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One of the Yugoslav states to gain independence during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, Croatia actually declared independence in 1991 but didn’t see the last Serbian troops didn't leave Croatia until 1998. The state has the 2nd biggest surface area of the states of the former Yugoslavia, with almost 57,000 sq km, with only Serbia and Montenegro larger. It also shares borders with 6 neighours, including Slovenia (455km), Hungary (329km), Serbia (241km), Bosnia and Herzegovina (932km), and Montenegro (25km). With 4.4 million inhabitants, Croatia is 3rd in population to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.