Country profile: Croatia
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Geography, population and living standards |
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Area (sq. km) |
56 594 |
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Population |
4 144 559 |
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Population density (sq. km) |
73 |
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Urban population |
57% |
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Population growth rate |
-1.2 (2017 est.) |
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Total fertility rate |
1.4 (2016 est.) |
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Life expectancy |
78.3 (2018) |
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Ethnic groups |
Croats 90.4%, Serbs (4.36%), and 21 other ethnicities (less than 1% each). |
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Government |
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State structure |
Parliamentary Republic |
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Executive |
President elected by popular vote every 5 years The prime minister of Croatia is appointed by the National Assembly |
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Legislative |
Unicameral Sabor representatives (MPs): 100 to 160; elected by popular vote to 4 year terms |
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Elections |
Last parliamentary elections: September 2016 (next to be held: December 2020) Last presidential elections: January 2015 (next to be held: January 2020) |
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Political situation |
The current government led by prime minister Andrej Plenković is a centre-right/liberal coalition of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Croatian People’s Party (HNS) |
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Legal system |
Civil law system; legal appeals are made to the Supreme Court |
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Administrative-territorial structure |
Croatia is a unitary state with three levels of governance: 21 regional government units; 428 municipalities and 127 towns on local level |
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Source: Eurostat database; the World Bank database; Economist Intelligence Unit; the CIA World Factbook. (2019). |
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