Original sentence: After World War II Croatia became a constituent republic of Yugoslavia.Croatia (), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska ), is a sovereign state in the north-west part of the Balkan peninsula.Croatia is a candidate for membership of the European Union and NATO.Croatia shares land borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the south and east, and Montenegro to the far south.From 1941 until 1945 Yugoslavia was occupied by the Axis Powers, which established in part of the country the Independent State of Croatia.In 1991 Croatia declared independence and a bitter and costly war was fought by the Croatian government against the invading Serb-led Yugoslav People's Army, Serbian paramilitary forces and rebel Serbs.The territory of this puppet state included most of Croatia and the whole of Bosnia-Hercegovina.The war was ended by the Dayton Agreement signed in 1995.To the west there is a border with Italy in the Adriatic Sea
Edited sentence: Croatia (), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska ), is a country at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and  Central Europe in the heart of the Balkans.Croatia shares its land borders with Slovenia and Hungary to the north, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the south and east, and Montenegro to the far south.Croatia's vast coastline also means that it has a long maritime border with Italy in the west.In 1941-1945 an Axis puppet-state known as the Independent State of Croatia was set up, and after the victory of the Allies, Croatia became a constitutive republic of Yugoslavia.In 1991 Croatia declared independence, and a bitter and costly war was fought by the Croatian government against the invading Serb-led Yugoslav People's Army, Serbian paramilitary forces and rebel Serbs.It is a candidate for membership of the European Union and NATO.The war ended with a decisive Croatian victory in 1995