|
Relationship Coaching & Systemic Coach Training |
Croatia Now |
|
|
Business & Product Research in
Croatia |
Do you want a Croatia Connection?
How can we
help you?
Poland Connection |
Ancestry & Family Research in
Croatia
|
|
Croatia Now
- 4.5 million people (2002)
- 58% urban
- 34% rural
- 22,000 sq mi
Trade partners
(exports) Germany, Austria, France, Italy, USA
Trade partners (imports) Germany, Austria,
United Kingdom, USA, Netherlands, France
|
Republic of Croatia Economy
- GDP $158 billion US (2000)
- GDP per capita $4,080 US (2000)
- GDP Agriculture, forestry, fishing 9% (2000)
- GDP Industry 33 % (2000)
- GDP Services 60 % (2000)
Employment Facts
- Total workers 2 million (2000)
- Services 53% workforce (1998)
- Industry 31% workforce (1998)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing 19% (1998)
- Unemployment rate 16% (2000)
Consumer Facts
- Radios per 1,000 people 337 (1997)
- Telephones per 1,000
people 365 (2000)
- Televisions per 1,000 people 272 (1997)
- Internet hosts per 10,000 people 44 (2000)
- Daily newspapers per 1,000 people 114 (1996)
- Motor vehicles per 1,000 people 160 (1999)
|
Croatia Budget
Total revenue $8.6 billion US (2000)
Total expenditure $10 billion US
(1999)
Croatian Money
The central bank is the National Bank of Croatia. Two
others are the Bank of Food Economy and the Export
Development Bank. There are many private banks.
1 kuna = 100 lipa
$1 (US) = 8 kuna
1 Euro = 7 kuna |
|
Croatia Business
Expand your business into
Croatia. Click HERE |
Major Croatian Cities Zagreb is Croatia’s capital and largest city.
Split is a center of Croatia’s tourist industry and Rijeka
a shipbuilding and
industrial center; Osijek is a commercial and transportation hub;
and old Zadar is a center for many of the Adriatic
islands. Other large towns include Karlovac, Pula, Dubrovnik and Vukovar.
Croatia Mineral Resources
Croatia’s most important mineral resources are
oil, coal, bauxite
and iron ore. Other exported
minerals are calcium, asphalt, silica and salt.
Croatia Agriculture
Croatia is primarily an agricultural
nation. Private family farms
produce 80% of all grains, beets, potatoes and other vegetables, fruit, rapeseed and tobacco. Cattle, pig, sheep, and poultry
products include meat, eggs, milk, butter, cheese and wool. Croatia has large
wine and olive industries.
Croatia Tourism
Croatia is famous for its Adriatic coastline that includes over a thousand islands. The tourism centers
and ferry terminals are Pula, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. Croatia Airlines
provides effective, modern air transport within Croatia and to many
European cities. |
Croatia Roots
Find your Croatian roots, relatives
and ancestors. Click
HERE
|
Croatia
Business
Croatia is a member of the IMF, the World Bank, the EBRD, the
World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD). Croatia expects to join the European Union (EU) by
2012. |
Croatia People
Croatia contains little ethnic diversity, with
90 % ethnic Croats and about 10% Serbian. About 90 % of Croats are Roman Catholic.
About 66% of Croatian people live in cities and towns,
while about
34% live in villages and rural areas. |
|
Croatia Imports |
Cities and Population 1998 |
Croatia Tourism |
Croatia Exports |
|
Machinery |
Zagreb |
705,000 |
Istria - Adriatic & rural vi;llages |
Machinery |
|
Food |
Split |
190,000 |
Dalmatia - island paradise |
Food |
|
Power |
Rijeka |
170,000 |
Istria and Dalmatia
mountains |
Minerals |
|
Chemicals |
Osijek |
105,000 |
Gorski Kotar |
Fabrics |
|
|
Zadar |
76,000 |
Kvarner |
Systemic coaching |
|
Croatia is a member of the UN,
the Council of Europe, the Central European Initiative and NATO |
IMPORTANT LINKS |
Croatian military forces include about 50,000 troops, a navy of 3,000, and
an air force of 4,500. Military service is compulsory for most young men. |
|
|
