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Croatia
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General Information
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| Capital City: |
Zagreb
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| Area: |
56,542 sq km |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean
and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and
cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast |
| Landscape: |
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands |
| Population: |
4,495,904 (July 2005 est.) |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) (2001 census) |
| Languages: |
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (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) |
| Nat. Holiday: |
Independence Day, 8 October |
| Government: |
Constitutional democratic republic
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| President: |
Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC (since 18 February 2000) |
| Prime Minister: |
Ivo SANADER (since 9 December 2003)
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Economy
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| Currency: |
Croatian kuna (HRK), 1 EUR = 7,5 HRK
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| GDP: |
$50.33 billion (2004 est.)
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| GDP per capita: |
$11,200 (2004 est.)
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| GDP real growth: |
3.7% (2004 est.)
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| Inflation rate: |
2.5% (2004 est.)
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Labour force
per sector:
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Services 64.5%, industry 32.8%, agriculture 2.7%
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Unemployment:
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13.8% (2004 est.)
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Exports:
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$7.845 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
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Italy 23.1%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.7%, Germany 11.5%, Austria 9.6%, Slovenia 7.7% (2004)
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Imports:
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$16.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery, transport and electrical equipment, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, foodstuffs
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| - partners: |
Italy 17.3%, Germany 15.7%, Slovenia 7.1%, Austria 7.1%, Russia 7%, France 4.3% (2004)
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Growth sectors:
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Tourism, construction, transport, health, agriculture, education, administration, insurance
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Trade with the Netherlands
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NL exports:
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€ 70.33 million (2004)
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- products:
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Food, livestock, vegetables and fruits, machines and transport equipment, chemicals
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NL imports:
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€ 45,2 million (2004)
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Commodities
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Economic regions
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Zagreb region
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Source: CIA World Factbook, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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