Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Zagreb 45°48′N 16°0′E / 45.800°N 16.000°E |
Official languages | Croatian |
Latin | |
Ethnic groups (2001) | 89.6% Croats, 4.5% Serbs, 5.9% others and unspecified |
Demonym(s) | Croat, Croatian |
Government | Parliamentary republic |
Zoran Milanović | |
Andrej Plenković | |
Gordan Jandroković | |
Establishment | |
9th century, independent c. 840 | |
• Kingdom | 925 |
1102 | |
• Joined Habsburg Empire | 1 January 1527 |
• Independence of SHS from Austria–Hungary | 29 October 1918 |
• Co-founded Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Yugoslavia) | 4 December 1918 |
• Yugoslavia becomes Republic | 29 November 1943 |
• Decision on independence | 25 June 1991 |
• Declaration of independence | 8 October 1991 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (126th) |
• Water (%) | 1.09 |
Population | |
• 2011 census | 4,290,612 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $80.983 billion (75th) |
• Per capita | $18,338 (48th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $64.160 billion (65th) |
• Per capita | $14,529 (44th) |
Gini (2008) | 29 low |
HDI (2011) | 0.796 high · 46th |
Currency | Euro (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | 385 |
ISO 3166 code | HR |
Internet TLD | .hr |
Croatia (/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ ( listen) kroh-AY-shə) is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Central and Southeastern Europe. Croatia has been influenced by powers from both regions at varying points in its history. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia is a part of the Balkans, and was one of the republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It became independent in 1991. It joined the European Union on 1 July 2013.
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