Dialing code +385
ISO 2 code HR
ISO 3 code HRV
Capital Zagreb
Main Language Croatian
Currency Kuna (HRK)
GDP $73.4 billion 75th
Population 4,491,000 124th

Geography

Continent Europe
Location Southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Land 56,542 km2 128th
Terrain Geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
Climate Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters dry summers along coast
Natural Hazards Geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
Note: Controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; most Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia - some 1 200 islands islets ridges and rocks

Neighbouring Countries

Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Montenegro Serbia Slovenia

History

The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close 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 under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 it took four years of sporadic but often bitter fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. In January 2008 Croatia assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term and in April 2008 it joined NATO. Croatia is a candidate for eventual EU accession.
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Demographics

Life Expectancy 75.35 years 70th
Median Age 41.0 years 17th
Birth Rate 9.64 births/1,000 population 185th
Death Rate 11.75 births/1,000 population 40th
Sex Ratio 0.64 male(s)/female 184th
Literacy 98.1% 53rd
Population

4.5 million

Transportation

Roadways 28788 km 98th
Railways 2722 km 61st
Airports 68 72nd
Waterways 785 km 72nd
Heliports 2 57th
Airports paved 2 55th

Economy

Currency Kuna (HRK)
GDP $73.4 billion 75th
GDP per capita (PPP) $16100 65th