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Croatia

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Background :

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 2009 it joined NATO. Croatia is a candidate for eventual EU accession. 

Location :

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

45 10 N, 15 30 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 13.49
North 46.54
East 19.43
South 42.44

Area :

total 56 594 square km
land 55 974 square km
water 620 square km

Coastline :

5835.00 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 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 830 metres

Natural resources :

bauxite calcium
clay gypsum
hydropower low-grade iron ore
mica natural asphalt
oil salt
silica some coal

Land use :

arable land 25.82 %
permanent crops 2.19 %
other 71.99 %

Irrigated land :

110 square km

Natural hazards :

destructive earthquakes

current issues :

air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 94
Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

4 489 409 

Indicators :

Growth rate -0.05 %
Birth rate 9.64 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.42 children born/woman
Death rate 11.75 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 15.60 %
15-64 years 67.50 %
65 years and over 17.00 %

Median age :

total 41.00 years
male 39.10 years
female 42.80 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.64 male(s)/female
total population 0.93 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 6.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 75.35 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 71.72 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 79.18 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 200
HIV-AIDS deaths 10

Religions :

Roman Catholic 87.80 %
Orthodox 4.40 %
other Christian 0.40 %
Muslim 1.30 %
other 0.90 %
none 5.20 %

Languages :

Croatian 96.10 %
Serbian 1.00 %

Literacy :

total population 98.10 %
male 99.30 %
female 97.10 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Croatia
conventional short form Croatia
local long form Republika Hrvatska
local short form Hrvatska
former People's Republic of Croatia, Socialist Republic of Croatia

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 HR
ISO Numeric 191
ISO3 HRV
FIPS HR
ccTLD hr
English Croatia

Administrative divisions :

20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska, Brodsko-Posavska, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva), Istarska (Istria), Karlovacka, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka, Krapinsko-Zagorska, Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj), Medimurska, Osjecko-Baranjska, Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia), Primorsko-Goranska, Sibensko-Kninska, Sisacko-Moslavacka, Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia), Varazdinska, Viroviticko-Podravska, Vukovarsko-Srijemska, Zadarska, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka 

Capital :

name Zagreb
geographic coordinates 45 48 N, 16 00 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ACCT (observer) Australia Group
BIS BSEC (observer)
CE CEI
EAPC EBRD
FAO IADB
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt ICRM
IDA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MINURCAT MINURSO
MINUSTAH NAM (observer)
NATO NSG
OAS (observer) OIF (observer)
OPCW OSCE
PCA SECI
UN UNCTAD
UNDOF UNESCO
UNFICYP UNIDO
UNIFIL UNMIL
UNMIS UNMOGIP
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO
ZC

Independence :

1991-06-25 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1991-10-08

Executive branch :

President Ivo JOSIPOVIC Prime Minister Jadranka KOSOR

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 79 230 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 61 720 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -5.20 %
PPP - per capita 17 600 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 7.00 %
industry 31.60 %
services 61.40 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 5.00 %
industry 31.30 %
services 63.60 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 1 196 000 people
Unemployment rate 16.10 %
Population below poverty line 17.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 29.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.40 %
Investment (gross fixed) 22.80 % of GDP
Current account balance - 6 073 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 11 560 000 000 $
Debt external 59 400 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 3 949 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 32 799 999 999 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 26 790 000 000 $
Military expenditures 2.39 % of GDP
Public debt 61.00 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 3.60 %
highest 10% 23.10 %

Budget :

revenues 20 990 000 000 $
expenditures 22 350 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

alfalfa barley
citrus clover
corn dairy
grapes livestock
olives potatoes
soya sugar beets
sunflower seed wheat

Industries :

aluminum beverages
chemicals construction materials
electronics fabricated metal
food machine tools
paper petroleum and petroleum refining
pig iron and rolled steel products plastics
shipbuilding textiles
tourism wood products

Energy :

Electricity Production 11 490 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 18 000 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 5 668 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 12 240 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 17 580 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 105 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 43 750 bbl/day
Oil Imports 122 100 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 79 300 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 2 847 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 3 205 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 695 500 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 1 220 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 36 440 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

10 570 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
fuels machinery
textiles transportation equipment

Value :

22 100 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
fuels and lubricants machinery
transportation and electrical equipment

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 851 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 5 924 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 98
Television broadcast stations 36
Internet Country code (ccTLD) hr
Internet Hosts 1 230 000
Internet Users 1 880 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 23
Heliports 1
Pipelines - gas 1 327 km
Pipelines - oil 583 km
Roadways - total 29 248 km
Roadways - expressways 877 km
Railways 2 722 km
Waterways 785 km

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