Profile
Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end 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 consisting of six socialist republics, including Croatia, under the strong hand of Josip Broz, aka TITO.
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Population
- 4,071,208
- Area
- 56,594 sq km
- Location
- Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
- Climate
- Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters;
- Natural resources
- oil; some coal; bauxite; low-grade iron ore; calcium; gypsum…
- Languages
- Croatian (official) 95.2%; Serbian 1.2%; other 3.1% (including Bosnian; Romani…
- Religions
- Roman Catholic 79%; Orthodox 3.3%; Protestant 0.3%; other Christian 4.8%…
- Independence
- 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia); notable earlier dates: ca.
- Administrative divisions
- 20 counties (zupanije, singular - zupanija) and 1 city* (grad - singular) with special county status;
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
- Export partners
- Italy 14%; Germany 11%; Slovenia 11%; Bosnia & Herzegovina 6%…
- Import partners
- Italy 14%; Germany 14%; Slovenia 11%; Hungary 6%…
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain