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Republika Hrvatska

Republic of Croatia
Republika Hrvatska  (Croatian)
Anthem: "Lijepa naša domovino"
(English: "Our Beautiful Homeland")
Location of  Croatia  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)
Location of  Croatia  (dark green)

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Capital
and largest city
Zagreb
45°48′N 16°0′E / 45.800°N 16.000°E / 45.800; 16.000
Official languages Croatian
Writing system Latin
Ethnic groups (2011)
Religion (2011)
Demonym
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Andrej Plenković
Gordan Jandroković
Miroslav Šeparović
Legislature Sabor
Establishment
6th century
• Duchy
7th century
• Kingdom
925
1102
• Joined Habsburg Monarchy
1 January 1527
• Secession from
Austria-Hungary
29 October 1918
4 December 1918
25 June 1991
1 July 2013
Area
• Total
56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) (124th)
• Water (%)
1.09
Population
• 2017 estimate
4,154,200 (129th)
• 2011 census
4,284,889 (128th)
• Density
75.8/km2 (196.3/sq mi) (126th)
GDP (PPP) 2018 estimate
• Total
$106.548 billion (84th)
• Per capita
$25,807 (56th)
GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate
• Total
$61.056 billion (81st)
• Per capita
$14,788 (57th)
Gini (2018) Positive decrease 29.7
low · 17th
HDI (2015) Increase 0.827
very high · 45th
Currency Kuna (HRK)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Date format dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Drives on the right
Calling code +385
Patron saint St. Joseph
ISO 3166 code HR
Internet TLD
Most populous cities of Croatia

Zagreb
Zagreb
Split
Split

Rank City County Urban population City-governed population

Rijeka
Rijeka
Osijek
Osijek

1 Zagreb City of Zagreb 688,163 790,017
2 Split Split-Dalmatia 167,121 178,102
3 Rijeka Primorje-Gorski Kotar 128,314 128,624
4 Osijek Osijek-Baranja 83,104 108,048
5 Zadar Zadar 71,471 75,082
6 Pula Istria 57,460 57,460
7 Slavonski Brod Brod-Posavina 53,531 59,143
8 Karlovac Karlovac 46,833 55,705
9 Varaždin Varaždin 38,839 46,946
10 Šibenik Šibenik-Knin 34,302 46,332
Source: 2011 Census

Coordinates: 45°10′N 15°30′E / 45.167°N 15.500°E / 45.167; 15.500

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Croatia (/krˈʃə/ (About this sound listen) kroh-AY-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska, About this sound listen ), is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is Zagreb, which forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with its twenty counties. Croatia has a total area of 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and a population of 4.28 million, most of whom are Roman Catholics.


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