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• 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

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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.

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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.

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Croatia is a member of the UN, the Council of Europe, the Central European Initiative and NATO

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.

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