Croatia Facts

Facts about Croatia

Capital of Croatia

Zagreb

Total Area of Croatia

total: 56,542 sq km
land: 56,414 sq km
water: 128 sq km

Population of Croatia

4,495,904 (July 2005 est.)

Languages of Croatia

Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)

Literacy in Croatia

total population: 74.45 years
male: 70.79 years
female: 78.31 years (2005 est.)

Religions in Croatia

Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)

Life Expectancy in Croatia

total population: 71.35 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 75.06 years (2005 est.)

Government Type of Croatia

presidential/parliamentary democracy

Currency in Croatia

kuna (HRK)

GDP (per capita) in Croatia

purchasing power parity - $11,200 (2004 est.)

Labour Force of Croatia
1.71 million (2004 est.)

Exports from Croatia
$7.845 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)  

Imports to Croatia
$16.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) 

Natural Resources of Croatia
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower  

Telephones (main lines in use) of Croatia
1.825 million (2002)

Telephones (mobile cellular) of Croatia
2.553 million (2003) 

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) of Croatia

Internet users: 1.014 million (2003)