Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Croatia
Republic of Croatia | |
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Anthem: "Lijepa naša domovino" ("Our Beautiful Homeland") | |
Location of Croatia (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) | |
Capital and largest city | Zagreb[b] 45°48′N 16°0′E / 45.800°N 16.000°E |
Official languages | Croatian[c] |
Writing system | Latin[d] |
Ethnic groups (2011[4]) | |
Religion (2011) |
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Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Zoran Milanović | |
Andrej Plenković | |
Gordan Jandroković | |
Legislature | Sabor |
Establishment history | |
• Duchy | 9th century |
• Kingdom | 925 |
1102 | |
• Joined Habsburg Monarchy | 1 January 1527 |
• Secession from Austria-Hungary | 29 October 1918 |
4 December 1918 | |
25 June 1991[5] | |
12 November 1995 | |
• Joined the European Union | 1 July 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) (124th) |
• Water (%) | 1.09 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | ![]() |
• 2011 census | 4,284,889[7] |
• Density | 73/km2 (189.1/sq mi) (109th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
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• Per capita | ![]() |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
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• Per capita | ![]() |
Gini (2020) | ![]() low |
HDI (2019) | ![]() very high · 43rd |
Currency | Croatian 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 |
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. It shares a coastline along the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Croatia's capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. The country spans an area of 56,594 square kilometres, hosting a population of nearly 3.9 million.