When Croatia became independent in 1991, two sections of Croatia’s Adriatic Sea coastline were split by a 9-kilometer (5.6 mile) stretch of Bosnian territory known as the Neum corridor.

In an effort to acquire knowledge of the geographical distribution of poverty in Croatia, the World Bank collaborated with partners in the country to develop a detailed, geo-referenced database that ...

it means easier road access to Croatia’s unsung—and often less crowded—rural highlights. “It’s opening up regions that were previously unknown and kind of hidden from the map,” says ...