Croatia - Location Map (2013) - HRV - UNOCHA

The following

outline Outline or outlining may refer to: * Outline (list), a document summary, in hierarchical list format * Code folding, a method of hiding or collapsing code or text to see content in outline form * Outline drawing, a sketch depicting the outer edge ...

is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Croatia: Croatia – unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. The country's population is 4 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism. Croatia is a member of the European Union (since July 2013).

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Croatia * Official English country name: The

Republic of Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

* Common

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

Hrvatska , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

* Official endonym: Republika Hrvatska * Adjectival(s): Croatian *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): Croat * Etymology:

Name of Croatia The name of Croatia ( hr, Hrvatska) derives from Medieval Latin ''Croātia'', itself a derivation of the native ethnonym ''of Croats'', earlier ''*Xъrvate'' and modern-day hr, Hrvati. Earliest record In 2005, it was archaeologically confirmed t ...

* International rankings of Croatia * ISO country codes: HR, HRV, 191 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HR * Internet country code top-level domain: .hr

Geography of Croatia

Geography of Croatia The geography of Croatia is defined by its location—it is described as a part of Central Europe and Southeast Europe, a part of the Balkans and Southern Europe. Croatia's territory covers , making it the 127th largest country in the world. Bo ...

* Croatia is: a country * Location: **

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

*** Eurasia **** Europe ***** Southern Europe ****** Balkans (also known as " Southeast Europe") ***** Central Europe ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

UTC+02 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...

) **

Extreme points of Croatia The geographical extreme points of Croatia are * Northernmost point: ** Sveti Martin na Muri (administratively in the Međimurje County) - Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015, p. 46 * Southernmost point: ** Islet Galijula in P ...

*** High: Dinara *** Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m ** Land boundaries: 1,982 km :: 932 km :: 455 km :: 329 km :: 241 km :: 25 km :* Coastline: Adriatic Sea 5,835 km *

Population of Croatia The demographic characteristics of the population of Croatia are known through censuses, normally conducted in ten-year intervals and analysed by various statistical bureaus since the 1850s. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has performed this t ...

: 4,453,500 * *

Area of Croatia Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a Region (mathematics), region on the plane (geometry), plane or on a curved surface (mathematics), surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar ...

: * Atlas of Croatia

Environment of Croatia

Satellite image of Croatia in September 2003

* Climate of Croatia * Renewable energy in Croatia * Geology of Croatia * Protected areas of Croatia ** Biosphere reserves in Croatia **

National parks of Croatia The main protected areas of Croatia are national parks, nature parks and strict reserves. There are 444 protected areas of Croatia, encompassing 9% of the country. Those include 8 List of national parks of Croatia, national parks in Croatia, 2 str ...

* Wildlife of Croatia **

Fauna of Croatia Fauna of Croatia may refer to: * List of birds of Croatia * List of mammals of Croatia See also * Outline of Croatia The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Croatia: Croatia – unitary democratic pa ...

*** Birds of Croatia *** Mammals of Croatia

Natural geographic features of Croatia

* Islands of Croatia ** Inhabited islands of Croatia *

Lakes of Croatia A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Mountains of Croatia A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

* Rivers of Croatia * World Heritage Sites in Croatia

Regions of Croatia

Regions of Croatia * Central Croatia *

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

* Gorski Kotar * Međimurje * Slavonia *

Zagorje Hrvatsko Zagorje (; Croatian Zagorje; ''zagorje'' is Croatian for "backland" or "behind the hills") is a cultural region in northern Croatia, traditionally separated from the country's capital Zagreb by the Medvednica Mountain. It compris ...

Administrative divisions of Croatia

Administrative divisions of Croatia * First level: ** Counties of Croatia ** City of Zagreb * Second level: ** Municipalities of Croatia ** Cities of Croatia

= List of counties of Croatia

= Counties of Croatia * Bjelovar-Bilogora County * Brod-Posavina County * Dubrovnik-Neretva County * Istria County * Karlovac County * Koprivnica-Križevci County *

Krapina-Zagorje County Krapina-Zagorje County (, hr, Krapinsko-zagorska županija) is a Counties of Croatia, county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje. The area contains the excavation site of a ...

* Lika-Senj County * Međimurje County * Osijek-Baranja County * Požega-Slavonia County *

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ( hr, Primorsko-goranska županija, ) is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The ...

* Sisak-Moslavina County *

Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2. Split-Dalmat ...

* Šibenik-Knin County * Varaždin County * Virovitica-Podravina County *

Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Srijem County ( hr, Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of ...

* Zadar County * Zagreb County * City of Zagreb

= Municipalities of Croatia

= Municipalities of Croatia * Cities of Croatia

Demography of Croatia

Demographics of Croatia * Croats

Government and politics of Croatia

Politics of Croatia *

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: parliamentary

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Croatia: Zagreb * Elections in Croatia ** 2016 parliamentary elections ** 2014–15 presidential elections ** 2019–20 presidential elections *

Political parties in Croatia This article lists political parties in Croatia. Croatia has a multi-party system with numerous parties that must collaborate to form coalition governments; a party rarely has a chance of gaining power alone. Between January 1990 (when politica ...

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Croatia

* Head of state: President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović (2020–) * Head of government: Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković (2016–) * Croatian Government

Legislative branch of the government of Croatia

* Croatian Parliament ( unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Croatia

Court system of Croatia A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance w ...

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Ustavni sud Republike Hrvatske) is an institution that acts as the interpreter and guardian of the Croatian Constitution and which monitors the conformity of laws with the Constitution as ...

Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia , image = Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia.jpg , imagesize = 220px , caption = Palace of the Supreme Court is located at the Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square , established = , country = , location = Zagreb , coordinates = , type = ...

Foreign relations of Croatia

Foreign relations of Croatia The Republic of Croatia is a sovereign country at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean that declared its independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. Croatia is a member of the European Union (EU), United N ...

* Diplomatic missions in Croatia *

Diplomatic missions of Croatia This is a list of diplomatic missions of Croatia, excluding honorary consulates. Croatia is a European country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean. Current missions Africa Americas Asia ...

International organization membership

The Republic of Croatia is a member of. * Australia Group * Bank for International Settlements (BIS) *

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) is a regional international organization focusing on multilateral political and economic initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea ...

(BSEC) (observer) *

Central European Initiative The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a forum of regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, counting 18 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989. The body was developed on the basis of earlier experiences with The Alps-Adriatic ...

(CEI) *

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

(CE) * European Union (EU) * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) *

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

(EBRD) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribb ...

(IADB) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) (observer) * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) * Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) *'' Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' (OIF) (observer) *

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) (observer) * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) is a multilateral regional initiative that has been initiated by the European Union, the United States of America and the countries of Southeast Europe within the framework of the Organization ...

(SECI) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The mission was established by United ...

(UNDOF) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) * United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) * United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) * United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) *

United Nations Mission in the Sudan The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan ...

(UNMIS) *

United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abk ...

(UNOMIG) * United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) * United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) *

United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti ) , leader_title = Head , leader_name = Sandra Honoré (Special Representative of the Secretary-General) , status = Replaced by MINUJUSTH , formation = 1 June 2004 , websiteUN Peacekeeping: MINUSTAH

(MINUSTAH) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO) *

World Veterans Federation The World Veterans Federation (WVF) is the world's largest international veteran organisation. The federation consists of 172 veterans organizations from 121 countries representing some 60 million veterans worldwide. It is a humanitarian organisa ...

(WVF) *

Zangger Committee The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which entered into force on March 5, 1970. Under the terms of Article III.2 International ...

(ZC)

Law and order in Croatia

Law of Croatia *

Capital punishment in Croatia Capital punishment in Croatia existed until 1991 when it was constitutionally abolished. The last execution had taken place under Yugoslavia in 1987. Notable executions In the time of Yugoslavia, several court cases resulted in capital punishment: ...

* Constitution of Croatia *

Crime in Croatia In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

Human rights in Croatia Human rights in Croatia are defined by the Constitution of Croatia, chapter three, sections 14 through 69. There are numerous non-governmental organizations dealing with the issue in the country, as well as the Croatian Government's Office for Hu ...

LGBT rights in Croatia Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Croatia have expanded in recent years, but LGBT persons may still face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. The status of same-sex relationships was first formally ...

** Freedom of religion in Croatia * Law enforcement in Croatia

Military of Croatia

Military of Croatia * Command ** Commander-in-chief: President Zoran Milanović *** Ministry of Defence of Croatia: Minister

Mario Banožić Mario Banožić (born 10 March 1979) is a Croatian politician serving as Minister of Defence since 2020. He previously served as Minister of State Property from 2019 until 2020. See also *Cabinet of Andrej Plenković I *Cabinet of Andrej Plenk ...

*** Chief of the

General Staff A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military un ...

: Admiral Robert Hranj * Forces **

Army of Croatia The Croatian Army ( hr, Hrvatska kopnena vojska or HKoV) is the largest and most significant component of the Croatian Armed Forces (CAF). Role and deployment The fundamental role and purpose of the Croatian Army is to protect vital national i ...

** Navy of Croatia **

Air Force of Croatia The Croatian Air Force ( hr, Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo or HRZ) is a branch of the Croatian Armed Forces whose primary task is to ensure the sovereignty of the airspace of the Republic of Croatia and to provide aviation support to other bran ...

** Special forces of Croatia * Military history of Croatia *

Croatian military ranks The Croatian military ranks are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Croatia. Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Abolished ranks Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and en ...

Local government in Croatia

Local government in Croatia The politics of Croatia are defined by a parliamentary system, parliamentary, representative democracy, representative democratic republic framework, where the Prime Minister of Croatia is the head of government in a multi-party system. Executi ...

History of Croatia

* Military history of Croatia

Culture of Croatia

Culture of Croatia St Jacobs Cathedral 2

Architecture of Croatia The architecture of Croatia has roots in History of Croatia, a long history: the Croats have inhabited the area for fourteen centuries, but there are important remnants of earlier periods still preserved in the country. Ancient heritage Copper A ...

* Cuisine of Croatia *

Ethnic minorities in Croatia The demographic characteristics of the population of Croatia are known through censuses, normally conducted in ten-year intervals and analysed by various statistical bureaus since the 1850s. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has performed this t ...

Czechs in Croatia Czechs are one of the recognised minorities of Croatia. According to the census of 2011 there were 9,641 Czechs in Croatia, comprising 0.22% of total population. Geographic representation Most Croatian Czechs live in Western Slavonia especially ...

Germans of Croatia In Croatia, there are over 2,900 people who consider themselves German, most of these Danube Swabians. Germans are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parli ...

Roma in Croatia There have been Romani people in Croatia for more than 600 years and they are concentrated mostly in the northern regions of the country. A considerable number of Romani refugees in Croatia are from the ethnic conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

** Serbs of Croatia *

Festivals in Croatia A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival con ...

* Languages of Croatia *

Media in Croatia The mass media in Croatia refers to mass media outlets based in Croatia. Television, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sales-related rev ...

Museums in Croatia Osijek * Archaeological Museum Osijek * Gallery of Fine Arts, Osijek * Gallery Waldinger * Museum of Slavonia Split * Froggyland * Gallery of Fine Arts, Split * Ivan Meštrović Gallery * Split Archaeological Museum * Museum of Croatian A ...

* National symbols of Croatia ** Coat of arms of Croatia **

Flag of Croatia The national flag, national flag of Croatia ( hr, Zastava Hrvatske) or The Tricolour () is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colours red, white and blue. In the middle is the coat of arms ...

National anthem of Croatia National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ...

People of Croatia The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Croatia, culture, History of Croatia, history and Croatian language, language. They are also a recogn ...

Prostitution in Croatia Prostitution in Croatia is illegal but common. Forcible prostitution, any kind of brothels, or procuring are treated as a felony, while voluntary prostitution is considered to be infraction against public order (for prostitutes only; clients are ...

* Public holidays in Croatia * Records of Croatia * Religion in Croatia ** Roman Catholicism in Croatia ** Buddhism in Croatia **

Hinduism in Croatia Hinduism is a minor religion in Croatia. History The Indian Community in Croatia is small in size. There are around thirteen families in Croatia. A Croat-Indian Society was set up in June 1994 and has been active in organizing social and cultura ...

** Islam in Croatia **

Judaism in Croatia The history of the Jews in Croatia dates back to at least the 3rd century, although little is known of the community until the 10th and 15th centuries. According to the 1931 census, the community numbered 21,505 members, and it is estimated ...

** Orthodoxy in Croatia *

Croatian Wine Croatian wine (, pl. ) has a history dating back to the Ancient Greek settlers, and their wine production on the southern Dalmatian islands of Vis, Hvar and Korčula some 2,500 years ago. Like other old world wine producers, many traditional grap ...

* World Heritage Sites in Croatia

Art in Croatia

Art of Croatia Croatian art describes the visual arts in Croatia, and art by Croatian artists from prehistoric times to the present. In Early Middle Ages, Croatia was an important centre for art and architecture in south eastern Europe. There were many Croatian ...

* Cinema of Croatia * Literature in Croatia *

Music of Croatia The music of Croatia, like the divisions of the country itself, has two major influences: Central European, present in central and northern parts of the country including Slavonia, and Mediterranean, present in coastal regions of Dalmatia and I ...

Television in Croatia Television in Croatia was first Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, introduced in 1956. As of 2012, there are 10 nationwide and 21 regional DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial) television channels, and there are ...

Theatre in Croatia Theatre in Croatia refers to the history of the performing arts in Croatia, or theatrical performances written, acted and produced by Croatians. Croatian theatre generally falls into the Western theatre tradition, with influences especially from I ...

Sports in Croatia

Sports in Croatia * Football in Croatia ** Croatia national football team **

Croatia at the FIFA World Cup The national team of Croatia has competed in the FIFA World Cup six times, finishing on podium on three occasions. Since gaining independence in 1991, Croatia has appeared in and qualified for the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions o ...

Croatia at the Olympics Croatia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation in 1992, and has participated in every Games since then. The National Olympic Committee for Croatia is the Croatian Olympic Committee, which was created in 1991 and ...

2009 World Men's Handball Championship The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship (21st tournament) took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hos ...

Economy and infrastructure of Croatia

Economy of Croatia * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 64th (sixty-fourth) *

Agriculture in Croatia The economy of Croatia is a high-income service based social market economy with the tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary sector accounting for 70% of total gross domestic product (GDP). Croatia joined the World Trade Organization in 2000, ...

* Banking in Croatia ** National Bank of Croatia ** Banks in Croatia *

Communications in Croatia Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet. Telephones * Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009). * Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009). * Mobile operators: **Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +3 ...

Internet in Croatia The Internet in Croatia became a reality in November 1992 when the first international connection linking Zagreb and Vienna became operational. By 2016 an estimated 74.2% of the Croatian population was using the Internet from home, work, and schoo ...

Companies of Croatia A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

* Currency of Croatia:

Kuna Kuna may refer to: Places * Kuna, Idaho, a town in the United States ** Kuna Caves, a lava tube in Idaho * Kuna Peak, a mountain in California * , a village in the Orebić municipality, Croatia * , a village in the Konavle municipality, Croatia ...

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: HRK *

Energy in Croatia Energy in Croatia describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Croatia. As of 2021, Croatia imported about 52.9% of the total energy consumed annually: 80% of its oil demand, 67% of its gas, 32.5% of its electricity, and ...

** Energy policy of Croatia **

Oil industry in Croatia An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...

Health care in Croatia Croatia has a universal health care system, whose roots can be traced back to the Hungarian-Croatian Parliament Act of 1891, providing a form of mandatory insurance of all factory workers and craftsmen. The population is covered by a basic health ...

* Mining in Croatia * Zagreb Stock Exchange **

Varaždin Stock Exchange The Varaždin Stock Exchange or VSE () was a stock exchange which operated in Varaždin, Croatia. It was established in 1993 as an OTC market, and became a stock exchange in 2002. According to January 2007 issue of ''Investitor'', its market capit ...

(defunct) * Tourism in Croatia * Transportation in Croatia ** Airports in Croatia **

Rail transport in Croatia Croatian Railways ( hr, Hrvatske željeznice; abbreviated as HŽ) is the national railway company of Croatia. Croatia is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78. The Croatian rail network carri ...

Roads in Croatia Transport in Croatia relies on several main modes, including transport by car, train, ship and plane. Road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of state, county and local routes augmented by a network of highways for long-distance travel ...

***

Highways in Croatia Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia. The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways: * The main motorways are named A (''autocesta'') accompanied by one or two digits. By and large they are control ...

***

State routes in Croatia Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia. The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways: * The main motorways are named A (''autocesta'') accompanied by one or two digits. By and large they are control ...

Education in Croatia

Education in Croatia Education in Croatia is a right defended by Article 66 of the Constitution which states that everyone is entitled to free compulsory education under equal conditions and in accordance with their aptitudes. Education is mandatory for children aged ...

* List of schools in Croatia **

List of high schools in Croatia This is the list of schools which provide secondary education in Croatia. List of schools by county Zagreb County *Air Force Technical School Rudolf Perešin, Velika Gorica *Art School Franjo Lučić, Velika Gorica *Economic School Velika Gorica, ...

* Institutions of higher education in Croatia ** University of Zagreb ** University of Split ** University of Rijeka **

University of Osijek The Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek ( hr, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, la, Universitas studiorum Mursensis), commonly known as the University of Osijek (UNIOS), is a public university based in Osijek, Croatia. ...

** University of Zadar ** University of Dubrovnik **

University of Pula The Juraj Dobrila University of Pula ( hr, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, la, Universitas studiorum Polensis Georgii Dobrila) is a university in Pula, Croatia. It was founded in 2006 and has eleven constituents. History The establishment o ...

References

External links

*
Croatian Homepage

About Croatia

Croatian National Tourist Board

The Government of the Republic of Croatia
*
Weather forecasts and weather info on Croatia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Croatia Croatia