 Croatia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
45 10 N, 15 30 E |
| Area |
total: 56,542 sq km land: 56,414 sq km water: 128 sq km |
| Climate |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast |
| Terrain |
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands |
| Population |
4,493,312 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census) |
| Imports |
machinery, transport and electrical equipment; chemicals, fuels and lubricants; foodstuffs |
| Exports |
transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels |
| Hazards |
destructive earthquakes |
| Resources |
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
| Geography |
controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; the vast majority of Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia - some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks |
| Nationality |
noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s) adjective: Croatian |
| Capital |
name: Zagreb geographic coordinates: 45 48 N, 15 58 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.hr |
| Internet Users |
1.451 million (2005) |
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