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List of diplomatic relations of Croatia

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

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]

History

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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

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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  Central African Republic 18 September 2023
189  Liberia 26 September 2024
  1. ^ a b Predecessor state Czechoslovakia recognized Croatia on 16 January 1992.

No relations

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Sovereign states which do not maintain diplomatic relations with Croatia:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hrvatski sabor". www.sabor.hr. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. ^ "Tri rođendana: Svaki datum ima povijesno značenje za Hrvatsku".
  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.
  6. ^ Zlatko (2010-10-04). "ZAKON | O POTVRĐIVANJU SPORAZUMA O NORMALIZACIJI ODNOSA IZMEĐU REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE I SAVEZNE REPUBLIKE JUGOSLAVIJE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  7. ^ "Bilateral relations - Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  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.