Country (long form) |
Republic of Croatia |
Capital |
Zagreb |
Total Area |
21,829.44 sq mi 56,542.00 sq km (slightly smaller than West Virginia) |
Population |
4,334,142 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,388,085 |
Languages |
Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) |
Literacy |
97.0% total, 99.0% male, 95% female (1991 est.) |
Religions |
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others and unknown 10.8% (1991) |
Life Expectancy |
70.28 male, 77.73 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
presidential/parliamentary democracy |
Currency |
1 Croatian kuna (HRK) = 100 lipas |
GDP (per capita) |
$5,800 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages; tourism |
Agriculture |
wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, alfalfa, clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soy beans, potatoes; livestock, dairy products |
Arable Land |
21% |
Natural Resources |
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
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