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 | CROATIA[Hrvatska] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Hrvatska |
| country code ISO: HR [HRV] //; - FIPS: HR |
| location: Southeast Europe |
| time zone: +1 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 56610 sq.km = 21857 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 56542 sq.km = 21831 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 46°33' N / South: 42°23' N / East: 19°27' E / West: 13°30' W |
| borders (land): total 2028 km: with Slovenia 501, Hungary 329, Serbia-Vojvodina 241, Bosnia-Hercegovina 932, Montenegro 25 |
| borders (coastline): Adriatic Sea - Mediterranean Sea [total length mainland 1777 km; islands: 4058 km] |
| climate: temperate continental; and along the coast Mediterranean |
| Government |
| independent since: 1991-06-25 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Zagreb |
| administrative division: kotar (21) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1991): 4784,265 //; - (2001): 4381,352, or: 4437,460 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 4282,216 /-; 2002: 4465,000 |
| population density: 76 per sq.km = 197 per sq.mi |
| population growth: -0,9% //; - doubling time: not applicable, declining population |
| birth rate: 10 - 13 per 1000 |
| death rate: 11 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 1,5 child per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 8 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 7 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73-74 years (male: 69-70; female: 77-78) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 19% //; - 15-59 years: 63% //; - 60+ years: 18% |
| urbanisation: 55-58% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: ca 36% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Croat 78%; Serb 12%; Muslim 1%; Hungarian 0,5%; Slovene 0,5%; Italian 0,4% |
| languages: Croatian 96%; Serbian 1%; Italian 0,5%; Albanian 0,3%; Hungarian 0,3%; Slovene 0,3% |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 72% [88]; Orthodox 14%[4]; Sunnī Muslim 1,2%; Protestant 0,7%; other 12% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3181 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 63% |
| people per physician: 437 - 524 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 98% [FW 2001: 89%] |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 36% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 9% |
| adult literacy: 98% (male: 99%; female: 97%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Kuna (K) = 100 lipa |
| annual inflation rate: 86% |
| population below poverty line: 2% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 2480 per capita |
| GNI USD 4540 - 4620 per capita //; - [ppp: 7960 - 10000] |
| GDP growth: 2% |
| income: USD 3250 - 5600 per capita |
| import: USD 7788 per capita //; - export: USD 4512 per capita |
| trade: USD 1500 per capita //; - or 65% of GDP |
| trade partners: SV YU IT DE RU AT BH |
| human development index: 0,803 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 46 |
| female labour force: 44% |
| unemployment: 16 - 20% |
| tourism: 5,8 - 7 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 24% //; - grass land: 36% //; - wooded area: 36% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 5% [FW 2002: 16%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 14% [FW 2002: 8%] |
| agricultural products: maize, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes, grapes, barley, plums, olives, fruits |
| livestock (1000s): asses: 4 / cattle: 427 / goats: 80 / horses: 11 / pigs: 1233-1290 / poultry: 11260 / sheep: 528 / turkeys: 710 |
| fish catch: 19885 - 28062 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 42% [FW 2002: 30%] //; - part of industry in GDP: 50% [FW 2002: 30%] |
| industrial products: steel, aluminium, ammonia, detergents, plastics, machine tools, aluminium, chemicals |
| mining products: coal, bauxite, iron, natural gas & oil, lime, china clay (kaolin) |
| CO2 emission per capita: 4,5 |
| services: labour force: 54% [FW 2002: 54%] //; - part of services in GDP: 36% [FW 2002: 62%] |
| energy use (kg per capita): 1864 |
| electricity use (per capita): 2674 |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 27378 km //; - of which paved: 85% [23792] //; - of which are motorways: 330 - 410 km |
| vehicles: 180 - 257 per 1000 // international license plate: HR |
| railways: 2425, or 2726 km //; - railways passenger/km: 962 |
| navigable inland waterways: 785, or 918 km |
| ownership telephone: 269 - 365 per 1000 // international dialling code: +385 |
| ownership radio receivers: 230 - 336 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 230-272 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 575 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 4010 |
| personal computers: 81 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Dinara 1831 m, Kame'snica 1810, Sveti Jure 1762, Vaganski Vrh 1758, Ozeblin 1657, Bjelolasica-Kula 1533, Risnjak 1528 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Vransko 30,7 sq.km; Dubravsko 17,1; Prokljansko 11; the famous Plitvicka Jezera totals only 2 sq.km |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Peru'ca 13 sq.km; Vara'zdinsko 10 |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Dunav (Danube, km of which in HR:) 188; Sava 562, Drava 505 (both tributaries to the Danube), Kupa 296 |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: possibly in the Plitvice National Park |
| caves: longest systems: Šulin ponor - Medvedica 16,4 km; Mu'skina - Panjkova 'spilja 12,4 / deepest: unknown |
| islands: Krk, Cres, Bra'c, Hvar, Pag, Kor'cula, Dugi Otok, Vis, Mljet, Vis, Rab, Lo'sinj, etc. |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: mountain passes: O'starijska vrata 928 m, Sveti Ilija 897, Kapela 887 |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the administrative division
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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