Full Country Name: Republic of Croatia.

Area: 56,542 sq km.

Population: 4,496,869

Capital City: Zagreb (pop: 777,000).

People: Croatian (89.6%), Serbian (4.5%),
Slavic Muslim (Bosniac), Hungarian,
Slovenian, Italian.

Language: Croatian 96.1%
other and undesignated 3.9% (including Italian, Serbian, Hungarian,
Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)

Religion: Roman Catholic

Government: presidential/parliamentary democracy.

Head of State: President Stipe Mesic.

Head of Government: Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.

Economy: The currency of Croatia is the Kuna. Most recent economic statistics are as follows: GDP: US$43.12 billion; GDP per capita: US$9,800; Annual Growth: 3.7%; Inflation: 6.2%; Major Industries: Steel, cement, chemicals, fertilisers, textiles.

Trade: The biggest trading partner of Croatia is Italy: 24% of the Country’s exports are to Italy and 16.8 of Croatia’s imports originate from the same country. Other major trading partners include Germany, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the value of exports being $4.9 Billion and imports $10.7 Billion. The main commodities exported currently are transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs and fuels.

Transport Links: Croatia has extensive transport links via rail, road, water and by air. The country is linked by rail to all four adjacent countries: Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. An extensive highway network also exists, covering a total of 28,009 km. There are 785 km of waterways and multiple ports and harbours including Dubrovnik, Dugi Rat, Omišalj, Ploče, Pula, Rijeka, Šibenik, Split, Zadar and Vukovar (an inland waterway port on the Danube). The country also has 59 airports, 16 of those with paved runways (2002).

Climate: The climate is that of a Mediterranean and continental type; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast.

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