Land area: 56.542 km2
Territorial sea area: 31.067 km2
Geographical position:
Croatia is situated on the cross-roads between Central Europe and the Mediterranean, along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and its hinterland. It streches from the hilly sides of the Alps on the North-West to the Panonnian plain on the East.
Population (2001 Census): 4.437.460
Number of inhabitants per km2: 78,5
Official language and script: Croatian language and Latin script
Currency unit: 1 Kuna (100 lipa)
Capital: Zagreb - 779.145 inhabitants
Territorial-administrative structure:
- 21 counties (including the City of Zagreb)
- 122 towns
- 424 municipalities
- 6767 settlements
Length of the coast, including islands: 5.835 km
Number of islands, cliffs and reefs: 1.185 - inhabited 47
Climate:
- Continental in the Northern Croatia
- Mountainous in the Central Croatia
- Mediterranean along the Adriatic Coast (average of 2600 sunny hours per year)
Population:
- majority: Croatian
- national minorities: Serbs, Muslims, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Italians and others
Religions:
- majority: Roman Catholics
- Orthodox, Islamic, Jews, Protestants and others
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Economy Indicators |
2004 |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) (in billions of US$) |
34.3 |
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GDP per capita (US$) |
7,730 |
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Population (in millions) |
4,4 |
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Industrial production |
3,7 % |
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Inflation rate |
2,1 % |
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Unemployment rate |
18,2 % |
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Exports (in millions of US$) |
8.022,5 |
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Imports (in millions of US$) |
16.583,2 |
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Current account balance (in millions of US$) |
-366,7 |
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Central bugdet balance (% of GDP) |
-2,2 |
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Average monthly gross sallary (US$) |
991,6 |
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CNB's foreign exchange reserves |
8.759 |
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Number of companies |
61.643 |
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Number of banks |
39 |
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Persons employed with legal entities |
1.085.159 |
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CNB's discount rate |
4,5 % |