- Full name
- Republic of Croatia
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
- Geographic coordinates
45 10 N, 15 30 E
- Area comparative
slightly smaller than West Virginia
- Border countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 455 km
- Coastline
5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
- Climate
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
- Terrain
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
- Lowest point
Adriatic Sea 0 m
- Highest point
Dinara 1,831 m
- Natural resources
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
- Population
4,486,881 (July 2010 est.)
- Ethnic groups
Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) (2001 census)
- Religions
Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
- Languages
Croatian (official) 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
- Government type
presidential/parliamentary democracy
- Independence
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
- National holiday
Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia
- Chief of state
President Ivo JOSIPOVIC (since 18 February 2010)
- Head of government
Prime Minister Jadranka KOSOR (since 6 July 2009); Deputy Prime Ministers Bozidar PANKRETIC (since 6 July 2009), Darko MILINOVIC (since 13 November 2009), Ivan SUKER (since 13 November 2009), Djurdja ADLESIC (since 12 January 2008), Slobodan UZELAC (since 12 January 2008)
- Internet country code
.hr
- Internet users
2.234 million (2009)
- Airports
69 (2010)
- Ports and terminals
Omisalj, Ploce, Rijeka, Sibernik, Split, Vukovar (on Danube River)
- Other countries in the region
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