Capital: Zagreb
Population
Total Population:
4,435,982
Annual growth rate:
-0.1%
Density:
79 inhabitant/km²
Urban population:
57.0%
Population of main cities including suburbs:
Zagreb (690,000); Split (190,000); Rijeka (145,000); Osijek (90,000); Zadar (70,000).
Ethnic Origins:
Croats: 89.63%; Serbs: 4.54%; Bosnians: 0.47%; Italians: 0.44%; Hungarians: 0.37%; Albanians: 0.34%; Slovenians: 0.3%; Others: 3.91%.
Official Language:
Croatian.
Other languages spoken:
The country has national minorities; Serb, Slovenian are spoken, as well as Italian, specially along the sea side, also German and Hungarian. Otherwise, especially in bigger cities and in tourist resorts along the coast a lot of people do understand at least the basics of English, Italian and German.
Business language:
English (particularly used in the region of the capital Zagreb), along the coast also Italian and German may be used.
Religion:
Catholics 87.83%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslims 1.3%, Protestants 0.3%, Others 6.17%.
Literacy rate:
98.1%
Local time:
It is %T:%M %A in Zagreb
Exchange rate on
:
National currency: Croatian Kuna (HRK)
Country overview
Type of State:
Republic based on parliamentary democracy.
Type of economy:
Upper-middle-income economy, Ex-Transition country..
Importance of the tourism sector in making a success of its economic development.
HDI*:
0,862/1
HDI (world rank):
45th/177
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone code:
To call from Croatia, dial 00
To call in Croatia, dial +385
Internet suffix:
.hr
Computers:
19.1 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines:
41.9 per 100 inhabitants
Internet users:
50.8 per 100 inhabitants
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Last updates: October 2009