[AlexW]

“I actually think economically Croatia is weak.”
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Well, that is somewhat subjective.
No country comes out of Communism as a roaring bull.
It has the makings of a great tourist nation, and as I recall, maybe rich in natural resources.

Of course, like any former communist country, it has to build and grow, but Croatia has all the raw materials for tourism, as well as other commercial activities.
While I did not get down there, I see it has the same or more potential as Slovakia, which is thriving on Automotive
and electronic factories, as well as tourism to the Tatras.

Croatia also has the advantage of being on the sea, unlike land locked Slovakia. I knew many Slovaks that went on holiday to Croatia to be near the sea.

[Cronos]

Tourism-wise, it's incredible. Poles here get lots of signs for Wakacja w Chorwacji (Holiday in Croatia) and the Croats have this advantage that they can, if smart, capture the entire Slavic "warm sun" market -- a Pole, Russian, Czechia, Slovak, etc. can be roughly understood here -- roughly. Plus, culturally it is closer for these nations than Tunisia or Egypt or Turkey (the other "warm sun" places they go to).

I don't know anything about their 'socialistic policies or lack of those.

Slovakia is lucky as it had Skoda which was bought over by VW, and it's population at 5 million is a bit larger than Croatia's (4.4 million).

Let's hope the Croats have sensible government and economic policies