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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Zagreb - Centar
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800,000
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2020
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Split
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176,314
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2020
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Zagreb
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698,966
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2020
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| Region: |
Eastern Europe |
| Population: |
4,427,282 |
| Area Total: |
56,538km2 |
| Area Land: |
56,410km2 |
| Coast Line: |
5,790km |
| Capital: |
Zagreb |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast. |
| Languages: |
Croatian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian and German. Istriot, Istro-Romanian, and Serbo-Croatian also have been spoken in specific regions or at specific points in recent history. |
| Currency: |
1 Croatian kuna (HRK) = 100 lipas |
| Holiday: |
Statehood Day is 30 May (1990), Independence Day is 8 October |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 39.00°F |
| July: |
°C / 72.50°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 41.1" |
Boundaries
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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932 km
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Slovenia
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546 km
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Hungary
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329 km
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Serbia
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241 km
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Montenegro
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25 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Croat
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78.10%
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Serb
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12.20%
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other
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6.60%
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Bosniak
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0.90%
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Hungarian
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0.50%
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Slovenian
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0.50%
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Czech
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0.40%
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Albanian
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0.30%
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Roma
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0.20%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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76.50%
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Orthodox
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11.10%
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others and unknown
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10.80%
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Muslim
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1.20%
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Protestant
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0.40%
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CountryWire
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