List of diplomatic relations of Croatia

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

See also: Independence of Croatia

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

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. Predecessor state Czechoslovakia recognized Croatia on 16 January 1992.

No relations

Sovereign states which do not maintain diplomatic relations with Croatia:

•   Bhutan
•   Niger
•   Tonga

See also

• Foreign relations of Croatia

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