CHRONOLOGY OF CROATIA'S INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

· June 26, 1991 - Slovenia

· July 30, 1991 - Lithuania

· December 11, 1991 - Ukraine

· December 14, 1991 - Latvia

· December 19, 1991 - Iceland

· December 19, 1991 - Germany (decided to make it effective on the next January)

· December 31, 1991 - Estonia

· January 13, 1992 - Holy See

· January 14, 1992 - San Marino

· January 15, 1992 - European Union's 12 members

· January 15, 1992 - Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Switzerland

· January 16, 1992 - Argentina, Australia, Chile, the Czech Republic, Liechtenstein,       

                                  New Zealand, Slovakia, Sweden, Uruguay

· January 17, 1992 - Finland

· January 18, 1992 - Romania

· January 21, 1992 - Albania

· January 24, 1992 - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil

· January 27, 1992 - Paraguay

· January 29, 1992 - Bolivia

· February 17, 1992 - Russia

· March 15, 1992 - Iran, the first Asian and Islamic country to recognize Croatia

                                (excluding Turkey)

· March 17, 1992 - Japan

· April 7, 1992 - The United States

· April 16, 1992 - Egypt, the first African country to recognize Croatia

· April 16, 1992 - Israel

· April 27, 1992 - China

· May 22, 1992 - admission to the United Nations