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Gulf of Piran

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Sea border between Slovenia and Croatia according to the Drnovšek-Račan Agreement (never ratified by Croatia, only by Slovenia).

The Piran Bay (Slovenian Piranski zaliv, Croatian Piranski zaljev, recently also Savudrijska vala, Italian Baia di Pirano), named after the town of Piran, is a bay in the northern part of Adriatic Sea and part of Gulf of Trieste. It measures around 20 km².

Since 1991, the border between Slovenia and Croatia in Piran Bay has been disputed. The two countries disagree about the border as it was never defined in the former Yugoslavia. After the independence of both nations, Piran Bay has been a place of conflict for fishermen from both countries and the police.

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