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The earliest settlements on the Adriatic shores were Etruscan, Illyrian, and Greek. By the 2nd century BC, the shores were under Rome's control. In the Middle Ages, the Adriatic shores and the sea itself were controlled.

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There are 19 seaports in the Adriatic that each handle more than a million tonnes of cargo per year. While the Port of Split is the largest Adriatic seaport by passengers served per year. The sea is a major tourist attraction. The Adriatic Sea is still used for commercial fishing and construction, shown in the picture of the town.

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The Adriatic Sea is 53,514 mi² and the depth is 4,045 ft

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The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the First French Empire gaining coastal control and the British effort to counter the French in the area, ultimately securing most of the eastern Adriatic shore and the Po Valley for Austria. Resource

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Bari, Venice, Trieste, and Rimini in Italy, Split, Rijeka and Zadar , lbania and Koper in Slovenia.

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the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia.