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location:
southeastern europe. bordering the adriatic sea. between bosnia and herzegovina and slovenia
geographic coordinates:
45 10 n. 15 30 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 56.542 sq km land: 56.414 sq km water: 128 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than west virginia
land boundaries:
total: 2.197 km border countries: bosnia and herzegovina 932 km. hungary 329 km. serbia and montenegro (north) 241 km. serbia and montenegro (south) 25 km. slovenia 670 km
coastline:
5.835 km (mainland 1.777 km. islands 4.058 km)
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
climate:
mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters. dry summers along coast
terrain:
geographically diverse; flat plains along hungarian border. low mountains and highlands near adriatic coastline and islands
elevation extremes:
lowest point: adriatic sea 0 m highest point: dinara 1.830 m
natural resources:
oil. some coal. bauxite. low-grade iron ore. calcium. gypsum. natural asphalt. silica. mica. clays. salt. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 26.09% permanent crops: 2.27% other: 71.65% (2001)
irrigated land:
30 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
destructive earthquakes
environment - current issues:
air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife
environment - international agreements:
party to: air pollution. air pollution-sulfur 94. biodiversity. climate change. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands signed. but not ratified: air pollution-persistent organic pollutants. climate change-kyoto protocol
geography - note:
controls most land routes from western europe to aegean sea and turkish straits
population:
4.495.904 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 16.4% (male 378.615/female 359.231) 15-64 years: 67% (male 1.497.355/female 1.514.993) 65 years and over: 16.6% (male 283.460/female 462.250) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 39.97 years male: 38.01 years female: 41.76 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
-0.02% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
9.57 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
11.38 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
1.58 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 6.84 deaths/1.000 live births male: 6.79 deaths/1.000 live births female: 6.88 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.45 years male: 70.79 years female: 78.31 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.39 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
200 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 10 (2001 est.)
nationality:
noun: croat(s). croatian(s) adjective: croatian
ethnic groups:
croat 89.6%. serb 4.5%. other 5.9% (including bosniak. hungarian. slovene. czech. and roma) (2001 census)
religions:
roman catholic 87.8%. orthodox 4.4%. other christian 0.4%. muslim 1.3%. other and unspecified 0.9%. none 5.2% (2001 census)
languages:
croatian 96.1%. serbian 1%. other and undesignated 2.9% (including italian. hungarian. czech. slovak. and german) (2001 census)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.4% female: 97.8% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of croatia conventional short form: croatia local long form: republika hrvatska local short form: hrvatska former: people's republic of croatia. socialist republic of croatia
government type:
presidential/parliamentary democracy
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