Split is the largest city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatia's Split-Dalmatia County, and the country's second-largest city. It is a Mediterranean city, situated on a small peninsula on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea. Since 1979, the historic center of Split has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Split is also known as one of the centers of Croatian culture. Its literary tradition can be traced to medieval times, and includes names like Marko Marulić, while in more modern times Split produced authors famous for their sense of humor. Split's economy has slowly emerged from the recession caused by the transfer to a market economy and privatization. During this privatization process and the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, a large number of the city's prosperous companies were ruined as people enjoying the new government's support scrambled to make as much money as possible by dismantling the industry and selling off its property. However, in the Yugoslav era the city had been a highly significant economic center with a modern and diverse industrial and economic base including shipbuilding, food, chemical, plastics, textile, and paper industry. Today most of the factories are out of business (or are far below pre-civil war production and employment capacity) and the city has been trying to concentrate on commerce and services. It has nevertheless managed to maintain its position as an important transportation, commercial, and administrative center of Dalmatia, ensuring stable, though lethargic economic growth.
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