u Splitu". www.pravst.unist.hr. Faculty of Law, University of Split.
  4. ^ "Hrvatska primljena u punopravno članstvo UN-a".
  5. ^ "Hrvatski memorijalno-dokumentacijski centar Domovinskog rata". www.centardomovinskograta.hr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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  8. ^ "MVPEI". Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  9. ^ Sudan, South (16 November 2021). "Diplomatic Relations Between Croatia and South Sudan as of 16 Nov. 2021". Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. ^ "https://twitter.com/MVEP_hr/status/1703843805537960169". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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