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The ___MASK89___ ( RSK ; sometimes translated as Republic of Serb Krajina ), commonly known as Serbian Krajina or simply Krajina , was a self - proclaimed Serb parastate within the territory of the Republic of ___MASK38___ during the Croatian War of Independence . Established in 1991 , it was not recognized internationally . It formally existed from 1991 to 1995 , having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions . The name " Krajina " (" Frontier ") was adopted from the historical borderland , the Military Frontier , of the Austro - Hungarian Empire , which existed up to the 19th century . Its separatist government engaged in a war for ethnic Serb independence from the Republic of ___MASK38___ , within and out of Yugoslavia , once Croatian borders had been recognized by foreign states in August 1991 and February 1992 . Knin is a city in the Šibenik - Knin County of ___MASK38___ , located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka , an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagreb and Split . Knin rose to prominence twice in history , as the capital of both the medieval Kingdom of ___MASK38___ and , briefly , of the self - proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina at the end of the 20th century . Šibenik is a historic city in ___MASK38___ , located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea . Šibenik is a political , educational , transport , industrial and tourist center of Šibenik  Knin County and also the 3rd largest city in the historic region of Dalmatia . It is the oldest native Croatian town on the shores of the sea . Strmica is a small village in the Knin Municipality . It is located north of Knin , just south of the border to Bosnia & Herzegovina . The population is 268 ( census 2001 ) . Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of ___MASK38___ . It is located in the northwest of the country , along the Sava river , at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain . Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level . In the last official census of 2011 the population of the City of Zagreb was 792 , 875 . The wider Zagreb metropolitan area includes the City of Zagreb and the separate Zagreb County bringing the total metropolitan area population up to 1 , 237 , 887 . It is the biggest metropolitan area in ___MASK38___ , and the only one with a population of over one million . ___MASK38___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK38___ , is a sovereign state between Central Europe , Southeast Europe , and the Mediterranean . Its capital city is Zagreb , which forms one of the country ' s primary subdivisions , along with its twenty counties . ___MASK38___ covers and has diverse , mostly continental and Mediterranean climates . ___MASK38___ ' s Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands . The country ' s population is 4 . 28 million , most of whom are Croats , with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism . Dalmatia (; see names in other languages ) is one of the four historical regions of ___MASK38___ , alongside ___MASK38___ proper , Slavonia , and Istria . Šibenik - Knin County is a county in southern ___MASK38___ , located in the north - central part of Dalmatia . The biggest city in the county is Šibenik , which also serves as county seat . Other notable towns in the county are Knin , Drniš and Skradin .