About Croatia - Facts and Information

Croatia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known as Yugoslavia after 1929. Croatia is located in the Southeastern part of Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea. The Geographical coordinates of Croatia are:45 10 N, 15 30 E.

The total area that Croatia covers is a total of 56,542 sq km, - Land is 56,414 sq km and the remainder is water 128 sq km Croatia's coastline is a total of 5,835 km the mainland is 1,777 km and the islands are 4,058 km.

Geography

Croatia

Location:	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea.
Geographic coordinates:	45 10 N, 15 30 E
Area:	56,542 sq km Total - Land: 56,414 sq km - Water: 128 sq km
Land boundaries:	2,197 km Total Bordering countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km - Slovenia 670 km - Hungary 329 km - Serbia and Montenegro (north) 241 km - Serbia and Montenegro (south) 25 km
Coastline:	5,835 km - mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km
Maritime claims:	Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate:	Mediterranean and continental.
Terrain:	Flat plains along the Hungarian border. Low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
Elevations:	Lowest and highest points: Adriatic Sea 0 m - Dinara 1,830 m
Natural resources:	bauxite, calcium, clays, coal, gypsum, hydropower, iron ore, natural asphalt, oil, salt

People

Croatia

Population:	4,496,869 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 16.6% - male: 383,729, female: 364,287 15-64 years: 67% - male: 1,497,525. female: 1,515,956 65 years and over: 16.4% - male: 277,616, female: 457,756
Median age:	39.7 years Total - male: 37.7 years, female: 41.5 years
Population growth:	-0.02%
Net migration rate:	1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Nationality:	noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s) - adjective: Croatian
Ethnic groups:	Croatian 89.6%, Serbian 4.5%, Bosnian 0.5%, Hungarian 0.4%, Slovene 0.3%, Czech 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Albanian 0.1%, Montenegrin 0.1%, other 4.1%
Religions:	Roman Catholic 87.8%, Others 6.2%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%.
Languages:	Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German)
Literacy:	98.5%

Government

Croatia

Country name:	Long name Republic of Croatia Short name Croatia Local long name: Republika Hrvatska Local short name: Hrvatska
Government type:	Presidential - Parliamentary democracy
Capital:	Zagreb
Independence:	25 June 1991
Legal system:	Civil law system
Judicial branch:	Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; judges for both courts appointed for eight-year terms by the Judicial Council of the Republic, which is elected by the Assembly

Economy

Croatia

GDP:	$47.05 billion
GDP - growth:	4.3%
Inflation rate:	1.8%
Labor force:	1.69 million - agriculture 13.2%, industry 25.4%, services 46.4%
Unemployment rate:	19.5% (2004 est.)
Products - Agriculture:	barley, citrus, clover, corn, dairy products, grapes, livestock, olives, potatoes, soybeans, sugar beets, sunflower seed, wheat
Industries:	aluminum, chemicals and plastics, construction materials, electronics, fabricated metal, food and beverages, machine tools, paper, petroleum and petroleum refining, pig iron and rolled steel products, shipbuilding, textiles, tourism, wood products
Export - products:	chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels, textiles, transport equipment.
Export - countries:	Italy 26.1%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.6%, Germany 12%, Slovenia 8.3%, Austria 7.9%
Import products:	chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels and lubricants, machinery, transport and electrical equipment.
Import - countries:	Italy 17.9%, Germany 15.7%, Slovenia 7.4%, Austria 6.6%, France 5.3%, Russia 4.7%
Currency:	kuna (HRK)
Currency code:	HRK
Fiscal year:	calendar year

Communications

Croatia

Telephones in use:	1.825 million
Mobiles in use:	2.553 million
Internet country code:	.hr
Internet hosts:	29,644
Internet users:	1.014 million (2003)

Transportation

Croatia

Railways:	total: 2,726 km standard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (984 km electrified) (2003)
Highways:	total: 28,123 km paved: 23,792 km (including 410 km of expressways) unpaved: 4,331 km (2000)
Waterways:	785 km (2004)
Pipelines:	gas 1,340 km; oil 583 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:	Dubrovnik, Dugi Rat, Omisalj, Ploce, Pula, Rijeka, Sibenik, Split, Vukovar (inland waterway port on Danube), Zadar
Merchant marine:	total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 750,579 GRT/1,178,786 DWT by type: bulk 16, cargo 14, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 5, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 3 foreign-owned: Hong Kong 3, Russia 1 registered in other countries: 44 (2003 est.)
Airports:	68 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:	total: 23 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 9 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:	total: 45 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 37 (2004 est.)
Heliports:	1 (2003 est.)

Military

Croatia

Military branches:	Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:	18 years of age for compulsory military service, with 6-month service obligation; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service (2004)

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