Croatia

Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska (Croatian)^[a]
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Lijepa naša domovino" ("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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Capital and largest city	Zagreb^[b] 45°48′N16°0′E / 45.800°N 16.000°E / 45.800; 16.000
Official languages	Croatian^[c]
Writing system	Latin^[d]
Ethnic groups (2011^[4])	90.42% Croats 4.36% Serbs 5.22% Others
Religion (2011)	91.06% Christianity —86.28% Catholicism —4.44% Orthodoxy —0.34% Protestantism 4.57% No religion 4.37% Others
Demonym(s)	Croatian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

• President	Zoran Milanović
• Prime Minister	Andrej Plenković
• Speaker of Parliament	Gordan Jandroković

Legislature	Croatian Parliament
Establishment

• Duchy	9th century
• Kingdom	925
• Croatia in personal union with Hungary	1102
• Joined Habsburg Monarchy	1 January 1527
• Secession from Austria-Hungary	29 October 1918
• Creation of Yugoslavia	4 December 1918
• Declaration of independence	25 June 1991^[5]
• Erdut Agreement	12 November 1995
• Joined the European Union	1 July 2013

Area
• Total	56,594 km² (21,851 sq mi) (124th)
• Water (%)	1.09
Population
• 2020 estimate	4,058,165^[6] (128th)
• 2011 census	4,284,889^[7]
• Density	73/km² (189.1/sq mi) (109th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$117.928 billion^[8] (80th)
• Per capita	$29,207^[8] (49th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$63.172 billion^[8] (77th)
• Per capita	$15,646^[8] (55th)
Gini (2020)	28.3^[9] low
HDI (2019)	0.851^[10] very high · 43rd
Currency	Kuna (HRK)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy. (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+385
ISO 3166 code	HR
Internet TLD	.hr and .eu

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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