Croatia Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Croatia Zagreb 56,510 sq km 21,819 sq mi PEOPLE Population 4,491,543 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate -0.04 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 4,374,007 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 3,864,201 (2050 estimate) Population density 80 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 206 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 60 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 40 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Zagreb 688,000 (2003 estimate) Split 173,692 (2001) Rijeka 143,395 (2001) Osijek 91,046 (2001) Z adar 69,239 (2001) Ethnic groups* Croatian 90 percent Serb 5 percent O ther 5 percent * 2001 Census Languages Croatian O ther Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 96 percent 4 percent 89 percent Orthodox Christian 6 percent Muslim 2 percent Nonreligious 2 percent O ther 3 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total Female Male Infant mortality rate 75.1 years (2008 estimate) 79 years (2008 estimate) 71.5 years (2008 estimate) 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 405 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 183 people (2006) Literacy rate Total 98.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 98.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.5 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 4.6 percent (2002-2003) 8 years (2002-2003) 18 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Adopted 22 December 1990; amended 1997, 2001 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 20,800 (2004) 2.1 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $43 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $9,665.10 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 7.4 percent (2006) I ndustry 31.6 percent (2006) Services 60.9 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 1,949,339 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 17 percent (2005) I ndustry 29 percent (2005) Services 54 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 11.2 percent (2006) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $17,164 million (2006) Total expenditure $16,916 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 kuna (HRK), consisting of 100 lipa Major trade partners for exports Italy, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Austria Major trade partners for imports Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Russia, and Austria ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 56.50 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 43.49 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) 0.01 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 337 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 425 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 280 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 68 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 114 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 370 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 89 percent (2006) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
