Republic of Croatia | |
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 Location of Croatia (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) | |
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| Capital and largest city |  Zagreb45°48′N 16°0′E / 45.800°N 16.000°E |
| Official languages | Croatian[b] |
| Writing system | Latin[c] |
| Ethnic groups (2011[4]) | |
| Religion (2011) |
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | |
| Andrej Plenković | |
| Gordan Jandroković | |
| Legislature | Sabor |
| Establishment | |
• Duchy | 7th century |
• Kingdom | 925 |
| 1102 | |
• Joined Habsburg Monarchy | 1 January 1527 |
• Secession from Austria-Hungary | 29 October 1918 |
| 4 December 1918 | |
| 25 June 1991 | |
| 12 November 1995 | |
• Joined the European Union | 1 July 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) (124th) |
• Water (%) | 1.09 |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate |  4,076,246[5] (127th) |
• 2011 census | 4,284,889[6] (128th) |
• Density | 73/km2 (189.1/sq mi) (109th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $117.928 billion[7] (81st) |
• Per capita | $29,207[7] (55th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $63.172 billion[7] (77th) |
• Per capita | $15,646[7] (55th) |
| Gini (2018) |  29.7[8]low · 17th |
| HDI (2018) |  0.837[9]very high · 46th |
| 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 | |
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Southeast Europe. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Its capital, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with twenty counties. Croatia has an area of 56,594 square kilometres and a population of 4.28 million, most of whom are Roman Catholics.