| Geographical Information |
| Map Location |
Europe |
| Geographical Location |
45° 10' North Latitude
15° 30' East Longitude |
| Surface Area |
56,542 sq km |
| Climate |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast |
| Natural Resources |
Oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
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| Political Information |
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| Country Name |
Republic of Croatia |
| Capital City |
Zagreb |
| Government Type |
Presidential/parliamentary democracy |
| Administrative Divisions |
20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija,
Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija, Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija,
Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija,
Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka Zupanija |
| Independence Day |
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia) |
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| Demographical Information |
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| Population |
4,495,904 (July 2005 est.) |
| Nationality |
Croatian |
| Ethnic Groups |
Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, Bosniak 0.5%, Hungarian 0.4%, Slovene 0.3%, Czech 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Albanian 0.1%, Montenegrin 0.1%, others 4.1% (2001) |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, others and unknown 6.2% (2001) |
| Languages |
Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) |
| Population Growth Rate |
-0.02% (2005 est.) |
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| Economical Information |
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| Currency |
Kuna (HRK) |
| Industries |
Chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products,
construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages; tourism |
| Labor Force |
1.71 million (2004 est.) |
| Labor Force by Sectors |
Agriculture 2.7%, industry 32.8%, services 64.5% (2004) |
| Agriculture Products |
Wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, barley, alfalfa, clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soybeans, potatoes; livestock, dairy products |
| Export Commodities |
Transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels |
| Export Partners |
Italy 26.1%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.6%, Germany 12%, Slovenia 8.3%, Austria 7.9% (2003) |
| Import Commodities |
Machinery, transport and electrical equipment, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, foodstuffs |
| Import Partners |
Italy 17.9%, Germany 15.6%, Slovenia 7.4%, Austria 6.6%, France 5.3%, Russia 4.7% (2003) |
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| Transportation |
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| Railways |
2,726 km |
| Highways |
28,344 km |
| Pipelines |
Gas 1,340 km; oil 583 km (2004) |
| Airports |
68 (2004 est.) |
| Ports and Harbors |
Dubrovnik, Dugi Rat, Omisalj, Ploce, Pula, Rijeka, Sibenik, Split, Vukovar (inland waterway port on Danube), Zadar |
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| Communication |
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| Phone Code |
+385 |
| Internet Abbreviation |
.hr |
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| Other |
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| Short History |
The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia.
Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent Communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991,
it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. |
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