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Features of Croatia* |
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Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Map references: Europe
People
Population: 5,004,112 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 453,142; female 431,118)
15-64 years: 69% (male 1,731,200; female 1,716,824)
65 years and over: 13% (male 252,897; female 418,931)
(July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.58% (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
(1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.81 years
male: 69.13 years
female: 76.72 years (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions: Croat 78%, Serb 12%, Muslim 0.9%,
Hungarian 0.5%, Slovenian 0.5%, others 8.1% (1991)
Religions: Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Slavic
Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others and unknown 10.8%
Languages:
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1991
est.)
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 95%
Government
Country Abbreviation: HR
Type of government: parliamentary democracy
Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
National holiday: Statehood Day, 30 May (1990)
Constitution: adopted on 22 December 1990
Legal system: based on civil law system
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age,
if employed)
Other political or pressure groups: NA
International organization participation: CCC, CE
(guest), CEI, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM (observer), OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Miomir ZUZUL
chancery: 2343 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20008
telephone: [1] (202) 588-5899
FAX: [1] (202) 588-8936
consulate(s) general: New York
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Peter W. GALBRAITH
embassy: Andrije Hebranga 2, Zagreb
mailing address: US Embassy, Zagreb, Unit 1345, APO AE
09213-1345
telephone: [385] (41) 455-55-00
FAX: [385] (41) 455-85-85
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Economy
Economic overview:
GDP: purchasing power parity - $20.1 billion (1995
est.)
GDP real growth rate: 1.5% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $4,300 (1995 est.)
Unemployment rate: 18.1% (January 1996)
Communications
Telephones: 1.216 million (1993 est.)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 8, shortwave 0
Radios: 1.1 million
Television broadcast stations: 12 (repeaters 2)
Televisions: 1.52 million (1992 est.)
*Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
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