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%

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

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